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Thursday, February 21, 2013
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News

Chevron, Transocean Say Brazil Has Dropped Criminal Charges From Frade Oil Spill

By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge dropped criminal charges against Chevron Corp, Transocean Ltd and 17 of their

February 21, 2013
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News

Nigerian Offshore Attacks Surge As Pirates Advance, Violence Increases

By Joe Brock and Jonathan Saul ABUJA/LONDON (Reuters) – A spike in piracy off Nigeria’s oil-rich coast has shown gangs are willing to venture

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Finance

Nigeria LNG Looks to Raise $1.6 Billion to Buy Half-Dozen Gas Carriers

LAGOS, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) has appointed France’s BNP Paribas and GT Bank to help raise around $1.6

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 56

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News

Nigerian Pirates Demand $1.3 Million Ransom for Release of Kidnapped Sailors

YENAGOA, Nigeria, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Pirates who kidnapped six foreign sailors from an oil servicing vessel off the Nigerian coast on Sunday are

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 26

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Collision

Japanese Whaling Ship Strikes Back, Collides with Sea Shepherd Fleet [PHOTOS AND VIDEO]

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Anti-whaling activists called on Wednesday for Australia to send a naval vessel to the Southern Ocean after a confrontation in

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 157

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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News

“Matters are Going to Worsen” Between Government and Brazil’s Union Dock Workers

By Reese Ewing and Gustavo Bonato SAO PAULO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Brazilian dock workers in Santos on Tuesday left a Chinese ship they occupied for two

February 19, 2013
Total Views: 16

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Incidents

Six Sailors Kidnapped in Latest Ship Attack Off Nigeria – [UPDATE 2]

By Joe Brock ABUJA, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Pirates kidnapped six foreign sailors when they boarded a ship two days ago off Nigeria’s coast in the

February 19, 2013
Total Views: 42

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News

At Least 15 Ships Now Seek Other Cargoes as Columbian Coal Miner Declares Force Majeure

By John McGarrity LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Colombia’s largest coal exporter Cerrejon has declared force majeure on at least some of its cargoes

February 19, 2013
Total Views: 10

Monday, February 18, 2013
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Incidents

Production Halted at Petrobras’ PPM-1 Offshore Platform After Oil Spill Reported [UPDATE 1]

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-led Petroleo Brasileiro SA was forced to shut down operations for nearly a day at its PPM-1

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 65

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News

Myanmar Migrant Survivors Tell Of Throwing Dead Overboard

By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO – Myanmar nationals rescued from a sinking ship by the Sri Lankan Navy have told of throwing 98 people

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 17

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Ports

Dredging Biggest Headache For Mozambique’s Beira Port

By Agnieszka Flak and Marina Lopes BEIRA, Mozambique – Constant silting and shifting underwater sandbanks at the Mozambican port of Beira require daily

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 281

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News

Union Protestors at Brazil’s Santos Port Occupy Chinese Heavy Lift Vessel

By Reese Ewing and Gustavo Bonato SAO PAULO – Brazilian workers at the port of Santos occupied the Chinese ship Zhen Hua 10 early on Monday in protest

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 14

Sunday, February 17, 2013
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Multimedia

Sea Shepherd Loses 9-Hour Fight in the Antarctic, Whale Dies [IMAGE]

A whale tied to the side of Japanese Research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 is dragged through the ocean in Mackenzie Bay, Antarctica, in this picture provided by

February 17, 2013
Total Views: 109

Friday, February 15, 2013
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News

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Signs 20-Year Deal with Rio Tinto

HONG KONG – Rio Tinto has signed a 20-year contract with Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL) to carry iron ore from Australia to China, as the

February 15, 2013
Total Views: 22

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News

As Russian Refineries Head into Maintenance, Baltic Crude Exports Could Rise [REPORT]

LONDON – Russian Urals crude strengthened in the Baltic after loading dates for early March showed a possibility of lower-than-usual volumes. Urals

February 15, 2013
Total Views: 13

Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Engineering News

Wärtsilä Calls off Temporary Lay-offs as Engine Demand Improves

HELSINKI – Finnish ship and power plant engine maker Wartsila said it was calling off temporary lay-offs at its plant in Vaasa, western Finland, due to

February 14, 2013
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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News

Global Container Shippers View Significant Growth Opportunity in Turkey

By Evrim Ergin ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Top global shipping lines are looking to expand operations in Turkey to some of its fast-growing private

February 13, 2013
Total Views: 94

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News

EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Unlikely to Affect Crude Oil Shipments

By Claire Milhench LONDON (Reuters) – A trade deal between the European Union and Singapore is unlikely to affect North Sea crude oil shipments to Asia,

February 13, 2013
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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News

U.S. Lawmakers Consider Future Of Natural Gas Export Policy

By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Booming shale gas production is reshaping the energy outlook in the United States and Washington must re-examine

February 12, 2013
Total Views: 13

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News

Big Oil and The Draw of The Arctic

By Yereth Rosen and Gwladys Fouche ANCHORAGE/OSLO, Feb 12 (Reuters) – It may not be this year, but Royal Dutch/Shell and other oil companies will be back

February 12, 2013
Total Views: 11
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