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By Gary McWilliams and Daniel Trotta HOUSTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Houston area residents picked up the pace of their recovery from Hurricane Harvey on

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday monitored the recovery and transit of a grounded drillship in Aransas Pass near Corpus Christi, Texas. The Paragon Offshore

By Abigail Morris (Bloomberg) — The U.K. North Sea is on track for the biggest year of oil and gas field startups in a decade, continuing the aging

HAMAD PORT, Qatar, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Qatar inaugurated a new $7.4 billion port along its Gulf coast on Tuesday that officials said would become a

The maritime academy training ships TS Empire State VI and TS Kennedy have been ordered to get underway to Gulf of Mexico to support ongoing relief efforts in

The U.S. Coast Guard conducted several overflights Thursday to assess the damage to ports along the Texas Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey as

By Keith Wallis Sept 1 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) on Asian routes continue to sink on a glut of available

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — State-owned conglomerate China Merchants Group is exploring acquisitions of offshore rig operators, which have

The Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) will join two U.S. Navy warships in the ongoing relief

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Oil refiners and port facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas, are making strides resuming operations but

The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board has released its investigation report into the loss of two former Maersk Supply Ships during a side-by-side

By Agnia Grigas Aug 30 (Reuters) – Last week, American liquefied natural gas (LNG) made its way to the somewhat unlikely market of Lithuania. The former

By Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — How powerful would Hurricane Harvey have been in 1880? How much stronger might it be in 2100? A single Hurricane

By Gwladys Fouche STAVANGER, Norway, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The future of Norway’s oil sector is emerging as a key issue for voters in a Sept. 11

The U.S. Navy is sending two ships to the Gulf of Mexico to support federal, state and local authorities with the on-going relief efforts in the aftermath of

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Harvey inflicted more damage on the heart of the U.S. energy industry on Wednesday, churning

The German government has launched a new program that will subsidize the conversion and newbuild construction of ocean-going vessels to liquified natural gas

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MSC is reportedly finalising an order for 11 22,000 teu ships, joining CMA CGM in reactivating the orderbook for

Senator John McCain’s latest attempt to repeal the Jones Act seems to be dead in the water and will likely not pass either the Senate or House, according

By Sherry Su, Alex Longley and Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Oil traders are rushing to book tankers to haul European gasoline across the Atlantic