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International classification society ABS says it has added the first Japanese-flagged vessel to its classed fleet after having been awarded the status of a

BP Plc acted with gross negligence in setting off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge ruled, handing down a long-awaited decision

An oil tanker off the coast of Texas loaded with $100 million of disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude has pulled its anchor from the water and set sail for the first

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is affecting Bourbon SA’s operations, the supplier of ships and crew to energy producers said after reporting it swung

Armed pirates robbed an petroleum products tanker near Ivory Coast's port of Abidjan, a maritime agency and a private security advisor said on Wednesday, in an

A pirate gang operating in Malaysian waters hijacked an oil products tanker on Thursday off the small of island of Pulau Tioman before making off with the

Gulf Marine Services, a provider of support vessels for offshore oil exploration, is to pay its first dividend after interim profit rose amid strong

Traffic at Canada's Port of Prince Rupert soared 49 percent in July from a year earlier as container ships try to avoid delays from a possible strike by U.S.

WASHINGTON – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic American maritime industry, released the following statement and fact versus

U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil began drilling in Russia's Arctic on Saturday, despite Western sanctions imposed on its Russian partner Rosneft, and was hailed by

The Statoil-contracted rig Transocean Spitsbergen has made a gas discovery while drilling at production license 614 approximately 300 kilometers north of

Wärtsilä signed their second design contract today with Tidewater subsidiary Troms Offshore Supply for their new VS 4530 series of arctic multi-purpose

A Kiribati-flagged tanker hijacked off the coast of Ghana last month has been released by pirates, according to the International Maritime

The crew boat suffered a slight mishap last week when it ran straight into an offshore platform in the Gulf of

Platform drilling firm Archer Limited announced today that it will continue drilling operations at the Greater Ekofisk area for at least another five years as

This week marks the 51st episode of gCaptain Radio, a weekly talk show discussion with gCaptain founder John Konrad and radio host Jeff Eckles. gCaptain

By Tara Patel July 24 (Bloomberg) — Technip SA, Europe’s largest oilfield-services provider by market value, warned that energy companies are

Transocean Arctic, a harsh environment semi-submersible on contract to VNG Norge AS via Rig Management Norway has discovered more oil while drilling on the

With U.S. domestic production at a 28-year high, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port's managers are thinking the previously unthinkable: sending North American oil

ABB Ltd., the world’s largest maker of transformers, won a $400 million contract to build the first electricity link between Newfoundland and the North