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Cameron International Corp. and Schlumberger Ltd. will join forces to develop and manufacture products for the subsea oil and gas market. Schlumberger, the

STX Europe, Europe’s largest shipbuilding group specializing in cruise ships, ferries, and specialized vessels, announced Thursday the group’s

Athens, Greece-DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS), an international shipper of dry bulk and petroleum cargos, and through its deepwater drilling subsidiary, Ocean

BUENOS AIRES–Argentina lodged a complaint against Ghana with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Wednesday, demanding that the West African

Blackstone Group LP (BX) has agreed to a multibillion-dollar partnership with one of the largest closely held offshore oil producers in the U.S., in a

LONDON–A shale oil boom means the U.S. will overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest oil producer by 2020, a radical shift that could

(Bloomberg) The supply of the largest crude tankers to haul Middle East oil is contracting as the vessels sail instead to West Africa, where the flow of

The notorious Sea Shepherd Conservation Society kicked off its 2012-2013 anti-whaling campaign this week as the society’s flagship SSS Steve Irwin-as in

Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Elf Exploration UK Ltd for the provision of the Safe Bristolia accommodation support rig at the Elgin-Franklin Facility

WASHINGTON – Two German shipping companies pleaded guilty today in federal court in Houston to criminal charges that they concealed the illegal dumping

Like pretty much everything else on the New Jersey shore, the Sandy Hook Pilot Station was hit quite hard by hurricane Sandy.  In fact, the first floor of

By Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) The Indian Ocean, and Gulfs of Aden and Oman have long been an ample hunting ground for the pirates who wish to ply their

By Max Hardberger: The decision to ride a hurricane out at sea should never be taken lightly. There may be times when there is no other option – the

With the center of Hurricane Sandy approaching the East Coast, many are reminded of the October 1991 storm that would eventually become known as “The

(Bloomberg) — The superstorm expected to develop from Hurricane Sandy is moving northward toward the U.S. Atlantic coast and may bring high winds and

The Rescue Coordination Centre in Northern Norway on Thursday was forced to coordinated the dramatic rescue of 14 mariners who ran into trouble during a storm

(Bloomberg) — The trial over liability for BP Plc’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was postponed to Feb. 25 so the lawyers won’t lose their

BP said Thursday that it has capped the abandoned containment dome, or cofferdam, that was identified last week as the source of a recent oil sheen spotted in

While Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) has warned it may file for bankruptcy in light of a recently disclosed tax issue, a prominent bankruptcy lawyer

An initial investigation into a helicopter crash in the North Sea earlier this week has found indications that the aircraft’s main gearbox lubrication