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(Bloomberg) — More than 15 miles offshore Singapore a black-and-red hulled tanker has been stranded for about 150 days holding South Sudanese crude worth

A consortium led by Keppel Kazakhstan and partner Ersai Caspian Contractor said Tuesday that they have secured a contract from a subsidiary of

(Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc should be barred from drilling in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas because its oil-spill plans are inadequate,

(Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s drilling off Alaska’s north coast will be delayed until August as the company waits for ice to clear

BEIJING–China National Offshore Oil Corp., known as Cnooc, said Thursday that it has discovered natural gas at an offshore deep well after drilling more

Following extensive onboard tests of various maritime communications systems, Tokyo-based Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) has signed a contract to install

“My personal concern is how we can provide ECDIS training. Crew always change and it will be difficult to find such crew with enough

SAO PAULO–Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista on Thursday reshuffled the senior management at his oil and ship-building companies, which have seen their

War with Somali pirates is heating up – By Will Watson Even as the military, governments and the maritime industry are stepping up action against Somali

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced Friday the completion of the world’s first hybrid car carrier expected to achieve zero emissions while

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Interior Department Thursday finalized plans to lease new tracts in the Gulf of Mexico and off the Alaska coast for offshore oil and

During Marine Money Week 2012, gCaptain’s Rob Almeida met up with Kenneth Hvid, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Teekay

Saudi Aramco and the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announced Wednesday that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding

Weekly Incidents by Region: June 21-27 INDIAN OCEAN–EAST AFRICA: YEMEN: Bulk Carrier was fired upon on 27 June at 14:22 N – 054:38 E 110 nm North

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Wednesday it can start drilling appraisal wells off the coast of French Guiana after it received the necessary government

Norway’s Atlantic Offshore said Wednesday that it has been awarded a four-year service contract with French energy major Total for the use of a new

Two oil rigs and a flotilla of support vessels slated to commence exploratory drilling off Alaska’s North Slope have departed on their trip up north from

ATHENS–Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has accepted the resignation of Deputy Merchant Marine Minister Giorgos Vernikos, the prime minister’s

While the United States continues to struggle integrating AIS into the national data stream, Europe pushes forward with plans to acquire ship tracking data

OTTAWA–Nova Scotia is drawing “considerable interest” for 11 offshore energy exploration parcels that are up for bidding, after Royal Dutch