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Dallas Company Secures Permits to Expand Crude Export Hub at Texas Port

May 17, 2018

Jupiter MLP LLC, a Dallas-based logistics company, has secured permits to expand a crude export dock at the Port of Brownsville in Texas, the latest in a series of moves made by U.S. companies to tap into booming overseas shipments.The expanded…

Osaka Gas wins Taiwan LNG terminal consulting work

May 17, 2018

Japanese city gas supplier Osaka Gas says its subsidiary has won consulting work for liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals planned by Taiwan's state-owned CPC Corp and Taiwan Power Co.The subsidiary, Osaka Gas Engineering, will handle basic design for all of the planned LNG terminals in Taiwan…

Singapore Commodities Trade Revenue Jumped by a Third

May 17, 2018

Commodities trading in Singapore, Asia's main trade hub, generated close to $1.2 trillion in revenue in 2017, 33 percent more than a year earlier on the back of higher prices and surging demand, a senior government official said on Thursday…

Norway Expects Gas Export Prices to Slip in 2019

May 15, 2018

Prices of Norwegian gas exports are likely to rise slightly this year amid strong demand, but will fall back in 2019 as liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries in Europe are expected to increase, the government said in its revised budget on Tuesday…

China's ShFE plans commodities platform to set physical prices

May 15, 2018

Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) said on Tuesday it would launch China's first real-time platform for trading physical commodities from copper to chemicals, as it seeks to improve transparency and challenge rivals in the global futures market…

Kutubu Light Crude Oil Exports to Resume in Spot Trade

May 14, 2018

Sales of Kutubu Light crude oil cargoes will resume in the Asia spot market in July after a major earthquake in Papua New Guinea shut production from late February to early April, three industry sources said on Monday.While production at the facility resumed in early April…

Angola LNG Plant Sells Cargo to Petrobras

May 14, 2018

Angola's sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has sold a cargo loading over May 12 to 13 to Brazil's Petrobras, two industry sources said on Monday.The exact price details could not immediately be confirmed but the cargo is priced off the…

ADNOC to Run Ruwais Container Terminal

May 13, 2018

ADNOC Logistics and Services, the shipping and services arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has signed a contract with Borouge, a leading provider of value creating plastics solutions, to handle its Ruwais container terminal operations…

Diesel Tankers Turn to New York after Stocks Drop

May 11, 2018

Tankers carrying diesel from Asia and Europe, including a giant 200,000 tonne cargo, are sailing towards New York where fuel supplies have dropped to a three-year low in recent weeks.The very large crude carrier (VLCC) Maran Aphrodite changed…

Iran's Oil Customers in Europe Might Reduce Imports

May 11, 2018

European oil companies are not ruling out reducing Iranian oil imports after the threat of new U.S. sanctions, with some expecting banking issues to hinder trade, but there was no rush to immediately cut volumes.U.S. President Donald Trump said…

Gorgon LNG Faces Scrutiny on Delayed Carbon Capture Project

May 10, 2018

The state of Western Australia has ordered an inquiry into a delay in burying carbon dioxide emissions at Chevron Corp's Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which could lead to a change in conditions on the project.The state approved…

Croatia Acts to Cut Red Tape for FSRU Terminal Project

May 10, 2018

The Croatian government proposed a special law on Thursday to facilitate the construction of an EU-backed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the northern Adriatic.The floating terminal is expected to start operations in 2020.The European…

Buyers Seek US Waivers to Buy Iranian Oil amid New Sanctions

May 09, 2018

South Korea said on Wednesday it would seek U.S. exemptions to buy Iranian oil, a path many big oil consumers are likely to follow in the wake of new U.S. sanctions on Tehran, which will tighten world oil markets and push up prices.Iran is the…

Tightening Noose: Venezuela's Crisis Deepens

May 08, 2018

The news that Venezuela's PDVSA has diverted a crude tanker from Curacao after ConocoPhillips moves to satisfy a $2 billion arbitration award signals that worst may be yet to come. Reuters is reporting that Venezuela's state-run PDVSA ordered…

PDVSA Halts Caribbean Storage, Shipping; Diverts Oil Cargo

May 08, 2018

Venezuela's state-run PDVSA suspended oil storage and shipping from its Caribbean facilities following a move by ConocoPhillips to temporarily seize the firm's assets on four islands, according to a PDVSA source and Reuters data.PDVSA has begun…

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Venezuela Authorizes Two Unsanctioned VLCCs to Depart

Venezuela Authorizes Two Unsanctioned VLCCs to Depart

Federal Maritime Commission Recognizes National Shipper Advisory Committee Members

Federal Maritime Commission Recognizes National Shipper Advisory Committee Members

Julia Fisher-Cormier Selected as Executive Director of Port of South Louisiana

Julia Fisher-Cormier Selected as Executive Director of Port of South Louisiana

Kuwait to Sign $4b Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port Infrastructure Contract

Kuwait to Sign $4b Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port Infrastructure Contract

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