Bumper year for LNG carrier orders as 2018 tally passes  TradeWindsNewbuilding orders for large-size LNG carriers totalled 60 confirmed vessels at the close of 2018, with the tally further boosted by a rash of smaller-size ships for ... Read mor …

Navigare Capital confirms order of LNG tanker  ShippingWatch UKNavigare Capital Partners, the owners of which include Robert Mærsk Uggla, has ordered a newbuild LNG ship for its fund. "This certainly is an area that we will ... Read more https:/ …

Petronas bets big in Canada to meet Asian LNG demand  Financial TimesNorth American market is 'second heartland' for gas, says Malaysian group's chief. Read more https://www.ft.com/content/d43bd47a-0551-11e9-99df-6183d3002ee1

Ship shortage threatens Asian LNG market growth  Nikkei Asian ReviewTOKYO -- In the growing market for liquefied natural gas, driven mainly by Asian demand, a shortage of transport vessels could become a bottleneck. Wh. Read more https://asia.ni …

BNNOttawa introduces law to ban oil tankers from northern coast of B.C.BNNThe move is part of a Liberal plan to toughen response to oil spills at sea. The plan was announced last year days before Trudeau formally rejected Northern Gateway, but approved ano …

Brazil's new oil frontier threatens Amazon reefABC NewsDeep beneath the waters of the Atlantic off Brazil's most northern coast, French major Total SA is hunting for what it hopes will be Latin America's next big oil discovery. Metal drill bits …

FuturismThe Dakota Access Pipeline Already Started Leaking OilFuturismAlthough it is not yet operational, the Dakota Access Pipeline has already experienced an oil leak. Approximately 84 gallons of oil leaked from the pipeline in early April, triggering a …

ReutersOil steadies below $49 as US drilling threatens longer glutWorldOil (subscription)HONG KONG (Bloomberg) -- Oil steadied below $49 a barrel as U.S. drillers continued to boost activity, countering OPEC's efforts to drain a global glut. Futures we …

Financial TimesOffshore rig operators reel from oil price routFinancial TimesFor the companies that operate offshore rigs on behalf of oil producers — including Transocean, Seadrill, Ensco and Noble Corp — the slump in crude prices since the summer of 2014 …

Daily MailFears for Italian tourism as oil slick in Genoa threatens the picturesque Riviera coastDaily MailItalian authorities are monitoring an oil slick off the country's picturesque Riviera coast, but said the risk of a new spill into the Mediterran …