The Offshore Contractors’ Association says it’s still willing to implement a 2% increase in basic pay for offshore employees, despite UK union GMB announcing plans to hold an industrial ballot.
Source: Offshore
OCA Still Willing to Implement Pay Rise Despite GMB Industrial Ballot
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The Paraguana Refining Center, which includes Venezuela’s two largest refineries, is working at 43 percent of its installed capacity of 955,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to internal reports from its operator, state-run PDVSA, seen by Reuters.
Source: Offshore
Venezuela's Main Refining Complex Working at 43 Pct of Capacity -Reports
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A gun battle May 3 between soldiers and huachicoleros, the local nickname for fuel thieves, left 11 people dead and many more injured and triggered protests in Puebla, where pipelines are often tapped to steal gasoline.
Source: Offshore
Mexican Fuel Importers Weigh Risk After Thefts Trigger Bloodbath
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A Senate resolution to revoke a rule to limit leaks and flaring of methane from oil and gas production on federal lands falls short of votes.
Source: Offshore
Bid To Revoke Obama-Era Methane Rules Fails In US Senate
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Cheniere estimated in a presentation last month that building liquefaction plants at its Louisiana and Texas terminals would take 78 million construction man-hours, representing about $7 billion in wages.
Source: Offshore
Undocumented Workers at Cheniere LNG Site in Louisiana Arrested
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A search operation is underway for a man reported missing from the Noble Lloyd Noble drilling rig in the North Sea’s Mariner field, the BBC reports.
Source: Offshore
Report: Search Underway for Missing North Sea Rig Worker
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The amount of clean fuel that’s stored across the globe is set to increase as governments tackle pollution, according to the biggest independent storage-tank operator in the world.
Source: Offshore
Cleaner Fuel Hoard Seen Rising as Nations Grapple With Pollution
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Source: Offshore
British PM May Vows Energy Price Cap if Re-elected
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Some Rigzone readers express strong views about projected hiring uptick.
Source: Offshore
BLOG: It's Hard to Shake Memories of 1980s, 1990s Downturns
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Cuban exports of refined oil products fell about 97 percent between 2013 and 2016, according to a United Nations trade report released this week, reflecting falling supplies from its political ally Venezuela.
Source: Offshore
UN Reports Sharp Drop in Cuban Exports of Refined Oil Products
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