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Global oil and gas majors are steering fresh capital towards Southeast Asia and Latin America as persistent shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz reshape supply strategies, according to Eni chief executive Claudio Descalzi.
The United States has carried out its first enforcement action under the newly reinstated naval blockade of Iran's seaports, disabling an Iran-linked crude oil tanker as it neared the country's main export terminal. U.S.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has widened its campaign of maritime pressure in the Gulf region, striking a chemical product tanker off Oman's Qalhat liquefied natural gas terminal near Sur late on 13 July.
A Filipino seafarer has admitted to smuggling narcotics aboard a commercial tanker on behalf of a Mexican drug cartel, entering a guilty plea before a Los Angeles district court on 13 July.
Confined space work is among the most hazardous activities in maritime, oil and gas, and industrial operations. Limited access, poor ventilation, and hidden atmospheric hazards combine to amplify the risks of asphyxiation, toxic exposure, engulfment, and entrapment. When things go wrong, rescue is difficult, visibility is poor, and escape routes are restricted. Prevention and preparation are the only reliable defences.
Kuwait's defence ministry has confirmed a drone strike on an offshore drilling platform operated by Kuwait Petroleum Company in waters near Shuwaikh Port, describing the incident as a criminal act.
