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Strike brings Santos port to a halt
Stevedores at Santos port in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, on Monday morning started one-day strike action calling for inflation adjustments…
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Petrobras starts probe of potential conflicts of interest in its personnel division
Petrobras, Brazil’s scandal-ravaged state oil company, has launched an internal probe of potentially improper and costly practices by its human…
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CMES signs 27-year VLOC deal with Vale
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has signed a contract of affreightment (COA) with mining group Vale to transport iron from…
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Roger Agnelli, the valemax creator, dies in a plane crash
The man responsible for giving the dry bulk industry the valemax died on the weekend in a plane crash. Roger…
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Petrobras looking to sell off its fuel distribution arm
Petrobras, Brazil’s corruption-plagued and financially hobbled state oil firm, is looking to sell off its fuel distribution arm BR Distribuidora…
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Petrobras selling oil and gas fields for up to $2bn
Embattled Brazilian energy major Petrobras is looking to sell off oil and gas fields worth up to $2bn. Three fields…
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Fire hits Petrobras FPSO
A fire broke out and later extinguished on Thursday on a Petrobras FPSO offshore Brazil, according to Reuters which cited the…
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Petrobras plans to slash 12,000 from payroll by voluntary redundancies
Petrobras, Brazil’s scandal-plagued state oil firm, is planning to scythe 15% of its staff through voluntary layoffs, according to Reuters…
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Odebrecht hits back at prosecutor’s demand for huge damages in Petrobras scandal
Latin America’s premier construction firm Odebrecht has defended itself in response to the Brazil Public Prosecutor’s Office (abbreviated to MP…
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Brazil’s former president Lula charged in connection with Petrobras case
Brazilian prosecutors have charged former national president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with money laundering and misrepresentation in regards to…
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Brazil authorities make moves to extend some of Petrobras’ longstanding oilfield rights
Brazil’s government announced on Wednesday measures that could lead to extending Petrobras’ rights in some of its oldest oilfields, according…
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Former head of Odebrecht gets 19 years in Petrobras case
The former head of Brazilian engineering and construction giant Odebrecht was jailed on Tuesday for 19 years and four months…
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Lula vows to fight Petrobras-linked bribe allegations
Former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Friday pledged to fight allegations that he received bribes from…
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World Wide Supply suffers another hit in Brazil
World Wide Supply is now in deep trouble with all of its ships soon out of work. The Oslo-listed OSV…
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Former Brazil president Lula arrested in Petrobras-related probe
Brazilian police in the early hours of Friday morning raided the home of former national president Luiz Inazio Lula da…
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Petrobras books Union Maritime duo
London-based Union Maritime has fixed two MR2 product tankers to Petrobras on period charters, brokers tell Splash. Portman (47,400 dwt,…
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Petrobras to sell two-thirds stake in its Argentinian subsidiary
The board of Petrobras, Brazil’s state oil company, has granted approval for talks to sell its stake in its Argentinian…
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Brazil to privatise operations at six more terminals
The body responsible for administering Brazil’s seaports will, on March 31, offer tenders for concessions at six port terminals. The…
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Petrobras to cut investment plan but also pulls out of offshore oil-fields sale
There were conflicting signals surrounding Petrobras on Tuesday as Reuters revealed the Brazilian oil giant’s plans to cut its five-year…
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Petrobras cancels Havila OSV charter
Petrobras has terminated its contract for Havila Shipping’s multipurpose offshore support vessel (OSV) , which was due to terminate in…
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