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Change of CEO at Transpetro
Gustavo Santos Raposo has resigned as CEO of Petrobras subsidiary Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro) effective September 24. Service Director Luiz…
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SBM Offshore secures $635m bridge loan for Brazil’s largest FPSO
Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore has secured a $635 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of…
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Shell Energy brand launched in Brazil to focus on renewable energy
Shell Energy, a new division of Royal Dutch Shell in Brazil, has committed to invest $565m in renewable energy by…
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Petrobras commits to carbon neutrality
Brazil’s Petrobras has announced that it plans to achieve carbon neutrality in activities under its control, within “a period compatible…
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MSC makes takeover bid for Brazil’s Log-In Logistica
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has lodged a bid to take over Brazil’s Log-In Logistica Intermodal. MSC said in a statement…
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SBM Offshore closes $1.6bn project financing for FPSO Sepetiba
Dutch FPSO specialist SBM Offshore has completed the project financing of the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Sepetiba…
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DOF seals Petrobras deal for AHTS pair
Norway’s DOF has secured a new long-term contract and extended another one with Petrobras in Brazil. The Oslo-listed offshore vessel…
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EDP to build green hydrogen plant in Pecém Industrial and Port Complex
Portuguese electric utilities company EDP Group has announced it will invest R$41.9m ($8m) in a pilot project for the production…
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IER signs MOU to develop offshore wind project in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Internacional Energias Renovaveis Ltda (IER) signed an MOU on September 13 with the state government of Rio Grande do Norte…
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Shearwater wins CGG contract extension in Brazil
Offshore seismic player Shearwater GeoServices has secured a six-month contract extension from France’s CGG on its Nebula survey in the…
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Brazil’s CBO acquires Finarge for $94.4m
Brazilian offshore services player CBO has concluded the acquisition of the business and assets of fellow operator Finarge Apoio Maritimo…
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Petrobras plans to sell two Santos Basin fields
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has put up for sale its Uruguá and Tambaú fields, located in the Santos Basin, in…
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DOF Subsea awarded DSV extension by Petrobras
Oslo-listed engineering and marine services player DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract extension by Petrobras for the diving support…
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Brazil eyes more rigs as utilisation hits 92%
Competitive rig utilisation for Brazil-based rigs has increased by 9% in six months, reaching 92% in June. Based on the…
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Cosan and Grupo Paulo Brito JV to acquire Sao Luis port
Cosan Group, a Brazilian energy and logistics company, has formed a joint venture with Grupo Paulo Brito to enter the…
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DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC JV wins pipelay support vessel contract with Petrobras
DOF Subsea and its joint venture partner TechnipFMC have secured a three-year contract from Petrobras for the pipelay support vessels…
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Exxon expects to reduce carbon emissions with oil from Brazilian pre-salt offshore fields
According to the president of ExxonMobil Brasil, Juan Lessman, the company will achieve lower carbon emissions from its oil and…
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Fugro awarded three-year IRM contract by Petrobras
Dutch subsea and seismic specialist Fugro has been awarded a three-year contract by Brazil’s Petrobras for subsea inspection, repair and…
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Brazil’s port concession auctions to deliver infrastructure improvements
Brazil’s recent port and terminal concession auctions have netted the government much-needed funds for infrastructure development, as well as commitments…
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Enterprize Energy eyes Brazilian offshore wind
Green energy developer Enterprize Energy has struck a deal with the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte to identify…
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