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Brazilian president moves to replace Petrobras CEO
A spat between Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro and Petrobras CEO Roberto Castello Branco has resulted in the government moving to…
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Shearwater GeoServices awarded Santos Basin surveys by Petrobras
Offshore seismic specialist Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for deepwater ocean bottom node seismic acquisition for…
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Brazil’s OceanPact completes $227m IPO
Offshore vessel owner OceanPact Serviços Marítimos has raised R$1.22bn ($227.3m) via an IPO on the Brazilian Exchange this week. OceanPact…
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Brazil closes Operation Car Wash investigation
Brazil has officially put an end to Operation Car Wash, one of the largest anti-corruption investigations in history. The operation,…
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Petrobras sells offshore assets in Espírito Santo
Brazilian national energy firm Petrobras has entered into agreement with OP Energia and DBO Energia for the sale of its entire…
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Fire hits Vale’s Ponta da Madeira terminal
Brazilian miner Vale has informed that an incident occurred on one of its ship loaders at the Ponta da Madeira Maritime…
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Ocyan awarded drillship contract by Petrobras
Brazilian offshore service provider Ocyan has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for drillship operations in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.…
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Petrobras launches tender for offshore units
Brazilian national oil and gas group Petrobras has launched new tenders for the charter and construction of a number of…
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Petrobras to pay $70m to IESA in arbitration award
Brazilian national oil and gas company Petrobras has announced that an arbitral panel seated in New York has issued an…
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Petrobras offloads Sete stake
Brazil’s Petrobras has finally offloaded its equity interest in Sete Brasil Group having announced it would do so over a…
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PetroRio acquires semi-submersible rig for $1
Brazilian energy firm PetroRio has signed an agreement with Ventura for the 1974-built semi-submersible drilling rig for a nominal price…
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Solstad awarded PSV contract under new frame agreement with ExxonMobil in Brazil
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has entered into a frame agreement with ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil for the provision of supply vessel services…
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Vale ends the era of converted VLOCs
Brazilian miner Vale will no longer use VLOC bulkers converted from single hull VLCCs. Earlier this week, the last converted…
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DOF awarded new long-term AHTS contract in Brazil
Norway’s DOF Group has been awarded a new contract in Brazil with Petrobras. Brazilian flagged 2007-built anchor handling tug supply…
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Equinor eyes offshore wind expansion in Brazil
Norway’s Equinor is looking at opportunities in the offshore wind sector in Brazil, the company’s chief executive Anders Opedal said…
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Aker Solutions seals Brazilian agreement with Equinor
Norway’s Aker Solutions has won a framework agreement with Equinor to provide maintenance and modifications services at the Peregrino field,…
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Transocean awarded $297m worth of drillship extensions by Petrobras
Offshore driller Transocean has announced that Brazil’s Petrobras has taken extension options on two of its drillships worth around $297m.…
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TGS awarded two new projects offshore Brazil
Offshore seismic specialist TGS has been awarded a pair of new contracts for work offshore Brazil. In partnership with China’s…
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Equinor awards Bacalhau contracts to Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger
Equinor has awarded Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger contracts for drilling and well services at the Bacalhau field in Brazil.…
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Solstad Offshore awarded subsea work by Petrobras
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has been awarded additional work for two of its dive support vessels by Petrobras in Brazil. Far…
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