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Vale mulls suspension of Malaysia terminal
Brazilian miner Vale is considering the suspension of operations at its Malaysian TRMT terminal and distribution centre this month, which…
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Golar Power to develop LNG import terminal at Port of Suape in Brazil
Golar Power, the joint venture between Golar LNG with Stonepeak, has signed a protocol of intentions with the State Government…
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Bunkers to be taken off stricken Polaris VLOC tomorrow
Salvors will start to take off the bunker fuel from the stricken very large ore carrier (VLOC) tomorrow. The 2016-built…
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Divers discover significant damage near the bow of grounded Polaris VLOC
The latest update from the Brazilian navy shows there’s significant damage near the bow of the , a fully laden…
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Polaris VLOC salvage progresses
Polaris Shipping, the Korean owner of the grounded, fully laden VLOC off Brazil, reports that the oil sheen seen around…
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Salvors ready plans for grounded Polaris VLOC off Brazil
Salvage tugs are in place trying to keep the grounded very large ore carrier (VLOC from rocking too much in…
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Dark patches around grounded Polaris VLOC spark fears of bunker spill
Aerial images recorded by the Brazilian Navy yesterday show a series of dark spots around the , a fully laden…
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Constellation Oil Services secures financing for semi-submersible rig
Brazilian drilling contractor Constellation Oil Services has reached a preliminary agreement for $35m of third-party financing to fund capital expenditures…
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Polaris Shipping VLOC runs aground off Brazil
2016-built VLOC , owned by South Korea’s Polaris Shipping, has run aground off the Brazilian coast after leaving Vale’s Ponta…
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Asia
Ex-Sembcorp Marine consultant gets 19-year jail sentence in Brazil
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has announced that a federal court in Brazil has sentenced Guilherme Esteves de Jesus, a former advisor…
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AET suezmax shuttle tanker trio chartered by Petrobras
MISC’s AET has been awarded long-term charter contracts by Brazil’s Petrobras for three suezmax class dynamic positioning shuttle tankers. The…
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Brazilian authorities charge ex-Sembcorp Marine employee and consultant
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has announced that Brazilian authorities have filed charges against the former president of the company’s subsidiary Estaleiro…
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DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC find work for pipelay support vessel
, the Brazilian built (2010) pipelay support vessel owned by a joint venture between DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC, has been…
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Asia
Modec awarded Bacalhau FPSO contract by Equinor
Japan’s Modec has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Equinor Brasil Energia to supply the FPSO vessel for the…
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Subsea 7 and Schlumberger alliance awarded Brazilian FEED contract by Equinor
Subsea 7 and Schlumberger’s OneSubsea, via the Subsea Integration Alliance, has been awarded a contract by Equinor for the front…
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PetroRio extends BW Offshore FPSO for another year
BW Offshore has reached an agreement with Brazil’s Petrorio to extend the contract for the lease and operation of .…
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Maersk drawn into Petrobras bribery investigation
Maersk has confirmed that its offices in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have been searched by the Brazilian Federal…
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Europe
Archer awarded Peregrino extension by Equinor
Archer Limited has announced that Equinor Brasil Oleo e Gas Lhave confirmed a new four-year contract for the provision of…
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Asia
AET seals charter for trio of suezmax shuttle tankers with Shell in Brazil
Malaysian-owned AET has been awarded long-term contracts by Shell’s Brazil Shipping I Limited for three suezmax shuttle tankers. AET will…
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Europe
Solstad Offshore PSV pair awarded more Brazil work
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has been awarded contract extensions by Equinor Brazil for 2012-built platform supply vessels Far Scotsman and Sea…
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