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Modec to supply FPSO to Petróleo Brasileiro for Búzios
Japan’s Modec has received a letter of intent from Petróleo Brasileiro for the supply, charter, and operations of an FPSO…
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Americas
DOF support vessel wins Petrobras extension
DOF subsidiary Norskan has been awarded a one-year extension by Petrobras for . The 1983-built construction support vessel was converted…
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Americas
McDermott awarded Sepia contract by Petrobras
McDermott International has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea risers and flowlines…
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Americas
Authorities halt Vale’s operations at Brucutu
Brazilian miner Vale has informed that the Minas Gerais Court of Justice had ruled the company to suspend operations at…
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Americas
Petronas acquires 50% stake in Tartaruga Verde field from Petrobras
Malaysian oil and gas major Petronas has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Brazilian state run energy group…
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Americas
OOS accomodation vessel awarded five-year contract by Petrobras
Dutch offshore accommodation vessel specialist OOS International and Chinese yard CIMC Raffles have been awarded a contract by Petrobras for…
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Americas
Atlantica tender rig extended by Petrobras
Houston-headquartered Atlantica Tender Drilling has had an option exercised by Petrobras for 2013-built tender drilling rig . Petrobras has extended…
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Americas
Halliburton awarded Brazilian offshore contract by Shell
Houston-headquartered Halliburton Company has been awarded an integrated services contract by Shell for post-salt development and pre-salt exploration in Brazil’s…
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Americas
Chinese repair yard to enter Brazil market
One of China’s best known ship repair yards is to enter the Brazil market. Zhoushan IMC-Yongyue Shipyard and Engineering will…
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Americas
Brazil crude sales to China surge
China is increasingly turning to Brazil to make up for the fall in oil imports it has seen out of…
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Americas
Brazilian iron ore exports predicted to suffer largest ever drop in volumes
Cleaves Securities is predicting Brazilian mines will ship 342m tonnes of iron ore this year, down 12% over 2018’s figure,…
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Europe
Solstad Offshore finds work for three PSVs
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has been awarded contracts for three platform supply vessels. Shell Brasil Petroleo has taken 2013-built on a…
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Americas
Petrobras files $249m lawsuit against Samsung Heavy over drillship contract
Brazil’s Petrobras has filed a lawsuit against South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries regarding a dispute over a drillship charter…
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Dry Cargo
Brazil-China grain route goes live
Freight Investor Services (FIS) is behind the launch of the Baltic Exchange Panamax P8 grains route. The new route offers…
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Operations
Brazilian authorities suspend Vale’s operations at Timbopeba
A Brazilian court has ordered mining giant Vale to suspend operations at its Timbopeba min, after a legal case was…
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Europe
BW Offshore seals deal for Chevron stake in Maromba field
BW Offshore has finalised an agreement with Chevron to acquire a 30% stake in the Maromba field, offshore Brazil, forking…
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Americas
Authorities order temporary shut down of Vale’s Guaíba Island Terminal
Brazilian miner Vale has received a notice from the Mangaratiba city government in Rio de Janeiro, ordering the temporary suspension…
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Europe
Transocean seals contracts with Petrobras for Ocean Rig drillship pair
Offshore driller Transocean has been awarded contracts by Brazil’s Petrobras for two drillships picked up in the acquisition of Ocean…
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Europe
BW Offshore seals Maromba acquisition with Petrobras
BW Offshore has sealed a deal with Petrobras to acquire a 70% stake in the Maromba field, offshore Brazil, for…
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Americas
Vale CEO resigns amid ongoing dam collapse investigations
Brazilian mining giant Vale has announced that the company has accepted the temporary resignation of its CEO Fábio Schvartsman and…
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