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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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Americas
Authorities investigate Petrobras FPSO spill
Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has started an investigation into an oil spill which occurred…
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Americas
Vale selling last three ships in owned fleet
Brazilian miner Vale is clearing out its owned fleet by selling off its last three ships. According to shipbroking sources,…
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Americas
Vale temporarily shuts down Malaysia distribution centre after fire
A fire broke out at one transfer house at Brazilian miner Vale’s distribution centre in Malaysia on Friday, resulting in…
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Americas
Woes continue for Vale as terminal closed by authorities
Brazilian miner Vale continues to have an eventful start to the year, with news today that authorities have closed the…
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Americas
TechnipFMC awarded Mero 1 contract by Petrobras
Offshore services firm TechnipFMC has been awarded a large engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Petrobras, on behalf…
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Dry Cargo
Vale’s production cuts labelled a black swan moment for dry bulk shipping as BDI is chopped in half this year
Brazilian miner Vale declared force majeure yesterday on some iron ore contracts after a court-ordered halt to a mine following…
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Americas
Ocean Infinity awarded Petrobras survey work
Seismic specialist Ocean Infinity has been awarded, via partner Cepemais, a contract to provide hydrographic mapping services to Petrobras in…
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Americas
Brazilian government denies $14bn settlement with Petrobras
Brazil’s Economy Ministry has denied reports saying it would pay $14bn to state-owned energy firm Petrobras to settle a dispute…
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Europe
BW Offshore FPSO extended by PetroRio
BW Offshore has reached an agreement with Brazil’s PetroRio to extend the contract for the lease and operation of .…
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Americas
Pan Ocean’s Vale COA deal slashed by $1.3bn
South Korea’s Pan Ocean has agreed with key client Vale to shave off a $1.3bn from a consecutive voyage contract…
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Americas
Seacor Marine JV acquires Brazil’s UP Offshore
Seacor Marine Holdings has formed a joint venue with a subsidiary of Mexico’s Proyectos Globales de Energía y Servicios CME…
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Americas
Murphy Oil and Petrobras seal Gulf of Mexico joint venture
Murphy Oil subsidiary Murphy Exploration & Production Company and Petrobras America have closed a deal to form a Gulf of…
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Americas
Petrobras appoints new CEO
Brazilian state-owned energy major Petrobras has announced the appointment of economist Roberto Castello Branco as the new CEO of the…
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Europe
Solstad Offshore gets more work in Brazil
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract with Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção in Brazil for the 1999-built CSV…
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Americas
McDermott awarded Rota 3 contract by Petrobras
McDermott International has been award by Petrobras for a natural gas pipeline project at the Santos basin pre-salt field program.…
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