Brazil
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Crane bursts into flames while unloading coal from bulker at Brazilian port
A ship-to-shore crane burst into flames while being used to unload a cargo of coal at the Port of Itaqui…
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Americas
Petrobras in market for six new platforms
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras will be in the market next year for bids on the construction of six new…
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Americas
Brazil’s former Finance Minister arrested on Petrobras-related corruption charge
Brazil’s former Finance Minister has become the latest big fish caught in the net of the Petrobras corruption probe after…
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Americas
Petrobras announces additional 25% capital expenditure cut
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras will further slash its capital expenditure as it struggles to reduce its huge debt,…
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Americas
Lula will face trial in Petrobras-linked graft case
A Brazilian federal judge on Tuesday confirmed that the country’s charismatic former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face…
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Offshore
Akastor and Mitsui form subsea joint venture
Kristian Røkke–led Akastor is forming a 50:50 joint venture with Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co to pursue subsea opportunities…
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Americas
Diamond Offshore files injunction against Petrobras over early termination of rig contract
Houston-based Diamond Offshore Drilling has filed an injunction against Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras over the early termination of a…
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Americas
Former Brazil President Lula charged with being leader of Petrobras corruption scheme
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – widely known as Lula – was accused by a federal prosecutor…
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Asia
KOGAS signs MOU to develop LNG import terminal in Brazil
South Korea’s state gas company KOGAS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Brazilian state of Ceara to…
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Americas
Water cannon accident kills one, injures three
Investigators are looking into how an OSV undergoing sea trials saw three injured and one die. The was performing sea…
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Americas
Almost 12,000 Petrobras staff take voluntary layoffs
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras saw a late rush of take-ups on its offer of voluntary layoffs to staff, with…
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Europe
SBM Offshore rocked by Brazil judgment U-turn
SBM Offshore has been rocked with news the Fifth Chamber of the Brazilian Federal Prosecutor Service has not approved the…
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Asia
Shell Brasil extends contract for MODEC FPSO
Shell Brasil Petróleo has extended its contract with Japan’s MODEC for the operations & maintenance of . The contract has…
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Americas
Petrobras terminates drilling contract with Diamond Offshore
Brazil’s Petrobras has terminated its contract for Diamond Offshore’s semi-submersible drilling rig two years early and the owner says legal…
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Americas
Fire hits Ultrapetrol PSV in Macae, Brazil
A platform supply vessel (PSV) suffered a fire on Wednesday morning while in the anchorage of Macae in Rio de…
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Americas
Brazil to release Subsalt Polygon burden from Petrobras
Brazilian authorities expect a law obliging state oil firm Petrobras to operate and invest in all the country’s new Subsalt…
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Americas
Petrobras and Statoil sign MOU on co-operation offshore Brazil
Petrobras and Statoil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate more co-operation and joint ventures between the two…
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Americas
Carcara sale will help Petrobras save $11bn
Petrobras’ CEO says the $2.5bn sale of its stake in the offshore Carcara field will probably help Brazil’s debt-laden state…
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Americas
Brazilian police recommend Petrobras-related corruption charges against former president Lula
Brazil’s former national president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife are likely to face charges relating to the…
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Americas
Petrobras offers voluntary layoff deals to over 6,000 employees
Petrobras has made a cost-saving voluntary layoffs deal with thousands of its employees, according to Reuters. Under the deal, 6,100…
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