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Sunday, October 20, 2013
China Bids For World’s Largest Deepwater Oil Field
Offshore

China Bids For World’s Largest Deepwater Oil Field

For Chinese oil companies, competing in Brazil’s auction today for the giant Libra field represents a change in strategy. A successful bid would be their

October 20, 2013
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Six Lessons From Blowing $30 Billion in Brazil
Offshore

Six Lessons From Blowing $30 Billion in Brazil

If OGX goes under, its largest U.S. creditors stand to lose millions in Latin America’s largest corporate default. Batista’s salesmanship and

October 2, 2013
Total Views: 55

Friday, August 30, 2013
Eike Batista’s Brazilian Empire Was Sunk By More Than Hubris
Offshore

Eike Batista’s Brazilian Empire Was Sunk By More Than Hubris

A look at the rise and rapid fall of Eike Batista's Brazilian

August 30, 2013
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Batista Quits As LLX Chairman
News

Batista Quits As LLX Chairman

Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista quit as chairman of Brazilian port operator LLX Logística SA on Wednesday, after agreeing to sell control of the company to

August 28, 2013
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Saturday, August 24, 2013
Batista’s OSX-3 FPSO Arrives in Brazil
Offshore

Batista’s OSX-3 FPSO Arrives in Brazil

OSX Brazil said on Friday that its OSX-3 vessel arrived in Brazilian waters and would be delivered to sister oil producer OGX Petroleo e Gas

August 24, 2013
Total Views: 30

Monday, May 20, 2013
Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard
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Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard

11-tanker order cancelled as OSX scales back construction of its shipyard at the Açu port

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 6

Monday, May 13, 2013
Petrobras Raises $11 Billion in Record Bond Sale
Offshore

Petrobras Raises $11 Billion in Record Bond Sale

Petrobas sold $11 billion of bonds abroad on Monday, the most ever for an emerging- market issuer, as it seeks to develop the biggest offshore oil find in the

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 6

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
CAT to Power Six Drillships in Brazil

CAT to Power Six Drillships in Brazil

Caterpillar Global Petroleum announced Monday that it has been awarded the contract from Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu (EEP) to provide the diesel

April 30, 2013
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Monday, April 8, 2013
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News

Frade FPSO Finally Given Green Light for Restart by Brazilian Authorities

By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8 (Reuters) – Brazil’s oil regulator, the ANP, said on Monday that it authorized Chevron Corp to restart output

April 8, 2013
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
acu port strike
News

Problems for Batista Mount as Workers Continue Strike at OSX Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – Workers extended a strike at the OSX Brasil SA shipyard at Brazil’s Port of Acu for a second day on Wednesday,

April 3, 2013
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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News

Petrobras Puts the Freeze on All New Deepwater Rig Leases

(Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the world’s largest deep-water oil producer, will stop leasing new rigs as it struggles to contain costs and

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 15

Friday, February 22, 2013
Dock Worker Strike Exposes Fragile Brazilian Ports
Ports

Dock Worker Strike Exposes Fragile Brazilian Ports

By Gustavo Bonato and Roberto Samora SANTOS, Brazil, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Dock workers returned to work at ports across Brazil on Friday after they

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 11

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
zhen hua 10
News

“Matters are Going to Worsen” Between Government and Brazil’s Union Dock Workers

By Reese Ewing and Gustavo Bonato SAO PAULO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Brazilian dock workers in Santos on Tuesday left a Chinese ship they occupied for two

February 19, 2013
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Monday, February 18, 2013
zhen hua 10
News

Union Protestors at Brazil’s Santos Port Occupy Chinese Heavy Lift Vessel

By Reese Ewing and Gustavo Bonato SAO PAULO – Brazilian workers at the port of Santos occupied the Chinese ship Zhen Hua 10 early on Monday in protest

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 6

Sunday, February 17, 2013
port of santos brazil
News

Brazilian Port Workers Plan Strike, Union Talks With Government “Have Been Bad”

Workers at Brazil’s Santos port will participate in a six-hour work stoppage on Feb. 22 to protest government plans for shipping terminals in the

February 17, 2013
Total Views: 6

Friday, February 15, 2013
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Petrobras May Receive Cargo of North American LNG as Ship Arrives in Brazilian Port

Petroleo Brasileiro SA may receive a spot cargo of liquefied natural gas from the U.S. today, according to ship-tracking data. The LNG Capricorn, with a

February 15, 2013
Total Views: 31

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
port of acu brazil
News

Brazilian Prosecutor Seeks Injunction to Halt Work at Acu Superport

RIO DE JANEIRO — A federal prosecutor in Brazil is seeking an injunction to halt work at the Acu port complex, an important part of billionaire Brazilian

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 10

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News

Ships Line Up Off Brazilian Ports After Record Soybean Harvest

(Bloomberg) — A record soybean crop in Brazil, set to be the world’s largest producer and exporter this season, is creating a backlog of ships at

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 85

Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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News

CGGVeritas Takes a 6% Hit After Brazilian Offshore Deals Fall Through

CGGVeritas, the largest seismic surveyor of oilfields, slumped by the most in more than three months in Paris trading after saying potential deals in Brazil

January 9, 2013
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
copacabana helicopter crash
Blog

Video Of The Week – Copacabana Helicopter Crash

Four people survived after a rescue helicopter crashed into the ocean off Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The crew were saving the lives of

January 2, 2013
Total Views: 26
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