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Sunday, April 8, 2012
Criminal charges and $22 Billion in Lawsuits Raise Questions About Brazil – WSJ
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Criminal charges and $22 Billion in Lawsuits Raise Questions About Brazil – WSJ

By John Lyons, Wall Street Journal SAO PAULO, Brazil (Dow Jones)–U.S. President Barack Obama is set to meet with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff

April 8, 2012
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Friday, March 23, 2012
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News

After $1.33 Billion Investment in Acu Superport, Capesize Vessels Will Soon Load Ore, Oil, and Other Brazilian Cargos

Rio de Janeiro (Dow Jones) – Global mining company Anglo American PLC (AAL.LN, AAUKY) and Brazilian port developer LLX Logistica Sat (LLXL3.BR) may

March 23, 2012
Total Views: 53

Thursday, March 22, 2012
Brazil’s President: Rules On Oil Safety Apply To All Companies
Offshore

Brazil’s President: Rules On Oil Safety Apply To All Companies

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–All oil companies operating in Brazil, both domestic and foreign, must respect safety protocols without exception,

March 22, 2012
Total Views: 11

Sunday, March 18, 2012
Bullish on Brazil: Billionaire Batista to Buy $1 Billion of Additional Shares of OSX
Offshore

Bullish on Brazil: Billionaire Batista to Buy $1 Billion of Additional Shares of OSX

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Billionaire Brazilian businessman Eike Batista, the world’s seventh-richest person according to Forbes, doubled down on his

March 18, 2012
Total Views: 7

Friday, March 16, 2012
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Engineering News

Brazilian Shipbuilding “Renaissance” Stalls, Samsung Heavy Sells Stake in Struggling Shipyard

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (010140.SE), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder by sales, sold its

March 16, 2012
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Key to Brazil’s Pre-Salt Offshore Oil Fields…$1.1 Billion in Research and Development
Offshore

Key to Brazil’s Pre-Salt Offshore Oil Fields…$1.1 Billion in Research and Development

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazil’s offshore oil industry could tap $1.1 billion in funding for research and development in 2012 to meet the

March 14, 2012
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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Fire Incidents

Alaskan Star Drilling Rig Catches Fire Offshore Brazil

Petrobras announces that on Tuesday (13/03) around 14:30, the drilling rig SS-39 (Alaskan Star), a semi-submersible drilling rig owned by Queiroz Galvao

March 13, 2012
Total Views: 167

Brazil’s Oil Regulator: Chevron’s Drilling Rights Remain Suspended
Offshore

Brazil’s Oil Regulator: Chevron’s Drilling Rights Remain Suspended

Brazilian oil regulators will not allow U.S. oil major Chevron to resume offshore drilling because the company has not proved that the risk of accidents has

March 13, 2012
Total Views: 2

Monday, March 12, 2012
Medium Range MR Tanker transpetrol
Engineering News

Brazil’s Kingfish Places $732 Million Newbuild Order for 11 Tankers

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian oil field services company OSX Brasil S/A (OSXB3.BR), part of Brazilian businessman Eike Batista’s industrial

March 12, 2012
Total Views: 52

Sunday, March 11, 2012
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Engineering News

Sete Brasil Shareholders Approve $3.9 Billion Investment Capital Increase

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Shareholders of Brazilian drilling-rig holding company Sete Brasil approved a capital increase as the company prepares to line up

March 11, 2012
Total Views: 15

Thursday, March 1, 2012
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Blog

Times are a’Changing…Brazil’s Future Looks Bright

– By Luiz Gustavo Cruz, Contributing Writer, MTS Logistics The great days of the shipping industry in Brazil were gone a long time ago. Big shipping

March 1, 2012
Total Views: 168

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Chevron and Transocean Operations in Brazil Will Not be Suspended – Judge
Offshore

Chevron and Transocean Operations in Brazil Will Not be Suspended – Judge

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–A federal judge in Brazil denied an injunction to suspend the local operations of U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) and rig

February 29, 2012
Total Views: 4

Thursday, February 16, 2012
Ulstein Delivers First-Ever PX106 X-BOW PSV to Brazilian Shipowner
Engineering News

Ulstein Delivers First-Ever PX106 X-BOW PSV to Brazilian Shipowner

Norwegian-based shipbuilder and ship design firm ULSTEIN said today that it has delivered the first of 6 new platform supply vessels to be built in Brazil. 

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 8

Saturday, February 11, 2012
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News

Sete Brasil Prepares to Become one of the World’s Largest Drilling Companies

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Fresh from winning one of the world’s single-largest orders for drilling rigs, investment company Sete Brasil plans to

February 11, 2012
Total Views: 104

Monday, February 6, 2012
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News

Petrobras: $10 Billion in Offshore Production Facilities Aimed for Santos Basin [REPORT]

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), or Petrobras, is expected to receive up to $7 billion worth of

February 6, 2012
Total Views: 30

Sunday, February 5, 2012
Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA), Brazil
Engineering News

Sembcorp Marine Secures Foothold in Brazil With New Drillship Order

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) Monday said it has secured a US$792.5 million drillship design and construction order, a

February 5, 2012
Total Views: 17

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
dynamic producer
Incidents

Petrobras Oil Spill Update: Industry Executives Await Official Response from Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said Tuesday that an accident at an

February 1, 2012
Total Views: 5

Friday, January 27, 2012
osorio terminal
Incidents

Should Petrobras be Fined $33,750,000 for this Spill?

Based on the precedent that Brazilian authorities have set with the astronomical fines recently charged to Chevron, the answer is yes.   Dow Jones reports on

January 27, 2012
Total Views: 3

Thursday, January 26, 2012
Frade Oil Spill
Offshore

Chevron to Face Criminal Charges Over Frade Spill Offshore Brazil – Reuters

A Brazilian prosecutor plans to file criminal charges against Chevron Corporation and some of its managers for their role in the Frade oil spill that occurred

January 26, 2012
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Brazil’s OSX Raises $227.9 million for Construction of Brazilian Shipyard
Engineering News

Brazil’s OSX Raises $227.9 million for Construction of Brazilian Shipyard

OSX Brasil said today that it has secured $227.9 million in financing for the construction of a shipyard and industrial complex in Brazil.  Construction of

January 10, 2012
Total Views: 10
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