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Thursday, November 7, 2019
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
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Big Oil Stuns Brazil in Back-to-Back Auction Flops

By Marianna Parraga, Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Major global oil firms snubbed a second Brazilian oil auction in

November 7, 2019
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, November 6, 2019
offshore drilling rig brazil
Offshore

Brazil’s Biggest-Ever Oil Auction a ‘Total Disaster’ as Bidders Stay Away

By Sabrina Valle, Peter Millard and Luiza Ferraz (Bloomberg) –Brazil’s largest-ever auction of oil deposits flopped, sending the real tumbling, after

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 58

Friday, November 1, 2019
BOUBOULINA tanker
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Brazil ID’s Greek Ship Responsible for Mystery Oil Spill

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Brazilian investigators said on Friday a Greek-flagged ship carrying Venezuelan crude was the source of

November 1, 2019
Total Views: 132

Thursday, October 31, 2019
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Exxon May Take a Pass on Brazil’s Top Deepwater Oil Discovery

By Peter Millard (Bloomberg) –Exxon Mobil Corp. could take a pass on what it considers the world’s top deep-water oil discovery when Brazil puts the

October 31, 2019
Total Views: 56

Friday, October 25, 2019
Brazilian army soldiers and residents work to remove an oil spill on Itapuama Beach in Cabo de Santo Agostinho
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A Mysterious Oil Spill Has Been Washing Up in Brazil for Months

By Jake Spring and Marta Nogueira BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 24 (Reuters) – A thick sludge of crude oil has been washing up on vast stretches of

October 25, 2019
Total Views: 120

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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Brazilian Port Operators Seeking Ways to Reduce Panama Canal Tariffs

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, April 2 (Reuters) – Brazilian port operators including units of global grain traders Cargill Ltd and Bunge Ltd will unveil a

April 2, 2019
Total Views: 52

Monday, February 11, 2019
cargo ships in rio de janeiro
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Fall of Fugitive `Batman’ Puts Global Oil Trading on the Spot

By Sabrina Valle and Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — To his friends, Rodrigo Berkowitz lived within his means in a rented house in the suburbs of

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 157

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Unreported Tanker Collision in Brazil Reveals Offshore Regulatory Gaps
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Unreported Tanker Collision in Brazil Reveals Offshore Regulatory Gaps

By Alexandra Alper and Marianna Parraga RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Brazil has more than doubled the number of risky ship-to-ship oil transfers

November 28, 2018
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Brazil’s New President Set for Offshore Oil Windfall

By Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro is staring at an oil windfall. After a decade of stagnant production, Brazil’s

October 30, 2018
Total Views: 41

Friday, October 19, 2018
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Exxon Makes Major Bet on Brazil as Petrobras Eases Its Grip

By Sabrina Valle and Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) — In a single year, Exxon Mobil Corp. has gone from being a tiny bit player in Brazil to the

October 19, 2018
Total Views: 48

Monday, August 27, 2018
Maersk Container Overbookings Delay Brazilian Exports
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Maersk Container Overbookings Delay Brazilian Exports

by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) – Brazilian exporters are facing delays shipping goods transported in containers, including coffee and cotton, due to

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 42

Thursday, August 23, 2018
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Coffee Exporters Struggle to Find Ships for Brazil’s Bumper Crop

By Marcelo Teixeira and Marcy Nicholson SAO PAULO/NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Brazilian coffee exporters are struggling to find shipping capacity to

August 23, 2018
Total Views: 27

Friday, July 13, 2018
Brazil Charges Former Vantage Drilling CEO with Corruption
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Brazil Charges Former Vantage Drilling CEO with Corruption

BRASILIA, July 12 (Reuters) – Brazilian federal prosecutors on Thursday charged the former chief executive of U.S. oil services company Vantage Drilling

July 13, 2018
Total Views: 92

Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Disgraced Brazilian Tycoon Eike Batista Sentenced to 30-Years for Corruption
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Disgraced Brazilian Tycoon Eike Batista Sentenced to 30-Years for Corruption

By Brad Brooks SAO PAULO, July 3 (Reuters) – Eike Batista, the former mining and oil magnate who was once Brazil’s richest man, was convicted and

July 3, 2018
Total Views: 89

Monday, February 5, 2018
Sheep_Ship Livestock Carrier
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Livestock Carrier Escapes Brazil’s Live Animal Export Ban

by José Roberto Gomes (Reuters) – A Brazilian federal court late on Sunday lifted an injunction blocking the shipment of around 25,000 cattle from

February 5, 2018
Total Views: 258

Thursday, December 7, 2017
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The Port That Mirrors Brazil’s Promise and Problems

By David Biller and Marie Monteleone (Bloomberg) — To take the pulse of Brazil, drive an hour from Sao Paulo to the port at Santos, the busiest in Latin

December 7, 2017
Total Views: 42

Thursday, October 26, 2017
Drillship Offshore Brazil
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Brazil vs Mexico: Latin America’s Fight for Big Oil’s Money

By Marianna Parraga and Alexandra Alper HOUSTON/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Brazil and Mexico are competing for a diminishing resource: the

October 26, 2017
Total Views: 51

Friday, August 18, 2017
petrobras carwash probe
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Brazil’s Car Wash Probe Expands to U.S., Greek Shipping Firms

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities widened their Car Wash graft probe on Friday to include more international targets, ensnaring

August 18, 2017
Total Views: 87

Monday, July 31, 2017
cargo ships at anchor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Brazil Ends Decades-Old Maritime Transport Pact with Chile

BRASILIA, July 31 (Reuters) – The cost of shipping goods between Brazil and Chile is expected to fall by about 5 percent with the 2020 expiry of a pact

July 31, 2017
Total Views: 89

Wednesday, April 19, 2017
ore fabrica vale vloc brasil
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Capesizes Sent Packing After Accident at Brazil Iron Ore Terminal

By Alberto Alerigi and Gustavo Bonato SAO PAULO, April 19 (Reuters) – The loading of iron ore at Brazil’s Itaguaí terminal operated by mining and

April 19, 2017
Total Views: 46