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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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Keppel’s Man in Brazil Says Managers Backed Bribes

By Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — Keppel Corp.’s Brazil problems just keep growing. The world’s largest builder of offshore oil rigs has seen

August 3, 2016
Total Views: 56

Monday, July 18, 2016
SBM Offshore Reaches Leniency Deal in Brazil
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SBM Offshore Reaches Leniency Deal in Brazil

By Elco van Groningen (Bloomberg) — SBM Offshore NV, a Dutch oil-services provider, rose the most in nine months in Amsterdam trading after reaching a

July 18, 2016
Total Views: 56

In Brazil, Another Shipyard Goes Bust as Work Goes to Asia
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In Brazil, Another Shipyard Goes Bust as Work Goes to Asia

By Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — If there’s one industry where all of Brazil’s political and economic upheavals come together, it’s shipbuilding. A

July 18, 2016
Total Views: 138

Saturday, July 9, 2016
A Chinese ship is loaded with soybeans at Port of Santos
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Brazil Soybean Exports To Be Reduced

(Reuters)Brazil does not appear to have over-shipped its soybeans to the extent that it did for corn this season, and there is evidence that the

July 9, 2016
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Huge Port Envisioned by Billionaire Tycoon Opens in Brazil – Without Him
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Huge Port Envisioned by Billionaire Tycoon Opens in Brazil – Without Him

By Jeb Blount SAO JOAO DA BARRA, Brazil, June 8 (Reuters) – The launch this week of Prumo Logistica’s $3.7 billion Port of Açu, the largest in

June 8, 2016
Total Views: 107

Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Chevron to Lease Space at Edison Chouest’s Base in Brazil
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Chevron to Lease Space at Edison Chouest’s Base in Brazil

SAO JOAO DA BARRA, Brazil, June 7 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp plans to sign a five-year agreement to lease berthing space for its vessels from U.S. oil

June 7, 2016
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Court Ruling Could Cast Shadow Over Brazil’s Offshore Oil Sector
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Court Ruling Could Cast Shadow Over Brazil’s Offshore Oil Sector

Editor’s Note: The Brazilian appeals court decision referred to below involves the FPSO OSX 3. The Court has based its decision on the grounds that

June 1, 2016
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Time-Lapse Video: Two Months Aboard MV Mercosul Suape in Brazil
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Time-Lapse Video: Two Months Aboard MV Mercosul Suape in Brazil

Here is a cool time-lapse video filmed over two months onboard the MV Mercosul Suape, engaged in

April 6, 2016
Total Views: 56

Monday, March 21, 2016
Brazil’s Agnelli, Who Turned Vale Into Top Miner, Killed in Plane Crash
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Brazil’s Agnelli, Who Turned Vale Into Top Miner, Killed in Plane Crash

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO, March 20(Reuters) – Roger Agnelli, the Brazilian banker who turned Vale SA into the

March 21, 2016
Total Views: 61

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Former Odebrecht Head Sentenced to 19-Years in Petrobras Bribery Scandal
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Former Odebrecht Head Sentenced to 19-Years in Petrobras Bribery Scandal

By Blake Schmidt and Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — Marcelo Odebrecht, the former head of one of Brazil’s largest industrial conglomerates, was sentenced

March 8, 2016
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Use It or Lose It:  Big Oil Moves to Drill in Brazil But Not Because Things Improved
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Use It or Lose It: Big Oil Moves to Drill in Brazil But Not Because Things Improved

By Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Major oil producers are beginning to confront the need to develop offshore prospects in Brazil, or lose them. Total SA and

March 1, 2016
Total Views: 67

Monday, January 25, 2016
Vale Wins Order Reopening Main Port
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Vale Wins Order Reopening Main Port

By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 25 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge decided on Monday that miner Vale SA may reopen its iron ore and coal port near

January 25, 2016
Total Views: 15

Thursday, January 21, 2016
Brazil Orders Vale’s Tubarão Port Closed Over Environmental Concerns
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Brazil Orders Vale’s Tubarão Port Closed Over Environmental Concerns

By Jeb Blount and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vale SA said on Thursday a court ordered the temporary suspension of

January 21, 2016
Total Views: 116

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Hazardous Container Blaze at Brazil’s Largest Port Restricts Shipping
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Hazardous Container Blaze at Brazil’s Largest Port Restricts Shipping

By Caroline Stauffer and Reese Ewing SAO PAULO, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Up to a dozen containers carrying chemicals caught fire at a terminal at

January 14, 2016
Total Views: 106

Tuesday, January 5, 2016
MHI-Led Group Exiting Stake in Brazil Shipyard Declaring Loss -Report
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MHI-Led Group Exiting Stake in Brazil Shipyard Declaring Loss -Report

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 5 (Reuters) – A group of Japanese shipbuilders led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) plans to exit its 30 percent stake in

January 5, 2016
Total Views: 66

Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Explosion on Bulk Carrier in Brazil – Video Captures Aftermath
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Explosion on Bulk Carrier in Brazil – Video Captures Aftermath

Authorities in Brazil are investigating an explosion that reportedly occurred in a cargo hold of a bulk carrier near the port of Paranaguá. The

December 29, 2015
Total Views: 255

Thursday, October 29, 2015
How One Lone Oil Rig Embodies the Brazil Boom That Never Was
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How One Lone Oil Rig Embodies the Brazil Boom That Never Was

  By Sabrina Valle and Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Oil majors had big plans for Brazil, but you can’t tell by looking at the country’s offshore

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 123

Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Brazil’s Oil Auction Today Was a Total Bust
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Brazil’s Oil Auction Today Was a Total Bust

  By Jeb Blount, Marta Nogueira and Stephen Eisenhammer RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Brazil attracted little interest in a new oil and gas

October 7, 2015
Total Views: 26

Monday, September 21, 2015
Petrobras Cancels Charter Contracts with Three Offshore Vessel Owners
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Petrobras Cancels Charter Contracts with Three Offshore Vessel Owners

  Offshore vessel owners World Wide Supply, Ultrapetrol and Siem Offshore all reported Monday receiving notification for the early termination of

September 21, 2015
Total Views: 117

Friday, August 21, 2015
Fire On Board PSV Skandi Stolmen Offshore Brazil
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Fire On Board PSV Skandi Stolmen Offshore Brazil

An investigation has been launched into a fire on board the platform supply vessel Skandi Stolmen offshore Brazil. According to DOF Group, the fire broke out

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 119