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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: 43

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: 41

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: 19

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: 150

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: 45

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: 5

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: 60

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: 56

Monday, August 17, 2015
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Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Over Samsung Drillship Bribe

  SAO PAULO, August 17 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 17

Friday, August 14, 2015
Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE
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Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE

  By Caroline Stauffer Aug 14 (Reuters) – Prosecutors and federal police in Brazil have unearthed the country’s largest-ever corruption

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 42

Monday, August 3, 2015
Deadbeat Ex-Billionaire Batista Tempts Bondholders to Seize Once-Prized Ship
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Deadbeat Ex-Billionaire Batista Tempts Bondholders to Seize Once-Prized Ship

  By Juan Pablo Spinetto (Bloomberg) — Out in the Atlantic Ocean, 130 miles off the coast of Brazil, an oil ship the length of New York City’s

August 3, 2015
Total Views: 92

Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Shell’s $70 Billion BG Acquisition Clears Brazil Hurdle
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Shell’s $70 Billion BG Acquisition Clears Brazil Hurdle

  By Katerina Petroff (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc obtained regulatory approval from Brazil to buy BG Group Plc, clearing another antitrust

July 8, 2015
Total Views: 18

Monday, June 29, 2015
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Petrobras Cuts 5-Year Spending by $91 Billion

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras slashed its long-term spending plan to the lowest level in eight years on Monday as new management moved to reduce the

June 29, 2015
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Petrobras Postpones Deep Spending Cuts
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Petrobras Postpones Deep Spending Cuts

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras will likely delay details of major cuts to its $221 billion five-year spending plan until July, two sources said, when

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 3

Friday, June 5, 2015
BG Deal Lifts EIG-Backed Brazil Port Venture to 7-Month High
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BG Deal Lifts EIG-Backed Brazil Port Venture to 7-Month High

by Juan Pablo Spinetto (Bloomberg) Prumo Logistica SA, the Brazilian port developer controlled by private equity investors EIG Global Energy Partners LLC, rose

June 5, 2015
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
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U.S. Alerted In Brazil’s Offshore Bribery Scandal

by Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) Prosecutors investigating Brazil’s largest corruption scandal say they notified the U.S. Department of Justice of evidence that

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 174

Thursday, May 28, 2015
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Petrobras Cancels Offshore Vessel Leases – Schahin

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras canceled leases with Schahin Petroleo e Gas SA for five offshore oil drilling and production vessels after a cash

May 28, 2015
Total Views: 71

Monday, April 13, 2015
Brazil Lawmakers Push for Easing of Deepwater Oil Restraints
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Brazil Lawmakers Push for Easing of Deepwater Oil Restraints

There’s a growing chorus of lawmakers advocating a bigger role for foreign oil companies in Brazil’s prized deepwater discoveries as the national producer

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 7

Friday, April 10, 2015
Santos Suspends Ultracargo Fuel Operations After Week-Long Fire
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Santos Suspends Ultracargo Fuel Operations After Week-Long Fire

The mayor of Santos suspended on Friday operations at a fuel storage warehouse in Brazil after a week-long fire at the facility operated by Ultracargo slowed

April 10, 2015
Total Views: 30

Saturday, April 4, 2015
Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil
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Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil

A fire at a fuel storage facility run by Ultracargo near Santos, Brazil's largest port, spread further on Saturday as it entered its third day despite

April 4, 2015
Total Views: 10
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