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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
Maritime News

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

Thursday, April 2, 2015
Fuel Storage Tanks on Fire Near Port of Santos, Brazil
Maritime News

Fuel Storage Tanks on Fire Near Port of Santos, Brazil

Eighty firefighters were battling a fire at a fuel tank storage facility run by Ultracargo near Brazil's port of Santos, Latin America's largest, the local

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Remaining Victims Recovered from Cidade de São Mateus FPSO Off Brazil
Maritime News

Remaining Victims Recovered from Cidade de São Mateus FPSO Off Brazil

BW Offshore has confirmed that the remaining three missing crew have been recovered from its Cidade de São Mateus FPSO, bringing the total official number of

March 3, 2015
Total Views: 27

Friday, February 13, 2015
Brazil Oil Regulator Pushed Petrobras to Boost FPSO’s Output Before Accident
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Brazil Oil Regulator Pushed Petrobras to Boost FPSO’s Output Before Accident

Brazil's oil regulator ordered state-run oil company Petrobras to study ways to boost output on a floating natural gas and oil production ship a week before a

February 13, 2015
Total Views: 13

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Cidade de Sao Mateus
News

Five Killed, Four Missing in Petrobras FPSO Accident – UPDATE

Five people were killed and four are missing following an explosion Wednesday aboard a FPSO in Brazil.

February 12, 2015
Total Views: 209

Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Petrobras Said to Interrupt Drilling at Biggest Brazil Discovery
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Petrobras Said to Interrupt Drilling at Biggest Brazil Discovery

Petroleo Brasileiro SA halted drilling at its largest oil discovery in deep waters, two people with knowledge of the matter said, underscoring the technical

February 10, 2015
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Brazil’s Acu Superport Realized Without Batista Pageantry
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Brazil’s Acu Superport Realized Without Batista Pageantry

The 6.3 billion reais ($2.4 billion) Acu port project in Rio de Janeiro state is the brainchild of Brazil’s most famous entrepreneur, Eike

December 23, 2014
Total Views: 95

Monday, October 20, 2014
Petrobras Extends Ultra Deepwater Ocean Rig Contracts
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Petrobras Extends Ultra Deepwater Ocean Rig Contracts

Cyprus-based Ocean Rig UDW Inc said on Monday that it signed a $1.1 billion three-year contract with Brazil's state-run oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, to

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Laden Tanker Stuck in Amazon River Mud
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Laden Tanker Stuck in Amazon River Mud

A laden product tanker remains aground in the middle of the Amazon River for a seventh day following futile attempts to free the

October 15, 2014
Total Views: 69

Friday, October 3, 2014
This Is What Happens When You Run Your Luxury Yacht Aground in Brazil
Maritime News

This Is What Happens When You Run Your Luxury Yacht Aground in Brazil

Spoiler: It's not

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 85

Monday, September 15, 2014
Ex-Billionaire Batista Charged with Financial Crimes in Brazil
Offshore

Ex-Billionaire Batista Charged with Financial Crimes in Brazil

Brazilian federal prosecutors accused Batista of financial- market crimes and are seeking to freeze his assets valued at as much as 1.5 billion reais ($641

September 15, 2014
Total Views: 4

Friday, August 1, 2014
President Dilma Rousseff Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Maritime News

Japan Offers $700 Million in Support of Brazilian Shipbuilding and Dry Bulk Exports

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe touted the success of his economic policies on a visit to Brazil on Friday and said it was time for the two nations to expand

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 7

Tuesday, July 8, 2014
brasil voyager shuttle tanker
Maritime News

Brasil Voyager Sails to Pascagoula With First Cargo from Papa-Terra

The first 740,000 barrel cargo of heavy crude oil from the Papa-Terra FPSO, Chevron’s largest investment offshore Brazil, was successfully offloaded

July 8, 2014
Total Views: 77

Monday, June 23, 2014
Brazilian Ports Pause for Brazil’s World Cup Games
Ports

Brazilian Ports Pause for Brazil’s World Cup Games

Football fever is so intense in Brazil, the host of the World Cup soccer tournament, that even the main shipping ports in the commodity-exporting powerhouse

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 7

Thursday, April 10, 2014
tensioned leg platform papa terra p-61 mcdermott
News

McDermott Finishes Papa Terra TLP Installation Offshore Brazil

McDermott International has announced the successful installation this week of the P-61 Tension Leg Wellhead Platform (TLWP) for the PPT BV Joint Venture,

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Helix Inks Petrobas Contracts
Offshore

Helix Inks Petrobas Contracts

Houston-based Helix Energy Solutions (NYSE: HLX) announced Tuesday that it has inked agreements with Petrobras to provide well intervention services offshore

February 11, 2014
Total Views: 33

Wednesday, January 29, 2014
espirito santo fpso shell keppel
News

Qatar Pivots to Energy Investment Abroad as Home Projects Shrink

Qatar is buying oil and gas fields from Brazil to the Congo as the biggest liquefied natural-gas producer sees fewer energy developments at

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 31

Thursday, December 19, 2013
Archer-Daniels-Midland
Maritime News

ADM to Boost Brazil Soybean Exports as Barges Serve New Port

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., the largest exporter of soybean meal from Brazil, plans to double the size of its South American fleet of river barges to boost

December 19, 2013
Total Views: 36

Friday, November 8, 2013
OSX Brasil Plans Bankruptcy Filing
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OSX Brasil Plans Bankruptcy Filing

Brazilian shipbuilder OSX Brasil SA said on Friday it will file for bankruptcy protection, another step in the decline of former billionaire Eike Batista's

November 8, 2013
Total Views: 10
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