Estaleiro Atlantico Sul

Offshore

Rolls-Royce to Power Seven Drillships in Brazil

Global power systems company Rolls-Royce said Thursday that it has won an order worth more than 100 million pounds to supply integrated power and propulsion

Shipbuilding

Brazil Subsidizes Uncertain Shipyard Success

By Anna Miars, Unlike the samba beats that punctuate the late night air in Rio de Janeiro, it’s the clamor of construction equipment and hum of machinery

Shipbuilding

Transpetro Gives EAS a Second Chance, Calls for the Construction of Four Tankers

RIO DE JANEIRO—-The transportation arm of Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said Friday that it

Batista’s OSX May Win Petrobras Deal on Rival’s Ship Delays

(Bloomberg) — OSX Brasil SA, the shipbuilder controlled by Brazil’s richest man, stands to benefit from a rival’s failure to deliver vessels

Engineering News

Brazilian Shipbuilding Fail, Transpetro Sets Ultimatum for Struggling Yard

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–The transportation arm of Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, has

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

Engineering News

Brazilian Shipbuilder Plagued by Strikes and Financial Issues Requests Help from Samsung Heavy

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (010140.SE), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder by sales, said Wednesday it is considering a

Engineering News

Brazil’s Growing Pains: Can Local Shipbuilders Meet Brazil’s Growing Offshore Demand?

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazil is hinging its economic future on crude oil, betting that huge fields discovered in recent years will create the basis