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Monday, November 6, 2017
NORBE VIII drillship
Offshore

Petrobras Seeks Halt to Drillship Operations After Accident

By Aluisio Alves and Marta Nogueira SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 63

Friday, June 9, 2017
News

Petrobras Reports Explosion Aboard Drillship in Brazil

SAO PAULO, June 9 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA on Friday reported an explosion on the NS 32 drill ship,

June 9, 2017
Total Views: 25

Friday, October 28, 2016
Teanspetro Tankers Henrique Dias and Dragao Do Mar
Shipbuilding

Petrobras Cancels 17 Tanker Orders

By Marta Nogueira (Reuters) – The transportation unit of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras said on Thursday that it planned

October 28, 2016
Total Views: 130

Thursday, October 6, 2016
Brazil Opens Offshore Oil Fields to Companies Other Than Petrobras
Maritime News

Brazil Opens Offshore Oil Fields to Companies Other Than Petrobras

By Sabrina Valle and Samy Adghirni (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s Congress voted on Wednesday night to open up its pre-salt oil fields to foreign

October 6, 2016
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Video: Fire On Platform Supply Vessel in Brazil
News

Video: Fire On Platform Supply Vessel in Brazil

The platform supply vessel UP Safira suffered a fire Tuesday in Macaé, Brazil. The vessel is currently on a 4-year charter contract with Petrobras, which

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 80

Friday, May 27, 2016
Petrobras 1000 drillship
Maritime News

Foreign Companies Named in Brazil’s “Car Wash” Probe

May 27 (Reuters) – Brazilian police said this week they were investigating local units of three international steelmakers in a massive corruption

May 27, 2016
Total Views: 107

Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Sembcorp Marine Profit Falls as Clients Defer Offshore Projects
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Sembcorp Marine Profit Falls as Clients Defer Offshore Projects

By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) – Singapore rig-builder Sembcorp Marine’s quarterly profit halved as customers deferred

April 27, 2016
Total Views: 40

Thursday, April 21, 2016
sete brasil,
Maritime News

Sete Brasil Bankruptcy Seen as Blow to Petrobras, Shipbuilders

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal SAO PAULO, April 20 (Reuters) – Shareholders in Sete Brasil Participações SA voted on Wednesday to allow the ailing rig

April 21, 2016
Total Views: 56

Monday, April 4, 2016
Petrobras Sought Arbitration in Sete Brasil Talks, Sources Say
Maritime News

Petrobras Sought Arbitration in Sete Brasil Talks, Sources Say

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Aluísio Alves SAO PAULO, April 4 (Reuters) – State-controlled Petróleo Brasileiro SA unsuccesfully sought the appointment

April 4, 2016
Total Views: 39

Friday, March 18, 2016
Petrobras FPSO Shutdown After Fire
Offshore

Petrobras FPSO Shutdown After Fire

A Petrobras FPSO in Brazil’s Campos Basin has been shutdown after a fire on the facility on Thursday afternoon. The state-run oil company confirmed the

March 18, 2016
Total Views: 43

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

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: 2

Thursday, December 17, 2015
Brazil Charges 12 in SBM Offshore Bribery Scheme
News

Brazil Charges 12 in SBM Offshore Bribery Scheme

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday charged 12 people with a bribery scheme involving Dutch firm SBM Offshore NV, the

December 17, 2015
Total Views: 8

Thursday, November 5, 2015
Petrobras Strike Shows Unions Can’t Let Go of Boom-Year Dreams
News

Petrobras Strike Shows Unions Can’t Let Go of Boom-Year Dreams

  By Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the Brazilian state- run oil company grappling with plunging crude prices, a sweeping

November 5, 2015
Total Views: 4

Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Petrobras Oil Worker Strike Shuts Offshore Platforms, Other Units
Maritime News

Petrobras Oil Worker Strike Shuts Offshore Platforms, Other Units

  By Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA said its oil and natural-gas production has been cut because of a strike by workers

November 4, 2015
Total Views: 7

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

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: 37

Friday, October 23, 2015
kfels b class jack-up rig keppel
Maritime News

Keppel May Get Sucked Into Petrobras Bribery Scandal

SINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Singapore oil rig builder Keppel Corporation Ltd said it may face an investigation into deals with Brazilian state-run oil

October 23, 2015
Total Views: 15

Thursday, September 24, 2015
Petrobras 1000 drillship
Offshore

Transocean Linked to Petrobras Bribery Scandal for First Time

  By Peter Millard and Yasmine Batista (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore rig contractor, is being linked for the first

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 187

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

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: 55

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Vantage Drilling Bonds Plunge as Petrobras Cancels Deal Amid Bribe Probe
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Vantage Drilling Bonds Plunge as Petrobras Cancels Deal Amid Bribe Probe

  By Sridhar Natarajan (Bloomberg) — Bonds of Vantage Drilling Co. dropped as Petroleo Brasileiro SA terminated a $1.7 billion drill deal amid a

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 43

Petrobras Cancels Vantage Drillship Contract Citing Breaches
News

Petrobras Cancels Vantage Drillship Contract Citing Breaches

  Houston-based Vantage Drilling says it has been notified by Petrobras terminating it’s contract for the Titanium Explorer drillship. The 8-year

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 26
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