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Friday, October 19, 2018
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Maritime News

Exxon Makes Major Bet on Brazil as Petrobras Eases Its Grip

By Sabrina Valle and Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) — In a single year, Exxon Mobil Corp. has gone from being a tiny bit player in Brazil to the

October 19, 2018
Total Views: 19

Friday, September 28, 2018
petrobras carwash probe
Maritime News

Petrobras to Pay $853 Million U.S. Fine in Car Wash Probe

By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Petróleo Brasileiro SA will pay an $853.2 million fine to settle charges that former executives and

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 10

Friday, July 13, 2018
Brazil Charges Former Vantage Drilling CEO with Corruption
News

Brazil Charges Former Vantage Drilling CEO with Corruption

BRASILIA, July 12 (Reuters) – Brazilian federal prosecutors on Thursday charged the former chief executive of U.S. oil services company Vantage Drilling

July 13, 2018
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, January 3, 2018
petrobras carwash probe
News

Petrobras to Pay $2.95 Billion to Settle U.S. Class Action Over Corruption

By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said Wednesday that it has agreed to

January 3, 2018
Total Views: 8

Thursday, December 7, 2017
petrobras 10000 drillship accident
News

BSEE: Worker Killed Aboard Petrobras 10000 Drillship in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

A drillship worker was killed last week in an accident on the rig floor of a Petrobras-contracted drillship in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico about 172 miles south of

December 7, 2017
Total Views: 144

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: 69

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: 27

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: 132

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: 9

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: 84

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: 129

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

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: 41

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: 57

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: 45

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: 4

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: 9

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: 45
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