Swiss-based marine construction specialist Allseas has picked French tubing manufacturer Vallourec to supply line pipes for Petrobras’ Búzios 10 offshore project. This contract represents nearly 18,000 tonnes of subsea seamless premium carbon steel line pipes for the risers and flowlines. The...
https://splash247.com/vallourec-wins-pipe-deal-for-brazilian-project-from-allseas/
Global port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has bought a 47% interest in a former shipyard, Estaleiro Inhaúma, in Rio de Janeiro, which will be used to expand its port facilities in the city. “In the immediate future, the said property will be used by ICTSI Rio...
https://splash247.com/ictsi-to-expand-rio-de-janeiro-port-facilities/
A total of 14 workers were injured after a fire broke out on Petrobras’ Cherne 1 platform (PCH-1) in the Campos Basin, some 130 km off Rio de Janeiro. Initially, Petrobras reported that one service provider suffered minor burns and was conscious, however, the number rose to 14 as more time passed....
https://splash247.com/over-a-dozen-injured-in-petrobras-platform-fire/
Oslo-listed BW Energy has made a final investment decision for the Golfinho Boost project, aiming to increase incremental oil production from 2027 by 3,000 barrels per day. According to the company, the project will also increase uptime and reduce operating expenses at the Golfinho field offshore...
https://splash247.com/bw-energy-sets-aside-107m-to-boost-production-from-brazilian-deepwater-field/
In late March, Efen (formerly NXT) and Wilson Sons carried out the first HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fueling operation in Brazil’s maritime sector. The operation was conducted at the Açu Liquid Bulk Terminal (TLA), owned by Vast Infraestrutura.
This marks the first test of HVO (a form of renewable diesel) on a marine vessel in Brazil and was approved in February by Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) HVO was imported by Efen (a joint venture between BP and...
Brazilian state-owned giant Petrobras has exercised an option for one of Noble Corporation’s semisub drilling rig. The 2009-built Noble Discoverer rig has been working for Petrobras in Colombia since June 2024, and its deal is set to end in July 2025. Petrobras’ Colombian arm has now exercised an...
https://splash247.com/noble-rig-to-extend-colombia-stay-by-390-days/
Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has launched a tender for up to six platform supply vessels. Rio de Janeiro-based offshore brokerage WSB Advisors stated that the tender, launched on Thursday, was under an SEP format, which traditionally has limited public disclosure. All vessels...
https://splash247.com/petrobras-begins-search-for-more-psvs/
Dutch floater expert SBM Offshore announces it has signed a sale and leaseback financing agreement for one of its FPSOs. SBM Offshore said that the FPSO Cidade de Paraty was sold for the total amount of $400m. The deal included a tenor of eight years. The transaction is expected to be completed...
https://splash247.com/smb-offshore-banks-400m-from-fpso-sale-and-leaseback-deal/
Floater specialist BW Offshore and Prio Comercializadora, previously known as Petro Rio, have settled an arbitration case dating back to 2021. In September 2021, Prio, then Petro Rio, filed a request for arbitration concerning the charter and services agreement for the FPSO Polvo against BW...
https://splash247.com/bw-offshore-gets-36m-in-court-case-settlement/
The Brazilian city of Fortaleza has been chosen to host the one-person events at the 2027 World Sailing Championships.
The move, which will see Fortaleza host the one-person events in the first quarter of 2027, together with the decision to host the two-person events in Gdynia, Poland in the summer of 2027, will ensure an exciting year of Olympic class sailing ahead of the LA 2028 Olympic Games.
Fortaleza is the capital of the seaside state of Ceará and a popular sailing destination with a...