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Petrobras in focus: higher oil, strong results and a growing offshore pipeline
Petrobras has been appearing almost daily across financial, energy and offshore headlines. Taken together, recent developments provide a broader picture of where the company stands today. • Brent back above USD 100 Brent traded above USD 100 per barrel again on Thursday, amid concerns over supply and maritime flows in the Middle East. For Petrobras, […]
Petrobras expands Foz do Amazonas drilling
Petrobras expands Foz do Amazonas drilling campaign as Morpho evaluation advances Petrobras has received authorization from Ibama to expand its exploration campaign in the FZA-M-59 block, in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, adding three contingent wells to the environmental license that originally covered only Morpho. The amendment to Operating License No. 1684/2025, signed on September […]
Energy Talks # 20 – Aldo Manoel Pedro Júnior
By Rafael Bortoloti Few professionals can say they played a key role in the implementation of one of the most important shipyards in Brazil’s shipbuilding industry. Mechanical engineer Aldo Manoel Pedro Júnior is one of them. Born in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Aldo graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and […]
Safe Notos: new Petrobras contract
Safe Notos moves onto new Petrobras contract as day rate rises to USD 140,000Prosafe’s Safe Notos transitions today, September 1, to a new four-year contract with Petrobras for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil.The contract itself was awarded in 2025, but its commencement marks a significant repricing of the unit.Safe Notos moves from a contractual […]
TotalEnergies and Petrobras secure 4.9 million barrels in PPSA spot auction
TotalEnergies and Petrobras were the winners of Brazil’s 8th Union Spot Oil Auction, held by Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) on August 26.TotalEnergies secured three Búzios lots totaling 4 million barrels. The volumes are associated with production from the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, FPSO Almirante Barroso, P-78 and P-79.The first two lots each comprise 1 million barrels from […]
P-80 and P-82 prepare to sail for Brazil
Petrobras and Seatrium held the christening and sailaway ceremony for the P-80 and P-82 FPSOs on Thursday, August 27, at the Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore.Both units are in the final stage of module integration and are expected to begin their voyages to Brazil in the coming weeks. P-80, which will operate as Búzios 9, […]
Normand Valiant secures two more years with Petrobras in Brazil
Solstad Offshore has secured a new two-year contract with Petrobras for the CSV Normand Valiant, extending the vessel’s employment in Brazil.The new contract is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2026, following completion of the current Petrobras agreement and a scheduled class renewal. The gross contract value is approximately USD 62 million.Normand Valiant […]
Petrobras establishes new petcoke export route via Porto do Açu
Petrobras and Porto do Açu have signed their first contract for the regular export of petroleum coke through the T-Mult multicargo terminal in São João da Barra, Rio de Janeiro.The new route will consolidate volumes produced at four Petrobras refineries in southeastern Brazil: REGAP, in Minas Gerais; REDUC, in Rio de Janeiro; and REPLAN and […]
Oceânica points to possible redeployment
Oceânica points to possible redeployment of SUB XIII and SUB XVIII under Petrobras contractOceânica expects to reallocate SUB XIII and SUB XVIII to its Hull Inspection contract with Petrobras, according to the company’s second-quarter results.The vessels had their respective contracts terminated while still in the final stages of mobilization and before operations under those contracts […]
Belov begins R$ 230 million SDSV newbuild program for Petrobras
Belov Shipyard, in Simões Filho, Bahia, has started construction of two Shallow Diving Support Vessels, SDSVs, for Petrobras under a R$230.2 million newbuilding program. The project is financed through Brazil’s Merchant Marine Fund, FMM, with Caixa Econômica Federal as financial agent. The first vessel, Belov Arembepe, has reached the keel-laying stage. Construction began in February […]
Firjan’s new naval panorama maps Brazil's shipbuilding recovery through 2032
Firjan has released the 7th edition of its Panorama Naval no Rio de Janeiro during Navalshore 2026, mapping the scale of Brazil’s current shipbuilding recovery and the markets expected to sustain activity over the coming years.Rio de Janeiro remains at the center of this industrial base. According to Firjan, the state concentrates 24 of Brazil’s […]
Navalshore 2026 opens with new vessel investments and focus on execution
Transpetro’s R$630 million inland navigation program, new estimates for Brazil’s shipbuilding pipeline and initiatives focused on financing, suppliers and technology are setting the tone for Navalshore 2026 in Rio de Janeiro. Navalshore 2026 opened on August 18 in Rio de Janeiro as Brazil’s maritime industry enters a new phase of investment. The 20th edition brings […]
Petrobras finds hydrocarbons off Amapá in Equatorial Margin
Petrobras has identified hydrocarbons in the Morpho exploratory well, 1-BRSA-1405-APS, in block FZA-M-59, marking the company’s first discovery offshore Amapá in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin. The well is located approximately 175 kilometers off the coast of Amapá, in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, at a water depth of 2,886 meters. The hydrocarbon-bearing interval was identified through […]
Camorim orders four new ASD tugs
Camorim has signed a new contract with Detroit Shipyard, in Santa Catarina, for the construction of four ASD tugs, continuing the expansion of its Brazilian-built tug fleet. The project represents an investment of more than R$180 million. The new vessels will be 24 meters long, with 70 tonnes of bollard pull and Fire Fighting capabilities. […]
Braskem’s new LR1 tanker begins naphta operations in Brazil
Braskem Trading & Shipping’s Beautiful Future has arrived at the Port of Aratu, in Bahia, beginning operations in Brazil as part of the company’s new generation of naphtha carriers. The LR1 chemical and product tanker can transport up to 89,500 m³ of naphtha per voyage and was designed primarily for the long-haul route between the […]
Tupi reaches 4 billion BOE in cumulative production
Petrobras’ Tupi asset, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, has reached 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent in cumulative production, becoming the first asset in the company’s 73-year history to reach this volume. The mark comes as Petrobras completes 20 years of operations in the area. Tupi was the first pre-salt system to enter commercial production, […]
Boka Sub C: new project
BOKA SUB C LEAVES BRAZIL FOR NEW FPSO PROJECT IN GUYANA Boskalis has completed the preparation of its DP3 construction support vessel BOKA Sub C, which is set to begin a new offshore project in Guyana. The vessel spent the past few years operating in Brazilian waters, carrying out deepwater anchor installation and other offshore […]
PPSA to offer 13.9 million barrels in largest recent spot auction
Brazil’s Pré-Sal Petróleo will offer 13.9 million barrels of Union-owned crude from Búzios and Atapu on August 26, significantly increasing the scale of its recent spot sales as government entitlement from the pre-salt continues to grow. Brazil’s Pré-Sal Petróleo, PPSA, will hold its 8th Spot Auction on August 26, offering 13.9 million barrels of Union-owned […]
Por Onde Anda? MPSV Lagunero
Built for high-complexity campaigns and multipurpose support, the high-spec Mexican asset faces its most turbulent period yet, far from the offshore fields she was expected to serve and under judicial custody in Guanabara Bay. The Vessel Th
Atlantic Star arrives at Mauá shipyard
The semi-submersible Atlantic Star arrived in Guanabara Bay today under tow by the AHTSs Valletta and Xavantes and is expected to berth at Estaleiro Mauá S/A following the completion of its workover campaign for Karoon Energy at the Baúna f