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Por Onde Anda? Navvik Leader
Sitting at anchor in Rio de Janeiro, the former Maersk Leader may look like another AHTS waiting for its next move. But after almost 15 years connected to Brazil’s offshore market, a change of name on its hull now represents something considerably bigger. Maersk Leader is now Navvik Leader — one of the most visible […]
Petrobras does not rule out simultaneous drilling with two rigs in FZA-M-59
Petrobras does not rule out simultaneous drilling with two rigs in FZA-M-59 Petrobras has not ruled out the possibility of conducting simultaneous drilling operations with two rigs in the FZA-M-59 block, in Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas Basin, although the company says there is currently no plan for both units to operate simultaneously. The possibility was […]
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Constitutional Insights #4
The Mining Debate and Bill 2780/2024: Between Development and Preservation By Luis Fernando Priolli Dealing with mining in Brazil is complex and polarized. While on one hand it drives the economy, on the other, it touches the wounds of the territory. This issue boils down to a tug-of-war between powerful and difficult-to-reconcile realities. Brazil cannot […]
Digital Minds #4
The Price of Taking a Stand By Fernando Vilela The Price of Taking a Stand Every company has values. You know the list. Integrity. Transparency. Respect. Independence. Ethics. They’re usually printed in an expensive font somewhere between the company’s mission statement and a photograph of three unusually happy employees staring at a laptop. Nobody writes: […]
Tech Compass #4
The Yacht That Starts Telling Its Own Story A modern yacht doesn’t have to wait for a failure to tell us there is a problem. Its own data may start telling the story much earlier By Romulo Bacchiega Some technologies immediately demand our attention. Others work quietly in the background, without changing the appearance of […]
Open Tenders
Dear All, One Energy is pleased to provide an update on the current long-term tenders that are open to offer.
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, […]
Por onde anda? NS Loreto
Por Onde Anda? At 44, former NS Loreto may be preparing for a return to STS A vessel built in Niterói 44 years ago is back on the Brazilian offshore market’s radar. Ilha de Tinharé, the former NS Loreto, spent the past months without a contract before OceanPact decided to sell the vessel. According to […]
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 […]
One Energy News – Breaking
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 […]
Por onde anda? Atlantic Dama
Built in 1974, ATLANTIC DAMA (IMO 7382421) is 52 years old and still active under the Argentine flag. The 950 GT, 1,399 DWT offshore tug/supply vessel is owned and commercially managed by Paraná Logística S.A. since 2018. Her recent record is more relevant than her age. In 2023, she supported preparatory work for Google’s Firmina […]
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 […]
Bareboat on paper, manager on deck: What exactly makes Petrobras an EBN?
Petrobras’ latest PSV tender may be entirely lawful. It is also a remarkably good test of the distance between regulatory status and operating reality. Petrobras has clarified the rationale behind Opportunity 7004598410, covering the bareboat charter and technical management of a PSV 3000. The explanation closes one question and opens a much better one. According […]
One Energy News — Breaking News — Brazil
The 20th edition of Navalshore, one of Brazil’s leading maritime and shipbuilding industry events, opens this Tuesday (18) at ExpoRio, in Rio de Janeiro. Running through August 20, the event brings together shipyards, shipowners, equipment manufacturers and service providers from across Brazil’s maritime, naval and offshore supply chain. Petrobras has signed a contract with Halliburton […]
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. […]
One Energy News – Open Tenders
Dear all, Here’s the latest update on offshore procurement activity in Brazil. What has changed? • Opportunity 7004598410 – PSV 3000The submission deadline has been extended to 4 September 2026.The opportunity covers the bareboat charter and technical management of a PSV 3000.• Opportunity 7004433974 – FPSO Búzios 12 (P-91)The submission deadline has been extended to […]