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 […]

OceanPact bought a shipyard: The interesting question is what comes next

The easiest way to read OceanPact’s acquisition of Dock Brasil is exactly as the company presented it: more capacity for repair, maintenance and docking, both for its own fleet and for third-party vessels. That is certainly true. It is also probably the least interesting part of the deal. OceanPact completed the acquisition of 100% of […]

Edise: New chapter for a Rio icon

By Rafael Bortoloti More than five decades after its inauguration, the Petrobras Headquarters Building (Edise) is beginning to write a new chapter in its history. Located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, the building is gradually returning to occupancy following an extensive renovation that began after it was closed in the first days of 2021. The […]

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 […]

Navalshore 2026 in details

Largest edition of the trade show attracts around 20,000 visitors and puts the recovery of Brazil’s shipbuilding industry at the center of discussions By Rafael Bortoloti Navalshore 2026 reinforced the current recovery of Brazil’s shipbuilding industry. In its 20th edition, the largest in the event’s history, the trade show welcomed approximately 20,000 visitors and brought […]

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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 […]

Staff Announcement

Westhon expands technology team with new talent and internal promotions Westhon is pleased to welcome two new interns to its Information Technology team while also announcing the promotion of two professionals who have been developing their careers within the group. The new team members are Arthur Granito, 20, and Arthur Rezende, 21, both Computer Science […]

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Safe Notos: new Petrobras contract

Safe Notos moves onto new Petrobras contract as day rate rises to USD 140,000​Prosafe’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 […]

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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 contract​Oceânica 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 […]