Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras on Friday confirmed the discovery of a large crude oil deposit off the coast of the northeastern Sergipe state. The reserve could yield nearly a billion barrels of crude, representing one of the ...
Tags: oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
China's top three oil and gas producers have signed up for bidding for a block of a deepwater oil field in Brazil, each. Brazil will hold a bidding for a pre-salt block in the Libra oil field and the first round is scheduled to be held on ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, gas, oil
Brazil's government plans to finance state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA's participation in the October 21 auction of Libra, country's largest-ever oil discovery, the Estado de S. Paulo daily newspaper reported on Saturday. The ...
Tags: oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras SA), one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, has emphasised that the tapping of its systems by the US National Security Agency (NSA) is a result of political, and not technical issues. The NSA has ...
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Has received a significant order to supply the propulsion solutions for six new offshore pipe laying vessels being built by IHC Merwede, a global leader in delivering efficient vessels and equipment. Three of the ships are to be built for ...
receives major order to supply propulsion solutions for six new offshore Pipe Laying Vessels to operate in Brazilian waters. Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions and services provider, has received a significant ...
Tags: Transportation, logistics
Argentine polymer and synthetic rubber output fell 15.3% in July compared with the year-earlier period, the state statistics office Indec said Friday. Production of these petrochemicals also was down 23.3% compared with June, Indec said ...
Tags: Polymer Output, Chemicals
Sulzer Pumps to supply 42 pumps to two Floating Production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels in Brazil. Sulzer Pumps will supply 42 pumps for installation on two Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels (P-66 and ...
Tags: Pumps, Industrial Equipment, Components
Norway's DOF Group reported Thursday that Petrobras has extended its contract to use the Skandi Vitória pipe-lay vessel for two more years from September 2013. The Skandi Vitória is owned through a joint venture formed by ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
Subsea 7 S.A. awarded contracts for three new-build PLSVs Tuesday, Jul 09, 2013 Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC) announced the award of three contracts from Petrobras with a combined value (at the time of contract signature) of ...
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Nearly a decade after re-entering the US Gulf of Mexico and five years into its shale play foray onshore, Statoil is now an operator in both arenas, a coup for the Norwegian company best known for harsh-environment marine operations. ...
Tags: Statoil, foray onshore
Rio de Janeiro State Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the leaders of Brazil's public-private sectors to increase the adoption of zero-emission transportation in the country. The partners who participated in ...
Petrobras, in compliance with the provision in the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, or CVM) Rule No. 358, of January 3, 2002, announces that its Board of Directors approved the ...
Argentina's production of polymer and synthetic rubber fell 14.7% in April compared with the year-earlier period but was 4.1% higher than March, the government statistics office, Indec, said Thursday. Production of these petrochemicals in ...
Tags: Polymer Output, Chemicals
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Wednesday issued a decree to expropriate land in Rio de Janeiro state for pipelines to be built for Petrobras' Comperj refinery and petrochemicals project near Rio de Janeiro, which is currently under ...
Tags: Petrobras Comperj, Chemicals