LNG terminal to be developed in the North of Brazil
Golar Power will develop the first LNG terminal in the North of Brazil. The project will enable the supply of LNG to Norsk Hydro’s Alunorte refinery plant.
Brazil
Sort by:
Filter by:
Watch: Stellar Banner scuttled in deep waters
Following the giant VLOC “Stella Banner’s” grounding on February 24, the 300.000 DWT vessel was intentionally sunk on Friday approximately 150km from Maranhão.
Grounded Stellar Banner refloated off Brazil
Salvors in Brazil managed to refloat Stellar Banner over three months after the VLOC ran aground. The ship has now been towed 60 miles off the coast of Maranhão, to undergo inspections.
COVID-19 spreads in Brazilian oilfields
Equinor and Perenco are among at least five oil producers that have reported COVID-19 cases among employees or contractors at facilities off Brazil.
Guidance launched for FPSOs in Brazil
ABS has launched a support package for offshore operators in Brazil’s complex regulatory environment. It also published a technical advisory and two new notations.
Brazil: Procedures for crew boarding and disembarking amid COVID-19
Brazil’s National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) issued procedures for boarding and disembarking of vessels’ and platforms’ crew, in order to prepare for potential serious COVID-19 cases in autumn.
Workers at Brazilian ports affected by COVID-19
As COVID-19 is significantly affecting Brazil, workers at its ports are starting to fall ill. As of now, at least three privately-run terminals have registered two cases each of COVID-19 in the past two weeks.
Almost-completed tanker partially sinks at pier
The tanker Irma Dulce, that was on the cusp of being finished, partially sank at the Estaleiro Mauá shipyard in Rio de Janeiro.
COVID-19 causes shipping containers shortages
The COVID-19 crisis which has been the epicentre of the EU is leading to shipping container shortages and goods, which is expected to worsen as China imposes more restrictions concerning incoming vessels, to boost its coronavirus safety measures.
Salvage experts begin Stellar Banner’s debunkering
With Stellar Banner ore carrier being grounded at the coast of Brazil from 25 February, salvage experts begun the debunkering operation in order to remove the fuel oil from the vessel.
