Tag: Petrobras

The fire that occurred on the FPSO, broke out in the transformers compartment, but it was controlled, as the Cidade de Maricá's personnel managed to deal with it effectively, using local firefighting equipment. No injuries or pollution were reported.

Japanese companies Mitsui & Co, MOL, Marubeni Corporation and MES have agreed to invest in a long-term charter business currently promoted by their compatriot MODEC, to provide a FPSO for use in the Sepia Area off Brazil.

On Wednesday, Brazil’s state-run oil major Petrobras agreed to pay USD 2.95 billion, as a settlement to a US class action corruption lawsuit. The so-called "Car Wash" corruption concerned executives allegedly receiving bribes in return for awarding contracts to construction firms at inflated prices since 2014.

As informed, the CVM, Brazilian equivalent to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, imposed accusations to eight people, including two ex-CEOs of the company, related to irregularities in the contracting process for three drill ships.

Petrobras and ExxonMobil will evaluate areas of common interest across all sectors of the oil and gas production value chain, including opportunities for collaboration in exploration, production, gas and chemicals both inside and outside Brazil.

US authorities are conducting an investigation into the fatality of a worker onboard a drillship operated by Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras in the Gulf of Mexico, about 172 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

One mistake after another may be the cause of the explosion on BW Offshore's FPSO Cidade de São Mateus

One of the four missing Brazilians is found deceased, bringing the total number of fatalities up to six persons.

Update on Petrobras FPSO accident

CMM has taken delivery of a Damen Platform Supply Vessel 3300. The 80-metre, 3,300t deadweight vessel CMM Gravity will be deployed in the Brazilian waters from June 2014 on a 4+4 year contract with Petrobras