OCTOBER 17, 2013 — Two Ulstein PX 105 platform supply vessels (PSV) will be the first vessels built by Brazil’s Oceana Offshore at its new shipyard, Oceana Estaleiros, which is under construction
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 — IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the pipelaying vessel Sapura Diamante in a ceremony at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming was
AUGUST 26, 2013 — Petrobras reports that the P-63 FPSO was temporarily located in Ilha de Santana, in Macaé (RJ) on Friday. The unit is now on its way to its final
AUGUST 8, 2013—Brazil’s Petrobras has confirmed an oil discovery in a well 303 km offshore of the state of São Paulo in water depths of 2,158 meters. The deepwater discovery was at
JUNE 28, 2013 — Seadrill Limited and Malaysia’s SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad today announced that their jointly owned entity, Sapura Navegação Marítima S.A., Brazil has been awarded a contract from Petrobras to charter
MAY 29, 2013 — Brazil’s Estaleiro Atlantico Sul (EAS) has delivered the Suezmax tanker Zumbi dos Palmares to Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro. The vessel is the second ship built by EAS as part
APRIL 30, 2013 — Caterpillar Global Petroleum announced today it has been awarded a contract by Brazilian shipbuilder Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu (EEP) to provide the diesel generator sets for the main
APRIL 22, 2013 — Petrobras last week signed contracts for 23 offshore support vessels, as part of its third Fleet Renewal Plan for Offshore Support Vessels. The units, type PSV 4500 and
APRIL 11, 2013 — Incat Crowther has been awarded contracts to design two types of new fast oilfield service vessels for Arpoador Engenharia of Brazil. One is 36 m monohull crewboat that
APRIL 9, 2013 — Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded of a contract worth in excess of $350 million by Petrobras. The contract is for the operation of the Pipe Lay Support