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Sept. 24 (PN) The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) announced this week the release of R$2.5 billion for Starnav Serviços Marítimos to acquire vessels to be built at the Detroit Brasil shipyard in Itajaí, Santa Catarina. The loan granted to Starnav is equivalent to over 88% of the R$2.9 billion earmarked for the purchase of eight... Continue Reading →
Aug.18 (Reuters) – Petrobras signed a R$3.2 billion contract with the offshore support vessel company OceanPact for the charter of four RSV vessels for four years, the service provider told Reuters on Monday (18). The vessels will be used in remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations for inspection of underwater structures, preventive and corrective maintenance, installation... Continue Reading →
Petrobras expects to reach a production of 1.5 million barrels of oil per day in the Búzios field in the near future. The information was given by the CEO of the state-owned company, Magda Chambriard, during a Transpetro event. According to her, the increase in production will be supported by a robust hiring of support... Continue Reading →
Jesper Skjong, Contributor (OE) After what we would argue has been an incredibly eventful 2024 with massive deals, tremendous dayrate developments, further charterer backlog build, and the first series of newbuild orders in years, now comes the time when we turn our gaze towards 2025. What are some of the main trends we expect for next... Continue Reading →
Jesper Skjong, Contributor (OE) There are solid underlying fundamentals that are driving the increased vessel demand, chief among them is the increased offshore upstream investment on a global level. Overall, spending on exploration and production is set to increase roughly 45% from 2021 to 2025, reaching a total of almost $200 billion in the latter year.... Continue Reading →
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