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Sept. 25 (TN) Porto do Açu and OceanPact signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to expand the area occupied by the company at the port-industrial complex in São João da Barra (RJ). The agreement aims to expand OceanPact's operational capacity and strengthen infrastructure supporting the region's oil and gas supply chain. The agreement provides for... Continue Reading →
Sept. 23 (TN) Porto do Açu and operator Perenco Brasil signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the development of the first offshore platform electrification project in the Campos Basin. The agreement entails supplying power from shore to Perenco’s units at the Pargo and Cherne Hubs—located in shallow waters—via an 80-kilometer subsea cable connected to... Continue Reading →
Sept. 14 - Petrobras has signed a long-term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with Sempra Infrastructure, a U.S. company and subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE). The agreement, signed at the end of August, provides for Petrobras to purchase 0.8 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG for a period of 20 years,... Continue Reading →
Sept.4 (offshoreWIND.biz) The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the Japanese engineering and technology company Japan Blue Energy (JB Energy) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on strategic studies for a floating wind pilot project proposed for installation off Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Named Aura Sul Wind, the project will consist... Continue Reading →
Sept. 1 (marinereport) Singapore and Brazil have inked a deal that will establish their green and digital shipping corridor. In a statement, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the two markets signed the memorandum of understanding to establish the Singapore-Brazil Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC). The partnership will strengthen cooperation between Singapore and... Continue Reading →
Aug 27 (Reuters) - French renewable energy company Voltalia has received authorization from Brazil's government to install a data center at the Pecem port complex in Ceara state, securing tax exemptions for the planned mega-project. Investment in the data center is expected to total 181.7 billion reais ($35.24 billion), Brazil's government said in a Wednesday statement.... Continue Reading →
4th August 2026: Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a new contract by Petrobras for the provision of inspection, preservation, maintenance, and operational readiness services for subsea interconnection, mooring and anchoring materials. This award marks the third contract secured by Intermoor from Petrobras in less than a year, reinforcing a long-standing... Continue Reading →
July 31 (offshoreWIND.biz) The French government has selected five ports to receive nearly EUR 260 million in funding under the France 2030 investment programme to upgrade infrastructure supporting the country’s floating offshore wind industry. The selected ports are Cherbourg, Brest, Nantes-Saint Nazaire, Port-la-Nouvelle, and Marseille-Fos, with the port funding expected to leverage almost EUR 1... Continue Reading →
June 23 (OE) Italian energy services company Saipem has launched operations for the GranMorgu offshore project in Suriname with the arrival of the multi-purpose construction vessel Normand Navigator at the Jules Sedney Harbour commercial port in Paramaribo. The vessel is berthed and ready to begin preliminary activities for the project, which is located in Block... Continue Reading →
June 16 (OE) Europe will require a dedicated fleet of around 65 CO2 carriers and a network of 33 ports by 2050 to support the large-scale deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), according to a new study led by energy consultancy Xodus. The CCUS Enabling Infrastructure Study, prepared by Xodus on behalf of the... Continue Reading →
