Asahi Kasei, Nippon Steel, and Nippon Steel Trading Recycle Chlor-Alkali Electrolysis Cell Production Scrap Back into High-Quality Pure Titanium

March 18, 2026 - Asahi Kasei, a diversified global company, Nippon Steel, and Nippon Steel Trading have launched a recycling initiative to convert pure titanium scrap generated during the manufacturing of electrolysis cells into a raw material for pure titanium. The initiative is designed to reduce the environmental impact of cell production and enhance the... Continue Reading →

March 18, 2026 0

Petrobras Launches Online Auction of Platforms P-26 and P-19

Dec. 29 (TN) In another modernization process and commitment to the market, Petrobras announces the online auction of two deactivated offshore platforms following a decommissioning plan. Platform P-26 (pictured), located in São João da Barra (RJ), has a starting bid of R$ 1.5 million, while P-19, located in Macaé (RJ), starts at R$ 1.6 million.... Continue Reading →

December 29, 2025 0

Petrobras Auctions Two Offshore Platforms for Recycling

Dec. 15 (Reuters) Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has launched an auction to sell two old offshore platforms no longer in production for sustainable recycling, the firm said on Friday. Platforms P-19 and P-26 will be sold separately, said the firm, adding that together they contain about 40,000 tons of steel. The firm has previously... Continue Reading →

December 15, 2025 0

Petrobras launches tender to reuse the topsides of the P-35 and P-37 platforms.

Dec. 8 - Petrobras launched a tender for the reuse of the topsides (production modules) of the P-35 and P-37 platforms, which operated in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin, with the aim of modernizing them and reusing them in other projects, as a more economical alternative to decommissioning, taking advantage of the hulls... Continue Reading →

December 8, 2025 0

Porto do Açu Expands Operations with Petrobras and Integrates Exploration, Production and Decommissioning

Dec. 2 - Porto do Açu is optimistic about future demand in the oil platform decommissioning market, even after the adjustment in resources that Petrobras intends to allocate to this activity. The assessment is that, even if the state-owned company decides to extend production in more mature fields, the services provided directly or indirectly will... Continue Reading →

December 2, 2025 0

European M.A.R.S. and Porto Central sign MOU to establish shipyard for dismantling oil platforms

Nov. 6 - The project to install a shipyard at Porto Central, currently under construction in Presidente Kennedy, in southern Espírito Santo, has made further progress. M.A.R.S. Europe A/S, the European subsidiary of M.A.R.S. Inc., has signed a new agreement with Porto Central to detail the project for the construction of a world-class shipyard in... Continue Reading →

November 6, 2025 0

Porto do Açu and SISTAC Sign Agreement to Provide Decommissioning Services

Oct. 29 - Porto do Açu and SISTAC, a leading company in the Brazilian market for inspection, maintenance, and repair of submerged structures for the energy industry, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Offshore Technology Conference - OTC Brasil, to study the joint offering of decommissioning services at the port-industrial complex located in... Continue Reading →

October 29, 2025 0

Exclusive: Dismantling of first oil vessel in Brazil running a year late

(Reuters) - A dispute between state-run oil company Petrobras and steelmaker Gerdau will delay the first dismantling of an oil production vessel in Brazil by at least a year, people familiar with the matter said, in a setback for local shipyards. The operation had been hailed as a chance to reinvent Brazil's struggling shipbuilders as industrial recyclers,... Continue Reading →

April 15, 2025 0

Petrobras signs Protocols of Intent for studies on reusing platforms

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed two Protocols of Intent to carry out studies on the reuse of oil and gas production platforms that are in the demobilization stage. In the first agreement, in addition to Petrobras, the National Union of the Shipbuilding and Offshore Repair Industry (SINAVAL) and the Brazilian... Continue Reading →

February 17, 2025 0

DOE: US Can Recycle 90% of Wind Turbine Mass

(OE) A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) outlines recommendations that could increase the recycling and reuse of decommissioned wind energy equipment and materials to create a more circular economy and sustainable supply chain. The research reveals that existing U.S. infrastructure could process 90% of the mass of decommissioned wind turbines. However,... Continue Reading →

January 7, 2025 0

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