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June 15 - OceanPact has signed a R$ 443.7 million contract with Petrobras to perform specialized services for the removal and recovery of flexible pipelines as part of the decommissioning of offshore production units. The work will be carried out on the risers of the P-18 platform, located in the Marlim Field, Campos Basin. The... Continue Reading →
June 7 - The Rio Grande Shipyard, owned by Ecovix, completed this week the decommissioning of the P-32 platform in its dry dock. The first green dismantling in Brazil was concluded, involving hundreds of workers who worked on the maritime unit, which weighed more than 44,000 tons. Acquired at auction by Gerdau in July 2023,... Continue Reading →
May 29 - New guidance aims to reduce diver risk as ageing offshore infrastructure drives increasingly complex dismantlement operations The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published new industry guidance designed to improve safety during subsea decommissioning and dismantlement projects, warning that ageing offshore infrastructure, incomplete historical records and changing site conditions are creating an... Continue Reading →
May 21 (OE) Saipem and Petrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to initiate a technical dialogue aimed at assessing and potentially developing integrated solutions for decommissioning activities in Brazil, with reference to oil and gas fields, subsea systems and associated infrastructure. In particular, the MoU covers plug and abandonment activities – relating to... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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