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Belgium engineering firm Tractebel, part of Engie, is developing a concept for an offshore platform that would convert power produced from offshore wind farms into hydrogen using electrolysis. “Delivering up to 400 MW, this kind of plant exceeds the output of previous technologies many times over. It could already be put into practice today, for... Continue Reading →
October 1, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that since May 2019 has been negotiating with unions to reach an understanding on the 2019-2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement (“ACT”). After more than 20 meetings between representatives of Petrobras and the union, with the submission by the company of three proposals that were not accepted, Petrobras... Continue Reading →
October 2, 2019 Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PetroRio") (B3: PRIO3), in accordance with art. 26 of the Novo Mercado Regulation, and in addition to the Material Facts of October 29, 2018, January 30, 2019, February 13, 2019 and March 25, 2019, informs its shareholders, on this date, conditions precedent having been met and necessary... Continue Reading →
30 Sept, 2019 With 424 tons of steel and 156 meters high. If it were a building, it would be one of the tallest in the country. The new flare (torch) tower at the Natural Gas Processing Unit (NGPU), was installed in partnership with MIP Engenharia in the Integrated Route 3 Project, under construction in... Continue Reading →
Oct 01, 2019 Petrobras announces the International Auction of the drillship Vitória (NS-30). The bidding will be held on the electronic portal on 10/30/2019, at 10am. Consultation of the notice and addenda containing the rules and requirements for the processing of the Electronic International Auction will be made at the portal http://www.petronect.com.br. Visit: http://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/-/aviso-de-licitacao-leilao-eletronico-n-5900.003.2019-219201151
Oslo-headquartered TMC Compressors of the Seas said on Monday it has been awarded a contract from Chinese shipyard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to supply the marine compressed air system to the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO). Under the contract, TMC will provide a large compressed air system consisting of frequency-controlled instrument air... Continue Reading →
Oct 01, 2019 Modec will define, in the coming months, the shipyards from abroad and from Brazil that will work on the Buzios FPSO, which will operate for Petrobras in the Santos cluster in 2021. The project should follow the company's previous platform construction model, with hull conversion in Asia and part of module manufacturing... Continue Reading →
Eike Batista, formerly Brazil’s richest man, was sentenced to an additional eight years and seven months of prison time on Monday for insider trading. Batista, 62, had already been convicted for paying $16.6 million to get government contracts as part of a sprawling corruption probe known as Carwash and sentenced to 30 years, which he... Continue Reading →
Magma Global has signed a contract with Shell to develop and qualify a flexible single polymer composite (SPC) pipe for cryogenic applications of down to -196oC. Magma was selected for its high precision laser manufacturing capability and experience in development and qualification of composite pipe for hydrocarbon service. The cryogenic flexible will suit a number... Continue Reading →
Sonardyne Brasil has supplied Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) positioning technology to track science equipment and underwater vehicles deployed from Brazil’s oceanographic research vessel, Alpha Crucis. The 64 m-long vessel, which is operated by the University of São Paulo, undertakes research projects spanning global climate change to biodiversity in Brazilian waters. It will be equipped with a... Continue Reading →
