FMM approves R$ 218.8 million for Southern Brazil shipbuilding projects
At its 61st Council meeting, Brazil’s Merchant Marine Fund (FMM) approved R$ 218.8 million to support…
Venezuela: Impacts on Brazil and the Equatorial Margin
Alexandre Vilela, CEO of WSB Advisors and Westhon, analyzes the developments of the recent tensions between…
Open Tenders & More – Week 01, 2026
What has changed?
Petrobras starts production at FPSO P-78
Petrobras announced that FPSO P-78 began production on the last day of 2025. The unit is…
DOF secures new long-term RSV contract
DOF has signed a four-year contract with Petrobras for the vessel Skandi Commander, with operations scheduled…
OceanPact signs contract with Petrobras
OceanPact has signed a four-year contract with Petrobras, estimated at approximately R$500 million, for the charter…
DOF, Petrobras and the strategic value of time in Brazil’s offshore market
By Alexandre Vilela DOF’s recent disclosure regarding the extension of seven contracts with Petrobras in Brazil…
Special WSB: Por onde anda?
Por onde anda? Milan Tide Delivered in 2003 by Estaleiro Promar, in Niterói (RJ), Milan Tide…
BW Energy secures long-term lease for Maromba drilling and wellhead platform
BW Energy has formalised conversion of a short-term lease for Super Gorilla class jack-up rig BW…
Updates Transpetro: pusher and barges construction
Transpetro opens commercial bids for barges acquisition As 2025 approaches its final stretch, Transpetro has opened…
P-19 and P-26: tender for sale
Petrobras has launched a tender for the sale of platforms P-19 and P-26, both scheduled for…
Shell and Consortium sign US$300 million drillship contract for Orca Project
Shell Brasil, representing the ORCA INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM with Ecopetrol (30%), TotalEnergies (20%) and PPSA (Pré-Sal Petróleo…