Pöyry win contract for the expansion of Salgado Filho Airport, Brazil
Pöyry awarded engineering services assignment for the expansion of Salgado Filho Airport, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The HTBM consortium, comprising of contractors HTB, Tedesco and Barbosa Mello, has awarded Pöyry with the detail engineering and field engineering services assignment for the expansion project of the Salgado Filho Airport, in Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil, under the...
Aker Solutions Wins Services Contract from Petrobras in Brazil
Aker Solutions won a contract to provide maintenance and modifications services for three platforms at Petrobras-operated oil and gas fields offshore Brazil, expanding its business in a key international market. The four-year contract is valued at about NOK 800 million and includes an option for a one-year extension. The order covers a range of services...
Fugro awarded two-year Petrobas Brazil contract
Fugro has been awarded a further 2-year contract by Petrobras to provide comprehensive inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) and pipeline inspection services in Brazil. The new award follows Fugro’s successful completion of an initial 12-month contract for the oil major, after taking delivery of the new-build vessel Fugro Aquarius. Built specifically for the Brazilian market...
Downtime In South America
If your expat assignment takes you to South America, why not travel to these recommended places in your time off? Get away from your work assignment and truly explore your new environment, its culture and unique sights. Buenos Aires, Argentina The birthplace of the tango is, like the dance itself, captivating, seductive and bustling with...
Van Oord JV awarded Brazil dredging contract
Van Oord has been awarded a contract by the Brazilian Ministry of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation for the capital and maintenance dredging of the port of Santos, Brazil. This project in the largest port of South America will be executed in a joint venture with Boskalis. The contract carries a total value for the...
Expat Travel
In this section you will find many ideas with which to explore interesting areas and experiences within easy reach of your expat location – when you get some downtime. We haven’t assumed you will be flying out from the UK or the US, but rather setting off from your current overseas location. Enjoy your trip!...
Aker Solutions signs agreement with Petrobras
Aker Solutions secured an agreement to provide maintenance and other services for subsea facilities at Petrobras-operated oil and gas fields offshore Brazil. The contract is for a fixed term of three years valued at BRL 435 million net of taxes (NOK 1 billion) and may be extended by another three years. It covers maintenance, storage,...
Vestas wins 6 wind farm contracts in Brazil
The orders are the first Vestas has announced in Brazil in 2016 and consist of six wind farms. Vestas will supply 86 units of V110-2.0 MW turbines for projects totalling 172 MW located in the state of Bahía in northeastern Brazil. The contracts comprise supply and installation of the wind turbines in compliance with the...
Pöyry win EPCM Brazil pulp mill contract
Pöyry have been awarded the EPCM services assignment for state-of-the-art pulp mill in Fibria, Brazil. Fibria, the largest eucalyptus pulp producer in the world, has awarded Pöyry with the assignment for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the Balance of Plant (BOP) of the Horizonte 2 project in Brazil. The services cover...