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Engineering Company Created with US$ 7.5 M in Orders

João Montenegro Apr 23, 2018

U.S. group MSHS acquires PP Engenharia aiming at Petrobras services on platforms, in refineries and thermals

Oil & Gas

BP, Petrobras Reconfirm Strategic Alliance

yolen@brasilenergia.com.br Apr 13, 2018

The two oil companies officialized the E&P cooperation agreement agreed to last year

Rnest Opening Delayed

Redação Nov 6, 2014

The contracts have created an imbalance in the refinery's accounts, with damages estimated at US$ 143 MM Brazil's Federal Court of Audit (TCU) has recommended the suspension of federal spending for…

Refineries Processing Down 3.7%

Redação Nov 6, 2014

The biggest drop occurred at Reduc (pictured), whose daily oil processing in September was down 25% compared to August Petrobras refineries processed 61.77 million barrels of oil in September, an average of…

Itaboraí-Guapimirim Gas Pipeline

Redação Oct 31, 2014

The pipeline will interconnect the UPGNs of the Comperj to the Guapimirim delivery station, which is connected to Gasduc III. Petrobras has contracted the capacity to transport natural gas through the…

ANP Approves Tanks For Rnest

Redação Oct 27, 2014

The ANP has authorized the pre-operation of three tanks for ballasting oil for the start of the first refining train at the Abreu e Lima Refinery (Rnest), in Pernambuco state. The tanks TQ-61007, TQ-61009 and TQ-61010…

104 MM M³/day Gas Consumed

Redação Oct 23, 2014

The average for the year is 99.2, up from 89.6 MM m³/day observed throughout 2013 Consumption of natural gas in August stood at 104.82 million cubic meters per day, the highest amount recorded this…

Premium I: Proposals In December

Redação Oct 15, 2014

The winner of the bid, in addition to designing and building the facility, will be responsible for process water Petrobras has scheduled December 10 as the date for submission of bids for construction and…

300 Km Pipeline

Redação Sep 26, 2014

The distribution gas pipeline will be run approximately 300 km and is 10 inches in diameter. Bahiagás on Thursday (September 25) initiated the bidding process for construction of what can be considered the largest…

UTC Compresses Natural Gas

Redação Sep 24, 2014

The UTC received authorization to operate a natural gas compression unit for well 3-AURI-23- RN, in the Periquito field in the Potiguar Basin. The Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP)'s decision was…

Chariot To Hire Seismic Work

Redação Sep 4, 2014

Chariot has kicked off preparations for the exploitation of four blocks contracted in the 11th Bidding Round in the Barreirinhas Basin, and plans to start a 3D seismic survey next year. According to the manager of Exploration for the…

Deal Extended

Redação Sep 1, 2014

Braskem and Petrobras have added a new clause to the contract for the supply of petrochemical naphtha that will remain in effect until February 2015. The terms of the current contract will remain in force and the price will be adjusted…

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From the Media

Jun 18, 2018 - The National Law Review

On June 5, 2018, Brazil’s National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) set a target to reduce fuel emissions ten percent by 2028. These targets are part of the RenovaBio law, passed in December 2017, that aims to meet Brazil’s commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement by increasing the share of ethanol and biodiesel in Brazil’s fuel mix and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Andre Rocha, president of the National Sugarcane/Ethanol Forum, a group of 16 state sugar/ethanol producers associations, told Bloomberg Environment the ten percent target “is not very ambitious, but is sufficient to encourage biofuel producers’ to expand output.”

Jun 18, 2018 - Mehr News Agency

The Brazilian government will spare no efforts to help Brazilian and Iranian firms develop relations after the U.S. withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, according to the Brazilian ambassador to Iran in an exclusive interview with the MNA. “Brazil has a well-developed industry in manufacturing equipment and engineering services in oil and gas sector. In Brazil, we have developed the oil production very fast. We have a good group of industries that can cooperate with Iran. Iran as well has made progress in oil and gas sector and it can cooperate with Brazil,” Brazil's Ambassador to Tehran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos said.

Jun 18, 2018 - Reuters

China’s State Power Investment Corp is likely to deliver a bid for Brazil’s fourth-largest hydroelectric dam as soon as next month, two people with knowledge of the matter said.The sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the deal publicly, said that China’s State Power Investment Corp had been in talks with shareholders of the Santo Antonio plant last year, before breaking off negotiations to bid for another dam. Cemig and Odebrecht SA, the owners of the 3.6-gigawatt Santo Antonio dam in the state of Rondonia, are selling assets to pay down debt.

Jun 18, 2018 - Kallanish Energy

Norway oil major Equinor has completed a 25% stake acquisition in another offshore Brazilian field, increasing its production in the country by 150%, Kallanish Energy reports.The completion of the non-operated interest in the Roncador oilfield in the pre-salt Campos Basin was announced by both Equinor and Brazil’s state-run Petrobras last week. Equinor paid Petrobras some US$ 2 billion in cash, with up to US$ 550 million remaining in contingent payments related to investments in projects to increase recovery from the field.