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Petrobras Refineries: 25% Excess Capacity

João Montenegro Nov 27, 2018

Brasil Energy has mapped the government-owned refineries, whose privatizations should soon be discussed by the new administration

Oil & Gas

Petrobras Saves US$ 66 M with Enhanced Offload Management

analuisaegues Nov 8, 2018

An algorithm helps optimize planning, helping operational efficiencies and team integration

Oil & Gas

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…

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From the Media

Dec 14, 2018 - Reuters

Brazil’s epic “Car Wash” corruption investigation has taken down presidents and elite businessmen, and led to the largest corporate leniency deal ever signed. But graft allegations lodged by prosecutors last week against four of the world’s largest oil trading companies - Vitol SA, Trafigura, Glencore PLC and Mercuria Energy Group - have opened an explosive new phase in the long-running probe. Federal prosecutors allege the European multinationals and some smaller players collectively paid at least US$ 31 million in bribes over a six-year period to employees at Brazil’s state-led oil company Petrobras to sell them oil at sweetheart prices. They said the firms’ top brass had “total and unequivocal” knowledge that they were fleecing Petrobras and that the illicit activity may still be ongoing.

Dec 14, 2018 - Renewables Now

Brazil's power sector regulator Aneel approved on Tuesday the final two green projects with a combined capacity of 49 MW from the A-6 energy auction held on August 31, 2018. The approved schemes include the 29-MW Bela Vista small hydropower plant (SHP) and the 20-MW Rio Vermelho 3 biomass facility. Bela Vista is owned by a consortium formed by Copel Geracao e Transmissao SA, a subsidiary of Brazilian power utility Copel (BVMF:CPLE6), and local energy firm Foz do Chopim Energetica Ltda. The biomass project was secured by Glencane Bioenergia SA.

Dec 14, 2018 - Energyworld

France's EDF faces delay in Brazil hydroelectric dam over clearing trees. A consortium led by Electricite de France SA is ready to fill the reservoir of a hydroelectric dam built in Brazil's soy belt, but could be delayed by a year over removal of trees from the area to be flooded, the company and state officials said. Prosecutors are asking Mato Grosso's state environmental agency to deny the 402 megawatt HPP Sinop dam an operating license until all the vegetation is cleared, which could add US$ 103 million) to its R$ 2.9 billion price tag. If the trees are not removed, environmentalists say, the wood will rot in the water and create methane gas emissions that will contribute to global warming and pollute downstream waters.

Dec 14, 2018 - Dialogo Chino

Mired in a profound and lengthy economic crisis, the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which holds 90% of Brazil’s coal reserves, has opted to expand mining and create a coal gasification center. The initiative would enable the government, billions of dollars in debt, to create thousands of jobs but also risks locking-in into high-carbon energy infrastructure. As the state set out to find foreign investors for the project, it found China. “We know that China as a whole has been investing in the area of energy,” says Susana Kakuta, Rio Grande do Sul state secretary of mines and energy. “China uses technologies that are already well-established worldwide, so it is a big win-win, for them and for Brazil, especially for Rio Grande do Sul, in a new opportunity for coal from our state.”