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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

Feb 19, 2019 - Renewables Now

The Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, announced the construction licenses for 1,572 MW of green projects secured during the August 31, 2018 energy auction have been signed.In all, the government has so far approved the construction of 53 projects, which represent BRL 6.8 billion (USD 1.8bn/EUR 1.6bn) of investments and more than 8,000 direct jobs. Of the okayed projects, 44 correspond to wind power generation, seven are hydropower generation schemes, one uses natural gas and one uses biomass, the ministry said.

Feb 19, 2019 - Rigzone

After years of budget cuts, oil and gas companies are finally stepping up their exploration game. That’s according to Rystad Energy, which said improved market conditions and lower well costs have led exploration and production players to “ramp up” their 2019 exploration activities in all parts of the world.“Renewed optimism in exploration activities is anticipated in 2019, with operators from various segments aiming for multiple high-impact campaigns – both onshore and offshore – in essentially all corners of the world,” Rystad Energy Senior Analyst, Rohit Patel, said in a company statement….Peroba, a pre-salt prospect in Brazil’s Santos basin, is estimated to hold in-place volumes of more than five billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).

Feb 19, 2019 - Bloomberg

Quick to Reject Maduro, Brazil Now Treads Softly on Venezuela. Brazil benefits from cheap electricity from Venezuela. The country’s northernmost state, Roraima, is supplied by cheap hydroelectricity from Venezuela’s Guri dam. While Brazil has the thermoelectric capacity to supply Roraima, it comes at much higher cost -- an additional 684 million reais ($183 million) per year, according to the country’s electric energy agency.

Feb 18, 2019 - Agencia Brasil – EBC

Brazil, the US, and Mexico stand out as the world’s leaders in production of wind energy in the Americas, as per figures recently released by the Global Wind Energy Council, GWEC. Altogether, North, Central, and South Americas account for a fourth of the world’s total installed capacity of this type of energy in 2018. The total installed capacity of wind energy in the Americas now totals 135 GW—up 12 percent from 2017, according to GWEC. The demand for this type of energy in the region is expected to continue, and the organization predicts another 60 GW in new wind capacities from 2019 to 2023.