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Oil & Gas

BNDES Approves US$ 747 M Financing for the 1,673 MW GNA II

Fabio Couto Jan 15, 2021

Construction of the 4-plant thermal facility will begin in the first half of this year

Natural Gas

New Fortress Energy Makes Massive Acquisitions in the Gas Sector

analuisaegues Jan 14, 2021

Company bought Golar LNG Partners, Hygo joint venture, CH4 Energia and also signed MoU with BR Distribuidora

Oil & Gas

TBG Sets Schedule for Short-Term Product Offering

analuisaegues Jan 12, 2021

The carrier has released the dates of the capacity request, allocation and contract signature auctions

Oil & Gas

Ibama Authorizes Construction of the Norte Fluminense 2 TPP

Lais Carregosa Jan 11, 2021

Located in Macaé (RJ), the French EDF group project will have 1.7 GW capacity

Oil & Gas

Porto de Suape 2020: Highest Movement in History

Lais Carregosa Jan 11, 2021

Increase in demand for LPG, bunker and crude oil largely responsible for the result

Oil & Gas

Celba Seeks Tax Incentives to Build LNG Terminal in Pará

Lais Carregosa Jan 6, 2021

The company sent a petition to Antaq requesting a technical statement to enable qualification for Reidi

Natural Gas

TBG Signs Short-Term Contracts with Petrobras

analuisaegues Jan 5, 2021

And EIG sells its minority interest in the Brazil-Bolivia pipeline to Fluxys

Natural Gas

Compass: Ready and Focused on the Gaspetro Sale

Felipe Salgado Jan 4, 2021

Disqualified by Petrobras in November, Compass has been reinstated for the Gaspetro sale process

Natural Gas

Gaslub May Start Up Operations Early, in July 2021

Carlos Vasconcellos Dec 31, 2020

The project includes the downsized UPGN Rota 3, formerly Comperj, where the natural gas will be processed

Oil & Gas

Petrobras Puts TBG and TBS up for sale

Felipe Salgado Dec 24, 2020

State-owned company released teaser regarding the sale of its shareholding in gas carriers

Power

Wärtsilä Signs Contract for Thermal Conversion Plant in AM

Fabio Couto Dec 23, 2020

The company to convert the Ponta Negra thermoelectric plant from diesel oil to natural gas

Oil & Gas

Petrobras Completes Liquigás Sale

Lais Carregosa Dec 23, 2020

Operation is concluded with the payment of R$ 4 billion (US$ 800 M) to the federal company

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From the Media

Jan 20, 2021 - Petrobras IR

Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media on the divestments progress of the refineries, clarifies: (i) the company has received a binding proposal for the sale of Alberto Pasqualini Refinery (REFAP), in Rio Grande do Sul, and is in the negotiation phase with Ultrapar Participações S.A.; (ii) the company has received binding proposals for the sale of Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (REPAR), in Paraná, and is in the phase of analyzing the proposals; (iii) the company is awaiting final offers from all participants in the sale process of Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM), in Bahia, based on negotiated versions of contracts with Mubadala Investment Company; (iv) the company has received binding offers and is in the negotiation phase for the sale of Isaac Sabbá Refinery (REMAN), in Amazonas, Lubrificantes e Derivados de Petróleo do Nordeste (LUBNOR), in Ceará, and Shale Industrialization Unit (SIX), in Paraná; (v) the company expects to receive the binding offers for the sale of Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), in Pernambuco, and Gabriel Passos Refinery (REGAP), in Minas Gerais, in the first quarter of this year.

Jan 20, 2021 - Reuters

Representatives of fuel suppliers to Venezuela, importers of Venezuelan oil and advocacy groups said this month they plan to press the incoming administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to reverse a ban on crude-for-diesel swaps. The Trump administration since the last quarter of 2020 barred companies from sending Venezuela diesel in exchange for crude. Those deals were exempted for more than a year from sanctions on state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA, aimed at ousting President Nicolas Maduro, who has overseen an economic collapse.

Jan 20, 2021 - Renewables Now

Brazilian renewable energy company Essentia Energia is planning to build a wind complex in Bahia state for a total cost of R$ 2.3 billion (US$ 434.5m), the local government announced last week. Named Ventos de Sao Vitor, the wind power complex will be located in the municipalities of Xique-Xique and Itaguacu da Bahia. Essentia Energia has already begun civil works and expects power supply to commence in the second quarter of 2022, while full commissioning is set for the first quarter of the following year.

Jan 20, 2021 - North Wales Pioneer

PetroStrat, which provides stratigraphic subsurface services, has acquired RPS Energy Ltd's assets and staff including 17 geological experts and an R&D laboratory and offices in Northwich. The move means that the Parc Caer Seion company will have more than 100 staff and 62 geological experts, becoming one of the largest knowledge bases of its kind in the industry. It is part of the company's plan to broaden its client base in countries including Brazil, Canada, the USA and West Africa and industry areas such as decommissioning and risk management, wind farm engineering and carbon capture and storage.