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Aug. 14 (splash247.com) As shipowners place their first investments in ethanol-fuelled ships, engine technology is well prepared for growing uptake of the biofuel, writes Andrea Lazzaro, head of business intelligence at WinGD. When one of the world’s biggest dry bulk charterers backs a new alternative fuel type, the industry takes notice. But to anyone paying... Continue Reading →
July 16 (Reuters) - Portugal and Brazil are seeking to attract Brazilian investors to build one or two advanced biofuel and sustainable aviation fuel plants in Portugal, the country's energy minister said on Thursday. Maria da Graca Carvalho said she would discuss the project — which targets both the domestic and European markets — when... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, June 23, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), with the purpose of establishing strategic and technical cooperation for the assessment, development and joint execution of projects in the hydrocarbons industry, including the development of opportunities in the... Continue Reading →
June 19, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors today approved the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the RPBC Biorefining project, which provides for the implementation of a dedicated plant for the production of bio-jet fuel and renewable diesel at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery (RPBC), located in Cubatão (São... Continue Reading →
June 15 (Reuters) - The International Maritime Organization's decision defining Brazilian corn ethanol's carbon footprint is a landmark step that could position maritime transport as a major future market for the sector, industry executives told Reuters. In May, the IMO defined the default value of Brazilian corn ethanol's carbon footprint at 20.8 grams of carbon... Continue Reading →
Brazil, June 3 (Reuters) - The cars navigating Brazil's crowded streets currently powered by sugarcane or corn-based ethanol could before long run on a cornucopia of fuels made from grains, tubers and other exotic feedstocks. A new wave of biofuel innovation is sweeping the nation, with developers in unexpected corners of the country's farm sector... Continue Reading →
May 22 (oilprice.com) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has explicitly linked oil exploration and rare-earth mining to Brazil's national sovereignty, declaring that the country’s subsoil resources must be used to drive domestic industrialization rather than enrich foreign nations. Speaking at Petrobras’(NYSE:PBR) giant refinery, Refinaria de Paulínia (Replan), in São Paulo, Lula emphasized that Brazil must actively... Continue Reading →
April 30 (Reuters) - Brazil will announce an increase in the mandatory ethanol mix in gasoline to 32% from 30% in the coming days, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday, also noting that the biodiesel blend is set to be raised to 16% from 15%. The Energy and Mines Ministry had previously... Continue Reading →
April 30 - Petrobras' average production of oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and natural gas in the first quarter of 2026 reached a record 3.23 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboed). This figure is 3.7% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025 and 16.1% higher than the first quarter of last year, mainly... Continue Reading →
April 30 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday she expects state oil firm Pemex (PEMX.UL) and its Brazilian counterpart Petrobras to reach an agreement, after Brazil's president pitched a partnership earlier this year. Sheinbaum told her regular morning press conference she would travel to Brazil to sign a deal with President Luiz Inacio... Continue Reading →
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