Oct. 30 (Reuters Editorial) The surprise re-election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil this week rattled financial markets - and the Trump Administration - but it was celebrated both inside and outside of Brazil as a huge win in the battle against deforestation and the global push for more sustainable food systems.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras completes drilling with another oil discovery in Ultra-Deep Waters off the Coast of Amapá
Oct. 29 - Petrobras informs that it has identified another oil-bearing interval in the Morpho well, which constitutes the third discovery in block FZA-M-59, located in ultra-deep waters off the coast of the state of Amapá, at a water depth of 2,886 meters.The continued evaluation of other intervals of interest, following the discoveries announced in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ own oil and gas production hits new record, up 11.7% in one year
Oct. 28 (Petrobras) In 3Q26, our average production of oil, NGL, and natural gas reached a record of 3.512 MMboed, 11.7% higher than 3Q25 and 5.3% higher than 2Q26, due primarily to the highest production efficiency level in eight years, the ramp-up of P-78 and P-79 FPSOs in Búzios field, FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão reaching... Continue Reading →
Flavio Bolsonaro expected to land in Miami shortly after Trump offers Brazil exit
Oct 28 (Reuters) - The plane believed to be carrying Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family to the United States was scheduled to arrive on Wednesday morning in Miami, where they will be given entry visas by the United States government. With the whole world trying to work out where he was, Bolsonaro entered... Continue Reading →
Noble’s quarterly loss widens to US$117 million as tax expense surges
Oct. 27 (oilnow.gy) Noble Corporation reported a net loss of US$117 million in the third quarter of 2026, widening from US$37 million in the preceding quarter, as a sharp increase in income tax expenses outweighed its pretax earnings. The drilling contractor published its earnings on October 26, 2026. The offshore drilling contractor recorded an income... Continue Reading →
OEG secures seven-year tank deal amid growth in Brazil’s offshore sector
Oct. 26 - OEG, a global energy solutions company, has signed a seven-year agreement to supply 50 offshore chemical tanks to a major speciality chemicals company in Brazil, as operators move to lock in long-term access to equipment amid tightening supply. The 5,200-litre-capacity tanks will be rented to support the customer’s offshore operations in the... Continue Reading →
Liza Unity’s Fast4Ward blueprint grows into 13-hull program
Oct. 26 (oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore has ordered 12 additional Fast4Ward hulls since allocating the first unit to Guyana’s Liza Unity FPSO. The expansion has supplied floating production projects across Guyana, Brazil, and Suriname, while keeping hulls available for future contracts. The orders show how SBM Offshore has developed its approach to FPSO construction: commission standardized... Continue Reading →
Brazil heads back to the future as Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to recognize Lula win
Oct 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has followed his imprisoned father's lead by refusing to concede defeat to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won a historic fourth term in Sunday's presidential election. Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, called into question a late-Sunday decision by a Lula-appointed... Continue Reading →
OneSubsea, Oil Majors Complete All-Electric Subsea Technology Project in Brazil
Oct. 22 (OE) OneSubsea has completed a joint industry project in Brazil with TotalEnergies, Equinor, BP and Chevron to develop and qualify fully electric subsea production technologies for applications in water depths of up to 3,000 meters. The Brazil All-Electric Joint Industry Project (JIP), supported through the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency's (ANP) research and development... Continue Reading →
Giant ‘heat storms’ are scorching the Earth. This is the story of the biggest one on record.
Oct.20 (Reuters) In less than a lifetime, about six and a half decades, heat waves have evolved from sporadic, isolated episodes to massive, cascading weather events that can blanket vast swaths of the planet for months or even years at a time. The largest heat wave of the 1960s reached about 6% of the planet as it... Continue Reading →