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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, informs that it has discovered an accumulation of oil in ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin, in the Anhangá exploratory well, of Concession POT-M-762_R15. The 1-BRSA-1390-RNS (Anhangá) well is located on the coast between Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, about 190 km from Fortaleza and 250 km from Natal, at... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWindbiz) Brazil’s SENAI Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energies (ISI-ER) installed a LiDAR in the Paracuru municipality in the state of Ceará on 3 April, the last piece of equipment of what is said to be the largest offshore wind resource monitoring network in Brazil. Through an agreement with the Ministry of Science, Technology and... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWind.biz) Brazil’s SENAI Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energies (ISI-ER) expects to receive a licence for a pilot offshore wind project in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the second half of this year. ISI-ER filed an application with the country’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) at the beginning of... Continue Reading →
KEY TAKEAWAYS Starting April 10, citizens of Australia, Canada, and the US will need visas to enter Brazil. Travelers can receive their eVisas upon arrival, valid for up to 90 days, with the option to extend for another 90 days, but not exceeding 180 days within a year. Brazil has reinstated visa requirements, overturning previous... Continue Reading →
(PN) Enauta recorded total production of 745 thousand barrels of oil equivalent in March 2024 and more than 2.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in the first quarter of this year. The company's average production between January and March was 25,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day, an increase of approximately 70% compared to the... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) A battle in the National Congress to extend contracts for coal-fired thermal plants is blocking the arrival of the long-awaited offshore wind industry in Latin America's largest economy. A bill to regulate the sector is currently stalled in the Federal Senate, after a group of deputies presented a series of amendments, including one to... Continue Reading →
(OE) Yinson Production has held the naming ceremony for FPSO Maria Quitéria which will deployed in at Petrobras’ Jubarte field offshore Brazil. The naming ceremony for the FPSO Maria Quitéria was held at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Shanghai) Shipyard in China on April 3, 2024. FPSO Maria Quitéria is a conversion project with a production... Continue Reading →
(PN) OceanPact, one of the leading companies in responding to offshore emergencies in the country, signed new contracts with Petrobras for a period of four years to charter three OSRVs (Oil Spill Response Vessel) worth a total of R$650 million. The vessels Fernando de Noronha, Jim O’Brien and Macaé will be at the service of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's government is weighing names to replace Petrobras CEO Jean Paul Prates in coming days, two government sources told Reuters on Thursday, but two sources close to the CEO of the state-run oil firm said his exit is not a done deal. Prates has been under friendly fire from parts of Brazil's governing... Continue Reading →
(PN) The technical area of the Federal Audit Court (TCU) issued an opinion calling for the suspension of the contract signed between Petrobras and Unigel, pointing out that there are irregularities in the agreement. According to the court, the contract could result in losses of R$487.1 million within eight months. The opinion still needs to... Continue Reading →
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