(OW) Brazil’s Ministry of Mining and Energy and Energy Research Office (EPE) have published a new version of the country’s offshore wind roadmap following recent updates of the regulatory framework for energy generation. According to a recent report by Reuters, the country’s government also plans to establish a regulative framework for offshore wind and green hydrogen... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Switches From Asset Seller to Buyer as Debt Slumps
(Bloomberg) -- Buoyed by the response to its first bond issue in two years, Petroleo Brasileiro SA is considering issuing more debt this year and is poised to buy assets after spending most of the past decade selling refineries and oil-exploration blocks. Strong cash generation combined with low production costs puts Brazil’s state-run oil giant... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on US$ 1.25 billion bond issue
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it concluded today, through its wholly owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF), the offering of notes in the international capital market (Global Notes), in the amount of US$ 1.25 billion maturing in 2033. The operation was priced on June 26, 2023, as disclosed to the market. Below... Continue Reading →
Hydrogen, ammonia and green methanol are routes for offshore wind energy use in Brazil
(epbr) “The route cannot be fully established in the regulated market. We have to develop other sales lines for this energy”, says Equinor's director Andre Leite at the Offshore Week 23 Conference. The executive explained that offshore power generation will enable the development of new electro-intensive markets and attract industries to consume this new renewable... Continue Reading →
Nauticus’ autonomous subsea robot to work for Petrobras
Houston-based Nauticus Robotics has secured a contract with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for the deployment and testing of its Aquanaut autonomous subsea robot offshore Brazil. The contract is said to come as Petrobras had recently ramped up efforts in robotics and artificial intelligence and is pioneering their application to the offshore sectors. Aquanaut... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Renewable Electricity Certificates
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has acquired international certification that ensures that 100% of the electricity used in its industrial and administrative operations in Brazil is generated by renewable sources. This seal - called I-REC certification (Renewable Energy Certificate) - attests that the electricity Petrobras acquires from external suppliers is generated exclusively... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on RNEST
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held yesterday, decided to continue with the implementation of the Train 2 of the Abreu e Lima Refinery - RNEST, whose works were interrupted in 2015. The decision is based on a careful reassessment of the RNEST Project which, in accordance... Continue Reading →
Saipem Secures $1B in New Contracts for Offshore Activities in Middle East and Subsea Drone Project in Brazil
Saipem has been awarded two new contracts, one for EPCI offshore activities in the Middle East and the other for the development of underwater drones in Brazil. The total value of the new contracts is approximately $1 billion. Under the existing Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with Saudi Aramco, Saipem has been selected for a new offshore... Continue Reading →
Shell drills exploratory well at a depth of 2,940 meters in the Campos Basin
This week has been marked by much activity in the oil and gas exploration segment in Brazil. This time, the news comes from Shell Brasil, which has started drilling a new exploratory well in block C-M-659, in the Campos Basin. The well was called internally by the oil company Suçuarana-1 and is in a water... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Brazil aims to pass offshore wind, green hydrogen laws by year-end, energy minister says
(Reuters) - Brazil aims to pass a regulatory framework for offshore wind and green hydrogen by the end of this year, the country's energy minister told Reuters on Tuesday, as Latin America's largest nation seeks to unlock new sectors to power its energy transition. Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has staked his international... Continue Reading →