(Reuters) - Brazil's 11-day-old government braced on Wednesday for more protests by far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters, whose Sunday rampage through public buildings marked the worst attack on the country's institutions in decades. The government of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bolstered security measures nationwide as flyers appeared on pro-Bolsonaro social media... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum December 22 Production Data
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in Corporate Governance informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for December 2022. (1) Refers to the 35% Interest held by 3R in Pescada Cluster concessions. (2) In December, approximately 70% of the gas produced... Continue Reading →
Column: Is Brazil another BRIC in the wall?
(Reuters) - Almost as surprising as the weekend's shock events in Brasilia was how little world markets appeared to react - showing investors may already be braced for an era of more volatile geopolitics after 2022's tensions over Russia and China. And yet just a year after most markets dismissed the chances of a full-scale Russian invasion... Continue Reading →
Brazil independent Enauta production up 5% in December
(PN) The production of the independent oil company Enauta in December reached the level of 18 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. The volume represents a growth of around 5% compared to the previous month, when the operator produced 17,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, Enauta's... Continue Reading →
Three Forum ROVs get to work on Petrobras’ oilfields
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has delivered three work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Brazil-based OceanPact for deployment on Petrobras’ oilfields. The three 200HP Perry XLX-C ROVs, manufactured at FET’s UK facility at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, will be deployed on two of OceanPact’s vessels to support inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services for the oilfields of Brazil’s... Continue Reading →
Ocyan, LZ Energia Hire DNV to Assist with Hydrogen Conversion of Diesel Drilling Rigs
The Brazilian offshore drilling company Ocyan has engaged DNV as an independent third party in the qualification process of a system injecting hydrogen as an additive in the internal combustion engines of drilling rigs, in order to reduce diesel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from drilling. DNV’s technology qualification process will ensure that the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reinforces security at refineries after threats
(Reuters) - Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) stepped up security at its refineries in a precautionary measure after threats against assets, including Brazil's biggest fuel plant, two company officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The threats were detected by Petrobras' intelligence unit monitoring social media communications of supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, the two... Continue Reading →
Brazil riot police deploy at Bolsonaro backers’ camp after capital stormed
(Reuters) - Brazilian police deployed at a camp of supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro in the capital on Monday, a day after rioters launched the worst attack on Brazil's state institutions since its return to democracy in the 1980s. Hundreds of police in riot gear and some on horseback amassed at the encampment... Continue Reading →
Brazil: CGG Starts Foz do Amazonas 3D Seismic Reimaging Project
French offshore seismic data company CGG has announced the start of a new Foz do Amazonas 3D seismic reimaging project. This project is meant to support Brazil's Permanent Offer initiative in the Equatorial Margin. Supported by industry funding, the project is expected to complete by the end of 2023. CGG said that the related fast-track... Continue Reading →
Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court
(Reuters) - Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, in a grim echo of the U.S. Capitol invasion two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump. Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in the most fraught election... Continue Reading →