Enel Brasil and the Government of the State of Ceará signed a memorandum of understanding to carry out technical, commercial, legal and financial feasibility studies for the future development of green hydrogen production projects in the State by Enel Green Power Brasil, an renewable generation of the Enel Group in the country. The partnership will... Continue Reading →
Brazil, Guyana, Mexico Projects To Offset Declines In Other Areas
(Rigzone) In the coming years, upstream capex in Latin America will shift into deeper and deeper water with Brazil, Guyana, and Mexico likely to lead the charge for new spending, Rystad Energy said. While onshore investments stabilized at around $14 billion and shallow water spending continues to decline, deepwater expenditure is projected to grow at... Continue Reading →
Norsk Hydro’s renewable energy unit in supply talks in Brazil
(Reuters) - Newly launched in Brazil, aluminium maker Norsk Hydro's (NHY.OL) renewable energy unit Hydro Rein is looking to boost its presence by supplying green electricity to large industries seeking clean power, a company executive said. The Norwegian company's renewable energy unit has already invested in solar and wind power projects to supply electricity to three of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras: Highlights on production and sales in 2Q22
In 2Q22, we delivered an operating performance fully in line with the Company's plans. Average production of oil, NGL and natural gas reached 2.65 MMboed, 5.1% below 1Q22. This result was mainly due to the beginning of the Production Sharing Contract for the Surplus Volumes of the Transfer of Rights of Atapu and Sepia, effective... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Workers Party launches bid to return Lula to presidency
(Reuters) - Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was officially nominated by his Workers Party (PT) on Thursday to run on Oct. 2 against far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's most polarized election in decades. With a double-digit lead in opinion polls, a Lula victory would represent an astounding comeback by the former... Continue Reading →
Ciro Gomes kicks off Brazil’s presidential race with first official candidacy
(Reuters) - Ciro Gomes, a left-of-center former governor, kicked off Brazil's presidential election season on Wednesday, becoming the first candidate to officially announce his candidacy for the Oct. 2 vote. Gomes, 64, presented himself as an alternative to the polarized choice of far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro or Workers Party leader and former two-term president... Continue Reading →
Lula advisers draft plans for more aggressive Brazil FX policy
(Reuters) - Economic advisers to Brazil's leading presidential candidate are drafting plans for a more aggressive foreign exchange policy, including more market interventions and tighter regulation of derivatives to curb volatility, senior aides told Reuters. Economist Pedro Rossi, who leads the team drafting currency policy for leftist former president and 2022 front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula... Continue Reading →
New updates on Petrobras’ exploratory program off the coast of Espírito Santo.
The company restarted the drilling of the wildcat well ES-M-596, in a water depth of 2,117 meters. As we reported, the original well (1-BRSA-1385-ESS) began to be drilled at the end of June. The drilling of the repeated well, named 1-BRSA-1385A-ESS, began yesterday (19). As the market knows, when the original well is lost, operators... Continue Reading →
Ferreira to quit as Vibra CEO, move to Eletrobras suggested
(Reuters) - Brazilian fuel retailer Vibra Energia SA (VBBR3.SA) said on Wednesday that CEO Wilson Ferreira Junior has informed the board of directors he wants to quit the company, amid expectations he might be heading back to power giant Eletrobras (ELET6.SA). Vibra said in a securities filing that Ferreira's resignation comes as he wants to "pursue new professional... Continue Reading →
Westwood sees five-year offshore EPC spend reaching whopping $276 billion
After curbed spending over the past two years, the oil and gas (O&G) sector is primed to get back into the game with high investments, putting contractors into a buoyant mode as the five-year offshore engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) spend is expected to total $276 billion, outlined Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and... Continue Reading →