(WNN) Brazil has begun a process to identify sites for the new nuclear power units it plans to have in operation by 2050. The Ministry of Mines and Energy has secured cooperation of specialists at Cepel for a siting study. "An increase in the participation of nuclear energy in the Brazilian energy mix is important... Continue Reading →
According to Westwood Demand for Wet Christmas Trees May be Highest Since 2013
Demand for wet Christmas trees in 2022 will hit the highest level in nearly a decade, according to a new forecast from Westwood Energy. The company predicts that the global oil and gas sector can hire up to 354 units, the highest number recorded since 2013. The forecast considers that the barrel of oil should... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Potiguar Cluster divestment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news in the media about the divestment project of the Potiguar Cluster, which includes a set of 22 concessions of onshore and shallow waters production fields, including the Clara Camarão refinery, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, clarifies that, as informed in a press... Continue Reading →
Enauta extends Brazilian FPSO charter
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has signed agreements with Altera to extend the charter, operation, and maintenance of Petrojarl I FPSO for the Early Production System (EPS) of the Atlanta field located offshore Brazil. Located in the Santos Basin, the Atlanta field is operated by Enauta Energia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, which also has... Continue Reading →
Tubarão Martelo well offline due to ESP failure
(OM) PetroRio has commissioned a workover on the OGX-44HP well at the Tubarão Martelo field in the southern Campos basin offshore Brazil, following a failure in the electrical submersible pump. The well is currently shut-in, with the Kingmaker rig expected to complete intervention work later this month. Production is connected to the FPSO Bravo
Petrobras seeks supplier to develop patented HISEP® technology
(PN) Equipment capable of separating CO2-rich gas from oil at the bottom of the sea. Petrobras, operator of the Libra consortium, started selecting suppliers to execute the project, build, install and carry out HISEP® tests, a technology patented by the company that aims to separate and reinject, even at the bottom of the sea, the... Continue Reading →
BP Signs MOU for Natural Gas Hub in Porto do Pecem
(epbr) The government of Ceara signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BP for the potential implementation of a natural gas hub in Porto do Pecem. According to the company's president in Brazil, Mario Lindenhayn, the hub may have an installed capacity of around 2.2 GW and generate around 5,000 jobs during construction. -- “It... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Brakes Another Pre-salt Production Record – 1.95 mm boed
Petrobras sets another annual pre-salt production record in 2021, reaching the mark of 1.95 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). This volume corresponds to 70% of the company's total production, which was 2.77 million boed last year. The previous record was set in 2020, when the level of 1.86 million boed was reached,... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Auction for Offshore Wind Power may be Scheduled for 2023
(Valor) Potential investors in the offshore wind segment are waiting for the government's regulatory definitions to start projects in the seas of Brazil with the legal certainty characteristic of the electricity sector. The Brazilian Wind Energy Association (Abeeólica) is in a hurry to get the main regulatory guidelines for contracting offshore wind farms out, as... Continue Reading →
Ibama Grants Shell License to Drill in Campos Basin
(PN) The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (IBAMA) granted the operating license for Shell to carry out the drilling activity in block C-M-791, in the Campos Basin. The document is valid for 5 years and authorizes the drilling of up to three exploratory wells in the region. Drilling in the block will be carried out... Continue Reading →