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Oct. 3 (PN) The consortium formed by Heftos, a subsidiary of Azevedo & Travassos, and Colares Linhares announced that it has signed a contract with Petrobras for the construction of the Hydrogen Generation Unit at the Boaventura Complex (formerly Comperj), in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro. The contract is worth R$1.76 billion. The contract provides for... Continue Reading →
Aug 21 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec, reported a 39.8% drop in interim net profit due to lower oil prices, weaker fuel demand and as industry overcapacity weighs on margins at its chemicals business. Sinopec, the world's largest oil refiner by capacity, reported on Thursday a net income of 21.48 billion yuan ($2.99 billion) for January... Continue Reading →
July 29, 2025 - Petrobras average production of oil, NGL and natural gas was 2.91 MMboed in 2Q25, 5.0% higher than 1Q25. This performance was mainly due to the ramp-up of FPSOs Almirante Tamandaré, in Búzios field, Maria Quitéria, in Jubarte field, Anita Garibaldi and Anna Nery, in Marlim and Voador fields, to Marechal Duque... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shares of Brazilian fuel distributor Vibra Energia fell on Thursday after Bloomberg News reported that state-run oil firm Petrobras was eyeing a return to fuel retailing and its board would discuss the topic this week. Vibra's shares slipped 2.5%, making the company the worst performer on benchmark stock index Bovespa, which was trading near flat.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that approximately R$33 billion in investments are planned for refining and petrochemical projects in Rio de Janeiro, of which R$29 billion in Petrobras Capex and R$4 billion in another project that operates in synergy with Petrobras assets. The implementation of the integration projects of the Boaventura Energy Complex (Itaboraí... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) on Wednesday approved increasing the level of biofuels mixed into fossil fuels, a move towards gasoline self-sufficiency that was also celebrated by renewable energy lobbies after the government earlier hinted the blends would not be changed this year. From August 1, the proportion of ethanol to be... Continue Reading →
(OE) China's first integrated offshore hydrogen-ammonia-methanol project, which will produce clean fuels for ships, has entered the trial operation phase in Yantai, in eastern Chinse province of Shandong. Jointly developed by CHN Energy Hydrogen Energy Technology, CIMC Raffles and Guoneng Hydrogen Innovation Technology (Beijing), the initiative represents the nation’s first comprehensive demonstration project for offshore... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's state-run energy company Ecopetrol plans to invest between $500 million and $700 million to build a plant to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) jet fuel, company's president Ricardo Roa said on Wednesday. The new plant, to be built at the Barrancabermeja refinery, will start its development phase between this and next year, Roa... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras on Monday announced its first gasoline price hike in almost a year, and also hiked the price of gas used for cooking and heating. In a statement, the oil giant announced it will boost gasoline prices for distributors by 7% starting on Tuesday. Petrobras shares closed up more... Continue Reading →
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