Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed, on this date, contracts with White Martins Gases Industriais Ltda. (White Martins) including: (a) sale of Petrobras' 40% stake in the company GNL Gemini Comercialização e Logística de Gás Ltda (Gás Local); b) agreement to close pending corporate disputes, arbitration and issues under judicial discussion regarding... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on refining and natural gas
September 18, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has launched two programs aimed at preparing its refining and natural gas activities for an open, competitive market and to transition into a low carbon economy. Biorefino 2030 forecasts projects for the generation of new, more modern and sustainable fuel, different than the current... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on LNG regasification record
September 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has successfully concluded the operation test with an flowrate of 30 MM m3/day (millions of cubic meters per day) of natural gas, held at the Guanabara Bay (TR-BGUA) liquefied natural gas regasification terminal in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the new world record for regasification... Continue Reading →
BP: Fossil Fuel Demand to Take Historic Hit Amid COVID-19 Scars
Sept 14, 2020 Fossil fuel consumption is set to shrink for the first time in modern history as climate policies boost renewable energy while the coronavirus epidemic leaves a lasting effect on global energy demand, BP said in a forecast. BP's 2020 benchmark Energy Outlook underpins Chief Executive Bernard Looney's new strategy to "reinvent" the... Continue Reading →
Global Energy Transition Already Well Underway
Sept 11, 2020 Policymakers still tend to talk about the global energy transition in the future tense, as something that might or will happen in the next few decades, but the transition is already well underway and shows signs of accelerating. Global energy consumption has already been shifting from a mid-20th century system dominated by... Continue Reading →
MME on Petrobras divestments in oil and natural gas exploration and production assets
Sept 10, 2020 Petrobras has been announcing to the market the sale of several oil and natural gas exploration and production assets, especially fields located on land or in shallow waters. The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) clarifies that the decision rests exclusively with the Company and is part of its strategy of portfolio... Continue Reading →
Natural gas is losing its luster as a “bridge fuel” to renewable energy
Sept 10, 2020 Even the cleanest fossil fuel is losing its appeal to rich nations. Just a few years ago, natural gas was hailed as vital for the transition toward an economy that runs on renewable energy. But sentiment is changing and the fuel is going the same way as coal, its dirtier sibling shunned... Continue Reading →
Existing pipelines guarantee pre-salt gas flow for six years, says Minister
Sept 3, 2020 The Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, said on Wednesday (2) that Brazil will be able to dispose of the total production planned for pre-salt gas for the next six years, with the forecast for the start-up of the Route 3 at the beginning of 2021. The Petrobras project is the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Lower House close to vote end of Petrobras virtual monopoly in gas industry
Brazil’s lower house is set to vote on Tuesday to pass a bill that can further open up the natural gas market to private investors by breaking the monopoly held by state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras. If approved, the law could reduce natural gas prices in Brazil, says Congressman Laercio Oliveira, who... Continue Reading →
Exxon Limits Guyana Output Due to Gas Injection Issues
Exxon Mobil Corp is limiting output at its flagship offshore project in Guyana to 100,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) due to more issues with the reinjection of natural gas, the South American country's environmental regulator said on Friday. Exxon, which operates the Stabroek block in a consortium with Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd, had initially planned... Continue Reading →