Brazil will likely end up exploring the Equatorial Margin for oil but state-run Petrobras should adopt a "cautious" approach given the need for precautions to protect the environment, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Sunday. The Equatorial Margin is some 2,200 kilometers (1,370 miles) of deepwater and ultra-deepwater assets along Brazil's northern and northeastern coast. "We may need oil from the Equatorial Margin on... Continue Reading →
Triple Petrobras contract win brings $260 million to DOF
Norway’s DOF Group has won three new service contracts with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras that are worth more than $260 million. The contracts include survey and inspection work and will see at least three vessels used to perform flexible pipeline, risers and subsea equipment inspection in Campos Basin, Santos Basin, and Espírito Santos... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about offshore wind protocol at IBAMA
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed to the market on 09/13/2023, informs that the request to start the environmental licensing process for ten areas in the Brazilian sea for the development of offshore wind energy projects aims to assess the technical-economic and environmental viability of areas with strong potential for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs agreement with TotalEnergies and Casa dos Ventos to evaluate renewable energy opportunities
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that on Thursday (September 14) it signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with TotalEnergies and Casa dos Ventos to evaluate renewable energy projects in Brazil. The aim is to develop joint studies to study business opportunities in onshore wind, offshore wind, solar and low-carbon hydrogen in the country, using... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on RNEST
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, informs that, as disclosed to the market on 06/29/2023, the company decided to continue with the implementation of Train 2 of the Abreu e Lima Refinery - RNEST, after a decision based on a careful reassessment of the RNEST Project which,... Continue Reading →
Radix signs contract with Petrobras to develop basic engineering for new FPSOs
(PN) The company announced the signing of an agreement to develop basic engineering projects for new Petrobras FPSOs. The contract will last 31 months, with services estimated at R$57 million. “We are very excited about this new major contract with Petrobrás, which is a global reference client in the oil and gas market, in which... Continue Reading →
Petrobras sets its cap on pursuing further decarbonisation pieces in energy transition puzzle
(OET) Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has notched new emissions reduction milestones, thanks to two of its giant fields in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin recording emissions below the world average last year while its carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) efforts paid off, enabling it to get ranked as the largest in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras studies offshore wind energy projects in new areas off the Brazilian coast
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has submitted a request with Ibama to start the environmental licensing process for ten areas in the Brazilian sea intended for the development of offshore wind energy projects. Of this total, seven areas are in the Northeast (three in Rio Grande do Norte, three in Ceará and... Continue Reading →
Oil firm Petrobras plans to become Brazil’s top wind power developer
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will present on Wednesday new initiatives aiming to make the company the country's biggest developer of wind energy. Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates and Mauricio Tolmasquim, Petrobras' head of energy transition and sustainability, will present the initiatives, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Tolmasquim told reporters earlier... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs partnership with WEG for onshore wind power
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a strategic partnership with WEG, a global Brazilian electronics equipment company, for the joint development of a 7 megawatt (MW) onshore wind turbine, the first of this size to be manufactured in Brazil. This project represents an important milestone for Petrobras, as it will increase... Continue Reading →