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(Reuters) - Mubadala Capital backed-Acelen will invest 12 billion reais ($2.44 billion) over 10 years to make "green" diesel and jet fuel in Brazil, starting in 2026, in a move that will place the company among global leaders in this segment, executives told Reuters. The new biorefinery, which the energy company plans to begin building... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 03/31/2023 and 03/14/2023, informs that it obtained, yesterday, on 04/12/2023, authorization from the Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP) to resume production from the facilities of the Fazenda Bálsamo field, continuing the clearance works at the Bahia Terra Cluster (Cluster).... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/23/2022, informs that the fulfillment of all precedent conditions has been concluded, regarding the transfer of its total interest (100%) in a set of 4 onshore production field concessions, with integrated facilities, located in the State of Espírito Santo - ES, jointly called... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (IBAMA) authorized Petrobras to start operating the FPSO Almirante Barroso – which is already moored in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin. The license will be valid for eight years. The platform vessel was named in honor of the commander who led the victorious Brazilian naval force in... Continue Reading →
Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has been picked to operate power modules onboard a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, working offshore Brazil. In addition, the Finnish player inked a long-term optimised maintenance agreement with 3R Petroleum, a Brazilian offshore operator. Wärtsilä revealed on Wednesday, 12 April 2023, that it would operate – on behalf of the... Continue Reading →
(OE) GE Power Conversion said Tuesday it had recently secured a contract with Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard to supply and deliver two electrical modules for the Petrobras P-80 and P-83 FPSOs. "The integrated electrical module to be provided by GE Power Conversion is considered the “heart” of the platform as it provides all the distributed energy... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that its Executive Board, in a meeting held today, approved an organizational adjustment proposal to be submitted to the Board of Directors as part of a continuous improvement process. The proposal has three objectives: (i) prepare the company for the energy transition with the creation of an Executive Office... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's desire for a faster change in Petrobras' fuel pricing policy (PETR4.SA) has caused friction between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the oil company's CEO, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Petrobras Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates, who took office in January after being appointed by Lula, has said several times... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reaffirms its commitment to the practice of competitive prices and in balance with the national market, while avoiding the immediate pass-through of external volatility and exchange rate caused by circumstantial events and confirms that it has received no proposal from the Ministry of Mines and Energy regarding the change in the... Continue Reading →
(OEM) Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Offshore Engineering has held a groundbreaking ceremony in Qidong for the construction of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is destined to work for Petrobras in the Santos Basin pre-salt area offshore Brazil. The Chinese company says that it held the groundbreaking ceremony for the P-82 FPSO, which it describes as “the... Continue Reading →
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