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(Reuters) - Finland's Wartsila is betting that a more nimble way to generate power with ethanol will prove viable in Brazil where similar efforts by major firms floundered a decade ago. Wartsila announced a partnership in March with a power plant in the northeast Brazilian city of Recife, where a four-megawatt engine will burn ethanol for 4,000... Continue Reading →
(CNN) Shell expects to drill an exploratory oil well in the Pelotas Basin, a new exploration frontier, in 2028, said Lucio Prevatti, the company's general manager for exploration and development in Brazil, during an event in Rio de Janeiro. According to him, Brazil needs to find new producing areas to replenish its reserves and meet... Continue Reading →
(TN) MODEC's fleet continues to stand out in the Brazilian offshore production scenario. According to the Dynamic Oil and Natural Gas Production Panel, from April 2025, made available by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), FPSO Guanabara MV31, FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32 and FPSO Carioca MV30 are among the ten largest... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that its Executive Board, in a meeting held on this date, pursuant to item VII of Article 34 of its Bylaws, approved the 8th (eighth) issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into shares, in up to three series, unsecured, in the total amount of R$ 3,000,000,000.00 (three billion reais)... Continue Reading →
(PN) The Portuguese company Mota-Engil, through its subsidiary in Brazil, Empresa Construtora do Brasil, has signed a new contract with Petrobras worth approximately R$1.61 billion (around 250 million euros). The agreement will have an estimated duration of 48 months and involves the execution of a series of maintenance, construction and assembly services on offshore oil... Continue Reading →
(PN) British company BP has taken new steps in its exploratory activities in Brazil. This week, the company began drilling the wildcat well 1-BP-13-SPS, in the Bumerangue block, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The activity is being carried out in a water depth of 2,372 meters with the drillship Valaris Renaissance. The... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has started operations at a new Diesel Hydrotreatment Unit at the Paulínia Refinery (Replan), in São Paulo. The operation began three months ahead of the date originally scheduled in the feasibility study, and the project was executed within the approved investment level at the time. With the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to reports in the press about negotiations to refinance tax disputes with the state of Rio de Janeiro, clarifies that the amounts mentioned in the reports are not debt, but rather amounts under discussion in administrative and judicial proceedings, motivated by differences of understanding between the state tax... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras is expanding its exploration efforts in the promising Aram block, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. In recent days, the company began drilling a new well in the area, named 3-BRSA-1399-SPS, in a water depth of 1,866 meters. The operation is being conducted by the Valaris DS-4 drillship. In addition... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure has made an offer to acquire a controlling stake in Braskem, a securities filing showed on Friday, confirming local media and Reuters reports that cited sources earlier in the day. The tycoon is looking to acquire conglomerate Novonor's (ODBES.UL) stake in Braskem for an undisclosed value, according to the... Continue Reading →
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