Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 03/31/2023 , 03/14/2023 and 04/13/2023, informs that it obtained, last Friday, 04/28/2023, authorization from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to resume production from 6 more facilities located in the fields of Taquipe, Buracica, Fazenda Alvorada, Rio do Bu,... Continue Reading →
€7.5 billion Dutch fund may favor Pecem’s green hydrogen hub
(epbr) The Dutch government released the Climate Fund project for 2024, which foresees 28.1 billion euros for climate spending in the country until 2030. Of this total, 7.5 billion euros will be used to develop the green hydrogen industry, including 300 million euros to import this energy source – which could favor green hydrogen projects... Continue Reading →
Foz do Amazonas: understand what is at stake in the new oil exploration frontier
(epbr) The equatorial margin, the region where the promising Foz do Amazonas Basin is located, has already been called the "new pre-salt layer" by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira (PSD), and is an important part of Petrobras' exploratory strategy in the coming years. years. But, due to lack of environmental licensing, no... Continue Reading →
Brazil agency recommends barring Petrobras from drilling in Amazon’s mouth
Reuters) - Brazilian environmental agency Ibama has recommended the rejection of state-run oil firm Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) request to drill a well in the mouth of the Amazon River Basin, documents seen by Reuters showed on Friday. Signed last week by several environmental analysts from Ibama, the report also recommended the agency stop processing environmental licenses for the... Continue Reading →
Brazilian innovation centre requests license for offshore wind test site
(OEP) A research, innovation and development centre in Brazil, focused on renewable energy and sustainability, has submitted an application for a test site for offshore wind to the country’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA). In the latest update to the map (and the list) of offshore wind projects for which environmental investigation licences have... Continue Reading →
Challenger Energy Identifies ‘1-2 billion barrel’ Prospects in Uruguay Offshore Block.
Challenger Energy said Wednesday that it had identified three sizeable prospects in its AREA Off-1 offshore block in Uruguay of between 1 to 2 billion barrels and that the company said it would launch a farm-out process "following unsolicited interest from a number of industry counterparties." The company said that an initial prospect inventory of... Continue Reading →
Corio Generation, Å Energi to Jointly Bid for Norwegian Floater
(OW) 3Global offshore wind developer Corio Generation and Norwegian renewable energy business Å Energi have established Nordvegen Vind, a joint venture aiming to bid for the Utsira Nord floating offshore wind site in Norway. Nordvegen is the name for the old shipping route which for more than 3,000 years has been a gateway for maritime... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Strikes Oil Again in Guyana’s Stabroek Block
ExxonMobil has made yet another oil discovery in Guyana's prolific Stabroek offshore block. The news of the new offshore oil discovery in Guyana was shared by Hess Corp., ExxonMobil's partner in the block, where around 11 billion barrels of oil have been discovered in recent years. According to Hess, a partner alongside China's CNOOC in... Continue Reading →
BOEM Seeks Public Input on Possible Offshore Wind Development in Gulf of Maine
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Tuesday invites public comment on, and assesses interest in, possible commercial wind energy development in areas offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. BOEM said the call represented an early step in the commercial planning and leasing process in the Gulf fo Maine, and the first required by... Continue Reading →
Norwegian Regulator Proposes 20 New Areas for Offshore Wind Farms
(OE) Norwegian energy regulator NVE on Tuesday recommended 20 areas suitable for deploying offshore wind farms that will help meet a 2040 target for 30 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. The areas, dotted along Norway's vast coastline, were the ones believed to offer the least potential for conflict and could fit more than 30 GW, NVE... Continue Reading →