Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday received approval to begin work on its fourth offshore oil project in Guyana from the South American country's Environmental Protection Agency. The permit will allow Exxon to begin construction and operation of its Yellowtail project, the latest of up to 10 expected to be producing oil this decade. A... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on new oil discovery in the pre-salt in the Campos Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, informs that discovered a new oil accumulation in the pre-salt in the southern portion of the Campos Basin, in a wildcat well in the Alto de Cabo Frio Central block. The well 1-BRSA-1383A-RJS (Alto de Cabo Frio Central Noroeste) is located 230 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro-RJ,... Continue Reading →
Brazil offshore wind projects reach 106 GW
(epbr) Licensing for offshore wind projects in Brazil surpassed the 106 GW of power under licensing at Ibama this month, with the arrival of projects from TotalEnergies (9 GW) and Shell Brasil (17 GW). TotalEnergies' projects are the Sopros do Ceará, Sopros do RJ and Sopros do RS wind farms, each with 200 wind turbines... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies has 9GW of offshore wind farms projects for Brazil
(epbr) TotalEnergies, a major western oil and gas producer, is developing 9 GW of offshore wind generating capacity off the coast of Brazil. There are three distribution parks in Ceará, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. It joins the giants Equinor and Shell, also in the oil and gas segment, but with energy... Continue Reading →
ANP: Brazil’s proved reserves grow 11% in 2021
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) confirmed that the country's proved reserves grew 11% in 2021. In addition, there was an increase of 14.3% in the volume related to the sum of proved and probable reserves (2P) and of 19.8% in the sum of proved, probable and possible (3P), compared to 2020 data. Replacement rate... Continue Reading →
ANP – Foreign companies and independent oil companies already account for 28.4% of oil production per concessionaire
(PetroleoHoje) Foreign companies and independent oil companies already account for 28.4% of oil production per concessionaire, according to data published by the ANP on Wednesday (3/30), referring to the month of February. The difference is 9.2% in relation to the same period last year, in which these companies accounted for 26% of oil production per... Continue Reading →
PetroRio reports change of functional currency
Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PetroRio") (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of article 2 of CVM Instruction 358/02 (and its amendments by CVM Instruction 568/15), informs its shareholders and the market in general the change of its functional currency from Brazilian Reais to U.S. Dollars. The change was approved in a Board Meeting... Continue Reading →
ANP: Brazilian oil production falls 3.8% in February
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced that the national production of oil and gas in the month of February totaled 3.754 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. Looking only at the share of oil, the volume reached 2.917 million barrels a day, which represents a drop of 3.8% compared to the previous month. Still,... Continue Reading →
Karoon farm-in at Atlanta field off Brazil
Brazil’s Enauta has confirmed it is in talks with Australia’s Karoon Energy for the sale of part of its interest in the Atlanta field located offshore Brazil. Located in the Santos Basin, the Atlanta field is operated by Enauta, which has a 100 per cent interest in this asset. Following a report by Brazilian news... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum appointment of Members to the Board of Directors
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, following the best corporate governance practices, on this date has published the Proposal (“Proposal”) for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting (“Meeting”) to be held... Continue Reading →
Brazil Energy Insight 