(Reuters) Renewable energy grew at its fastest pace in two decades last year, led by China, and will continue to grow in the next two years, a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed on Tuesday. New renewable energy capacity in 2020 rose by 45% to 280 gigawatts (GW) last year, the largest year-on-year... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of onshore field in Sergipe/Rabo Branco
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 11, 2020, informs that it signed with Petrom Produção de Petróleo & Gás Ltda. (Petrom) a contract for the sale of its entire 50% stake in the onshore field of Rabo Branco, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, in the State of Sergipe.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract to build seventh unit in Búzios
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed a contract with Keppel Shipyard Limited to build the P-78, the seventh unit to be installed in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. With processing capacity of 180 thousand barrels of oil per day and 7.2 million cubic meters of gas per day, the... Continue Reading →
Total Brings Online Zinia Phase 2 Offshore Angola
French oil major Total has started oil production from the Zinia Phase 2 project offshore Angola, connected to the existing Pazflor FPSO. The Zinia Phase 2 project includes the drilling of nine wells and is expected to reach a production of 40,000 barrels of oil per day by mid-2022. Located in water depths from 600... Continue Reading →
Oil nears $70 as easing Western lockdowns boost summer demand outlook
(REUTERS) Oil prices rose for a third day on Wednesday as easing of lockdowns in the United States and parts of Europe heralded a boost in fuel demand in summer season and offset concerns about the rise of COVID-19 infections in India and Japan. Brent crude rose 93 cents, or 1.4%, to $69.81 a barrel... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS ASKS FOR OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE SECOND ANTICIPATED PRODUCTION SYSTEM AT LIBRA
(PetroNoticia) The Libra block development project will move forward. Petrobras applied to the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) for the operating license for the second Early Production System (SPA) in the Mero field, located within the block. Like the first SPA in the area, this new project will also be carried out with the... Continue Reading →
With almost 1,800 MMboe / d, production in the Santos Basin exceeds 70% of the national total
(ANP) Published today the Monthly Bulletin of the Production of Oil and Natural Gas of the ANP of the month of March 2021, with consolidated data of the national production in the period. For the first time, production in the Santos Basin surpassed 70% of national production, registering its largest relative share in the historical... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil expects first well in Sergipe-Alagoas in the second half of 2021
(epbr) ExxonMobil plans to start drilling in deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin in the second half of 2021, said Alberto Ferrin, vice president of the oil company in Brazil. The company is licensing 11 exploratory wells in the basin, in areas of the 13th, 14th and 15th bidding rounds of the ANP, when it... Continue Reading →
Mexican Congress backs measure to remove curb on Pemex market power
Mexico's Senate on Thursday approved an initiative to remove certain limits on the market power of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), in the latest boost for the state oil company under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. A few days after a congressman from Lopez Obrador's National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) proposed it, the Senate signed off a measure... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on adhesion to the PEP- ICMS (VAT tax) program
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has decided to close ICMS (VAT tax) contingencies with the State of Rio de Janeiro, in the total estimated amount of R$ 1.530 billion, through the disbursement of R$ 544 million, with an avoided cost of 64%. The decision is based on the special installment payment program... Continue Reading →