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Jun 16, 2020 Ordinance No. 239 of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) was published in the Official Gazette (DOU), which authorizes the ANP to enable the nine-month extension of the deadlines related to the Exploration provided for in contracts under the Production Sharing regime, in accordance with the conditions established in ANP Resolution... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Corp has reduced crude output at its nascent project off Guyana's coast due to problems with gas reinjection equipment, a move meant to avoid excessive gas flaring, the South American country's environmental regulator said on Monday. Output at the Liza field, which Exxon operates in a consortium with Hess Corp and CNOOC Ltd, has... Continue Reading →
Amid what the IEA has dubbed a “dismal” year for fossil fuels, the one bright spot is the performance of renewables sector, which is still expected to grow by 1% this year. That is a serious downgrade on the sector’s record performance last year, when global wind power capacity grew by almost a fifth. Nonetheless,... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA has told shippers it will not hire any tankers that have visited Venezuela in the past 12 months, the state-controlled oil company said on Friday, signaling adherence to U.S. sanctions on the Latin American nation. The United States this year blacklisted oil tankers and shipping companies over their dealings with Venezuela,... Continue Reading →
JUN 11, 2020 With the approval by the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro of the bill that internalizes Repetro Industrialização in the state, Rio de Janeiro guarantees the maintenance of the ICMS rate at 3% for operations importing equipment (platforms, platform ships and other equipment) for the oil and gas industry, in operations carried... Continue Reading →
Jun 10, 2020 The Ministry of Mines and Energy presented the schedule for the auction of Sepia and Atapu, remaining from the Transfer of Rights. The federal government expects the announcement to be published in the second quarter of next year, followed by the auction in the third quarter of 2021. Earlier this month, Minister... Continue Reading →
Inflation in Brazil is on course to fall to an all-time low this year as Latin America’s largest economy sinks, giving the central bank leeway to keep interest rates lower for longer or reduce them closer to zero. The crisis unleashed by COVID-19 will likely cause the biggest fall in gross domestic product since records... Continue Reading →
June 9, 2020 The decision of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) to authorize the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to reduce royalties to the legal minimum of 5% in small or medium-sized company fields, can benefit - if current rules are maintained - 24 companies that operate mainly on the... Continue Reading →
June 10, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has filed its 2019 Sustainability Report today. In addition to presenting Petrobras' operational, economic, social, environmental, and governance performance in 2019, the report also includes data regarding the first months of 2020, especially regarding the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the company and... Continue Reading →
June 9, 2020 Petrobras started environmental licensing for drilling a well in block POT-M-952, offshore in the Potiguar Basin. This is the second project that Petrobras is licensing in the region - in April, it started the process for block POT-M-762. - Areas contracted in 2018, in the 15th round of the ANP (concession), at... Continue Reading →
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