(Reuters) - The oil firm to be created from the merger of Brazil's 3R Petroleum and Enauta wants to explore the Foz do Amazonas' basin if state-run firm Petrobras finds oil there, its future CEO Decio Oddone told Reuters. Enauta has rights over an oil block in Foz do Amazonas, considered the most promising area in Brazil's so-called... Continue Reading →
WoodMac Sees $1 Trillion At Risk for Clean Energy Investments Under Trump
(Oilprice.com) A second Trump presidency could place a huge part of renewable energy investments at risk, increase carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes more by 2050 and delay peak fossil fuel demand by 10 years beyond current forecasts, energy analytics firm Wood Mackenzie has predicted. WoodMac projects ~$7.7T in overall spending by the U.S. energy sector... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on gas cessation at CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Term of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Gas, signed on July 8, 2019 ("TCC Gas"), which was also approved today by the Company's Board of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the cessation of refining at CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Terms of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Refinery, signed on May 29, 2019, which was also approved today by the Company's Board of Directors. On... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola to Acquire Full Ownership of Avangrid for EUR 2.35 Billion
Iberdrola and Avangrid have signed an agreement under which the Spanish company will acquire the stake which it previously did not own in its US subsidiary for USD 2.55 billion (approximately EUR 2.35 billion). Iberdrola, which owns around 81.6 per cent of Avangrid, launched an offer to acquire the remaining 18.4 per cent in March... Continue Reading →
Lula’s ambitions for Petrobras hemmed in by new rules
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may soon discover that swapping the CEO of Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is not enough to turn the state-run oil company into the engine for job creation and development it was during his first 2002-2010 terms. Lula last week tasked incoming CEO Magda Chambriard with speeding up investments in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs CADE about Terms of Cessation Commitment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity with the Material Fact disclosed on November 28, 2023, informs that it formalized with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), on May 17, 2024, proposals for amendments to the Terms of Cessation Commitment (TCCs) previously established. The aim of these amendments is to adapt the obligations originally... Continue Reading →
New Studies Highlight Offshore Wind Energy Potential in the Gulf of Mexico
(OE) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released two new studies on offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico. The first study, “Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Energy Hurricane Risk Assessment” analyzed hurricane risk to wind turbines operating in the Gulf of Mexico. This study concluded that as a minimum, an IEC ”Typhoon Class”... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum – Protocol and Justification for the Merger of Enauta Shares into 3R
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R”) and ENAUTA PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. (“Enauta” and, jointly with 3R, the “Companies”), under the terms of article 157, §4, of Law No. 6,404, December 15, 1976 (“Brazilian Corporate Law”), CVM Resolution No. 44, August 23, 2021, and CVM Resolution No. 78, March 29, 2022, following the material facts disclosed... Continue Reading →
Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore project gets New York construction approval
(Reuters) - Norwegian energy company Equinor has received approval from the New York State Public Service Commission to start building its Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday. Electricity generated from offshore wind farms is important to U.S. and state goals of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. But the industry has been... Continue Reading →