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Dec 22 (Reuters) - ComBio, Brazil’s largest supplier of renewable thermal energy for industrial clients, expects to triple its revenue to about 2.4 billion reais ($430 million) within five years amid growing demand from corn ethanol producers, commercial director Ricardo Blandy told Reuters on Monday. Some 25 corn ethanol plants operate in Brazil, where another... Continue Reading →
Dec. 19 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday that the United States has assured Georgetown it will support and protect the country’s territorial integrity, including American assets operating in Guyanese waters, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Caracas. During a press conference in Georgetown, Jagdeo responded to questions about the possibility of... Continue Reading →
Dec. 19 (oilnow.gy) U.S. oilfield equipment maker NOV Inc. announced that it won a third-quarter contract from ExxonMobil Guyana to supply an actively heated flexible pipe system for the Hammerhead field development offshore Guyana. NOV said the scope of work includes the design, engineering, procurement, fabrication and testing of a complete flexible pipe system, expected... Continue Reading →
Dec. 19 - Petrobras has approved the final investment decision for the development of the Sergipe Deepwater Project Module 2 (SEAP II), in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The project is strategic for expanding the availability of domestic gas, as well as opening a new production frontier in the Northeast region. The SEAP II project encompasses deposits... Continue Reading →
Dec. 18 (oilprice.com) Brazil, Guyana, and Argentina are set to be major drivers of non-OPEC oil supply growth in 2026, accounting for half of the expected 0.8 million barrels per day (b/d) increase in 2026 the U.S. Energy Information Administration has predicted. According to the energy watchdog, Brazil's growth will mainly be driven by new offshore... Continue Reading →
December 15, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has been notified by Novonor S.A. – Em Recuperação Judicial (“Novonor”) and NSP Investimentos S.A. (“NSP Inv.”), a subsidiary of Novonor, regarding the execution of an “Exclusivity Agreement with Shine I Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios de Responsabilidade Limitada (‘FIDC’), a credit... Continue Reading →
Dec. 15 - Petrobras and Shell Brazil launched Carbon Countdown, the largest project ever undertaken to measure, in a standardized way and on a national scale, above- and below-ground carbon stocks in all terrestrial biomes of the country. The companies' mutual interest in the decarbonization process is complemented by the scientific expertise of Esalq/USP, the... Continue Reading →
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem said on Monday that conglomerate Novonor has signed an agreement to sell its controlling stake in the company to private equity firm IG4 Capital. Under the deal, IG4 will share control of Braskem with state-run oil giant Petrobras , the company's second-largest investor. Novonor is set to retain... Continue Reading →
Dec. 15 (TN) Last week, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and the Energy Research Company (EPE) released the Natural Gas Booklet of the Ten-Year Energy Expansion Plan 2035 (PDE 2035). The document projects a significant increase in national gas production, driven mainly by the pre-salt layer and new initiatives with offshore processing, such... Continue Reading →
Ded. 15 (OE) BW Energy has signed a long-term lease agreement for the Maromba drilling and wellhead platform, converting a short-term lease for the Super Gorilla class jack-up rig BW MAROMBA B into a project lease with Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL). The new agreement covers the rig purchase and all costs required to bring the... Continue Reading →
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