(Reuters) - Brazil's Eletrobras, Latin America's largest utility, signed a memorandum of understanding with infrastructure company Prumo to produce green hydrogen in a port in Rio de Janeiro, which could lead to development of a pilot plant, the two firms said. The memorandum, signed on Wednesday at an event in Rio, also opens the door... Continue Reading →
Industry Players Launch New Innovation Challenges for Floating Offshore Wind
Four new challenges, which aim to push the boundaries of innovation in floating offshore wind, have been launched in the NOW Accelerator programme. Presented by industry players Vattenfall and Seagust, Equinor, Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables, and Å Energi and Corio, the four new challenges are part of the NOW Accelerator programme by Norwegian... Continue Reading →
Bankrolling fossil fuels: 60 giant banks pick up the $7 trillion tab for coal, oil & gas
(Offshore-energy.biz) While global efforts to break away from emission-intensive fossil fuels and pivot to low-carbon and renewable energy alternatives have grown by leaps and bounds since the Paris Agreement came onto the scene, concerns over energy security, rising demand, and population growth have enabled coal, oil, and gas to spread their wings further, with over... Continue Reading →
Petrobras sets its cap on 14 new FPSOs by 2028 but decarbonization bells and whistles are a must for all
(Offshore-energy.biz) Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is laying the groundwork to put 14 new floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels into production mode over the next five years. As the Brazilian energy heavyweight is also determined to raise its emissions reduction bar, the new FPSOs and solutions are expected to come with decarbonization... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Required to Assess Indigenous Impact of Amazon Offshore Drilling
(Reuters) Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras must do a series of studies on the impact on Indigenous groups in the Amazon area of planned offshore drilling nearby in order to analyze the project's viability, according to a federal agency and documents from government agencies. The wide-ranging studies demanded by Brazil's environmental agency Ibama are meant... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s plans to drill for oil in the Amazon hit stiff Indigenous resistance
(Reuters) - State-run energy firm Petrobras has hit growing resistance from Indigenous groups and government agencies to its premier exploration project, which would open the most promising part of Brazil's northern coast to oil drilling. Environmental agency Ibama denied Petrobras a license for exploratory drilling offshore in the Foz do Amazonas area last year, citing... Continue Reading →
Further on the Enauta merger proposal with 3R Petroleum
(PN) Enauta announced that its Board of Directors approved the presentation of a proposal for the business combination with 3R Petroleum. The operation could create one of the main independent operators in Brazil and Latin America, with production potential that could exceed 100 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day – in line with the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras presents demand for contracts and opportunities for the national industry
Petrobras has authorized hiring processes for support vessels for exploration and production logistics, with the aim of meeting short-term demand for the years 2025 and 2026. It also approved contracting new support vessels for long-term demands, whose technical specifications will focus on new technological solutions for efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These opportunities... Continue Reading →
Frade completes five years and corresponds for more than half of PRIO’s production
(PN) PRIO, one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in Brazil, is celebrating the production results of Campo de Frade, located in the Campos Basin (RJ), which is completing its fifth year of activities with the company. The field was acquired in March 2019. At the end of 2023, PRIO completed the second... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s Pemex bids for more favorable financing rates with sustainability plan
(Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex hopes to access financing at more favorable rates with a sustainability plan laying out its commitments to bring down emissions, the company's chief financial officer said Monday. Bond investors, which hold the vast majority of Pemex's financial debt, totaling more than $100 billion, have long considered the company... Continue Reading →