(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Dec.2024) — Petrobras commenced operation of the atmospheric emissions reduction unit (SNOX) at the Abreu e Lima refinery (RNEST). Reduced emissions at […]
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Brava Energia Signs Contract with São Paulo Gas Distributor Comgás
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Dec.2024) — Brava Energia S.A. signed a 3-year natural gas supply contract with Comgás. The contract with the São Paulo […]
Petrobras Updates on 6.250% Global Notes due 2026
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024) — State-owned Petrobras’ wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF) delivered notices to the holders of the outstanding 6.250% Global Notes […]
Eldorado do Sul to Build LatAm’s First Data Center City
(AaronSimonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024) — The mayor of Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil signed into law new legislation enabling […]
Kongsberg to Deliver 6 Hybrid PSVs to CMM in Brazil
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Kongsberg Maritime, in partnership with Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM), ranked first in Petrobras’ tender for 6 state-of-the-art hybrid […]
Petrobras Chairman Pietro Mende Appointed to ANP Board
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Petrobras said that the chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes, was appointed by […]
Petrobras to Return to DJSI World in Feb. 2025
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras will return to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World (DJSI World) of S&P Global’s […]
SLB Inks Deal with Petrobras for Búzios Field
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — SLB revealed a contract award by Rio de Janeiro-owned Petrobras to its OneSubsea™ joint venture for two subsea raw seawater […]
Argentina’s Hydrocarbon Sector Takes Baby Steps in 2024, Bigger Steps to Come in 2025
(Camilo Ciruzzi , Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — Efforts by Argentina’s president Javier Milei have resulted in a more flexible regulatory framework and to the […]
Petrobras Cleared for R$17.12bn Distribution to Shareholders
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Dec.2024) — Petrobras‘ Board of Directors approved the distribution of remuneration to shareholders in the amount of R$17.12bn, equivalent to R$1.32820661 per […]
Petrobras Eyes 10 FPSOs by 2029 with 1.8 MMb/d Production Capacity
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Dec.2024) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras has an eye on 17 floating production storage offloading (FPSO) […]
Energy Ministry Nominates Pietro Mendes for ANP Directorship
(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Dec.2024) — Petrobras Chairman of the Board Mr. Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes, has been nominated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy […]
BYD Eyes Producing EVs in Brazil in 2025
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Nov.2024) — Build Your Dream (BYD) Executive Vice President and CEO of the Americas Stella Li said the Chinese auto maker eyes […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs Nov.2024: GranMorgu iEPCI, Sempra PALNG1, Energy Transfer Ammonia Hub
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2024) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Nov. 2024 including Woodside Energy saying work on […]
Petrobras Starts Procurement for SEAP in Sergipe-Alagoas Basin
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Nov.2024) — Petrobras initiated a new procurement process for the construction of up to two FPSO oil production units for the Sergipe […]
Ecopetrol Eyes Investing 24tn-28tn Pesos in 2025
(Ecopetrol, 29.Nov.2024) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that the Board of Directors approved the annual investment budget of the Ecopetrol Group for 2025 for an amount […]
Petrobras Reveals Tartaruga Field Teaser [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Nov.2024) — Petrobras commenced the teaser stage for the transfer of its 25% minority stake in the Tartaruga Field, located in the […]
Petrobras Inks HOA with Danish Company
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Nov.2024) — Petrobras signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with the Danish company European Energy—which develops, builds and operates renewable energy assets, […]
Race for LatAm Offshore Wind Energy Starting
(Margarita Nieves-Zárate, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Nov.2024) — The race for offshore wind energy in Latin America is just starting. According to the Global Wind Energy […]
Petrobras Eyes Ethanol Sector
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Nov.2024) — Petrobras plans to enter the ethanol sector preferably through minority strategic partnerships or shared control with relevant players in the […]
Petrobras Approves Business Plan 2025-2029 [PDF Download]
(Petrobras, 21.Nov.2024) — Petrobras‘ Board of Directors approved, at a meeting held today, the Strategic Plan 2050 (SP 2050) and the Business Plan 2025-2029 (BP […]
Petrobras BODs Approves Remuneration to Shareholders
(Petrobras, 21.Nov.2024) — Petrobras‘ Board of Directors approved the payment of extraordinary dividends in the amount of R$20bn, equivalent to R$1.55174293 per common and preferred […]
Petrobras to Pay Remuneration to Shareholders
(Petrobras, 21.Nov.2024) — Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact of 8 Aug. 2024, will pay the first installment of the dividends approved by its […]
High-impact Exploration Could Cut Scope 1 and 2 Emissions by 6% in 2030
(WoodMac, 21.Nov.2024) — Investment in oil and gas exploration has plummeted two-thirds in the last decade, but the industry still has a critical role to […]
G20 Summit Can Provide Momentum for Sustainable Development
(China Daily, 18.Nov.2024) — With the international community increasingly at risk of being torn apart by the centrifugal force generated by the black hole at […]
Petrobras to Host Webcast to Present Strategic Plan 2050
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Nov.2024) — Petrobras will hold a webcast on 22 Nov. 2024 in the presence of the company’s Executive Board of Directors (BODs) […]
Petrobras Reiterates Details of 2025-2029 Business Plan
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Nov.2024) — Rio de Janeiro-based state oil giant Petrobras reiterated that the proposal for its 2025-2029 Business Plan was deliberated by its […]
Sheinbaum Proposes Reforestation Fund at G20 in Rio de Janeiro
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Nov.2024) — At the G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed establishing a fund to finance the […]
Petrobras and Yara Ink Deals for Technical Cooperation of ARLA 32
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Nov.2024) — Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. or Petrobras signed two agreements with Yara and Araucária Nitrogenados S.A. (ANSA) in a next step towards […]
Petrobras Commences Commercial Operations UPGN in Rio de Janeiro
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Nov.2024) — Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) said the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN), located at the Boaventura Energy Complex (Itaboraí, RJ) commenced commercial […]
Petrobras Starts Commercial Operation of Boaventura Energy Complex’s NGPU
(Petrobras, 11.Nov.2024) — Since 10 Nov. 2024, the Natural Gas Processing Unit (NGPU), situated at the Boaventura Energy Complex (Itaboraí, RJ), has been commercially operating […]
Petrobras Comments on Shareholder Remuneration
(Petrobras, 7.Nov.2024) — Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors (CA), in a meeting held today, approved the payment of interim dividends in the amount […]
Petrobras Reveals 3Q:24 Financial Performance (PDF Download)
(Petrobras, 7.Nov.2024) — Petrobras Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer Fernando Melgarejo commented on the Brazilian company’s financial performance in the third-quarter 2024. “In this […]
Petrobras Ends Petrobras Biocombustível (PBio) Divestment Project
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Nov.2024) — Petrobras‘ Executive Board approved the end of the divestment project of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBio), which will […]
Petrobras Reveals 3Q:24 Webcast Schedule
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Nov.2024) — Petrobras has rescheduled for 2 p.m. the webcast to be held on 8 Nov. 2024 to present the company’s third-quarter […]
Petrobras Responds to Rumors about Dividends, Strategic Plan
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Nov.2024) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras, responding to news published in the Brazilian media about the payment of extraordinary dividends and about […]
Petrobras 3Q:24 Hydrocarbon Production in Two Charts
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Oct.2024) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras reported total hydrocarbon production of 2,689 Mboe/d in the third quarter 2024 (3Q:24), down 0.8% sequentially compared […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Oct. 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Oct.2024) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Oct. 2024 including TotalEnergies and APA Corp. announcing […]
Mero 3 FPSO Starts Production in Libra Pre-salt Offshore Brazil
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Oct.2024) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras announced that on 30 Oct. 2024 the Marechal Duque de Caxias platform ship (Mero 3) has started […]
Petrobras Updates on Collective Action Judgement in the Netherlands
(Petrobras, 30.Oct.2024) — Petrobras, further to the Announcements to the Market of 29 Jan. 2020, 27 May 2021 and 26 Jul. 2023, hereby informs that […]
Petrobras Reports 3Q:24 Output of 2.7 MMboe/d (PDF Download)
(Petrobras, 28.Oct.2024) — In 3Q:24, Petrobras‘ total production of oil, NGL and natural gas reached 2,689 Mboed, in line with 2QÑ24. The highlights were the […]
Baker Hughes to Supply Petrobras with Flexible Pipe Systems
(Baker Hughes, 28.Oct.2024) — Baker Hughes announced significant contracts with Petrobras to provide 77 km of flexible pipe systems to be deployed in Brazil’s pre-salt […]
Baker Hughes to Supply Petrobras with Flexible Pipe Systems
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Oct.2024) — Baker Hughes signed significant contracts with Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras to provide 77 km of flexible pipe systems to be deployed […]
LatAm NRG Matters: Highlights, Heard for the Week Ended 25 Oct. 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Oct.2024) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 25 Oct. 2024. —Argentina: Oil production reached […]
Petrobras Updates on Nitrogen Fertilizer Project
(Petrobras, 25.Oct.2024) — Petrobras‘ Board of Directors decided to continue implementing the Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit (UFN-III), located in Três Lagoas (MS). The decision is based […]
Clariant Recognized by Petrobras with Suppliers Award for Health and Wellness
(Clariant, 24.Oct.2024) — Clariant Oil Services, a producer and supplier of specialty oilfield production chemicals and services to the oil and gas industry, was honored […]
Petrobras to Invest BRL60mn in BRAVO Buoy’s Phase Two
(Petrobras, 24.Oct.2024) — Petrobras will invest BRL 60mn in a new sea wind testing and measuring phase by releasing new BRAVO buoy units to collect, […]
Petrobras Reveals 3Q:24 Results Details
(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Oct.2024) — Petrobras will release its 3Q:24 Production and Sales Report on 28 Oct. 2024 and its 3Q:24 Financial Performance Report on […]
SLB Reports Rise in LatAm Revenues in 3Q:24 [PDF Downloads]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Oct.2024) — SLB announced that its revenue in Latin America reached $1.69bn in the third-quarter 2024, down 3% sequentially, reflecting lower production […]
TotalEnergies Divests Fuel Distribution Activities in Brazil
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Oct.2024) — France’s TotalEnergies inked an agreement to divest its fuel distribution activities in Brazil to the Brazilian company SIM Distribuidora. The […]
CNOOC Inks 4 Contracts for Blocks Offshore Brazil
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Oct.2024) — CNOOC Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary, CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda, entered into 4 Concession Contracts for exploration blocks offshore Brazil with the Brazilian […]
FPSO Maria Quitéria Starts Operating in Campos Basin
(Petrobras, 15.Oct.2024) — The Maria Quitéria platform ship produced its first oil on 15 Oct. 2024 in the Jubarte field, pre-salt in the Espírito Santo […]
Petrobras Inks 3 Concession Pelotas Basin Contracts
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Oct.2024) — Petrobras signed the three remaining concession contracts from the 4th Permanent Concession Offer Cycle. The concessions were acquired in partnership […]
Petrobras Sets New Refinery Production Records
(Petrobras, 7.Oct.2024) — Petrobras reports that the Total Utilization Factor (FUT) of its refineries reached 96.8% in Sep. 2024, representing the highest monthly result in […]
LatAm NRG Matters: Highlights, Heard
(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Oct.2024) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 4 Oct. 2024. LATIN AMERICA —Argentina: Malaysian […]
Petrobras and Ternium to Supply Gas in the Rio de Janeiro Free Market
(Petrobras, 3.Oct.2024) — Petrobras and Ternium entered into a contract to supply natural gas in the free trading environment to the Ternium plant in Rio […]
Moody’s Raises Petrobras’ Outlook to Positive
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Oct.2024) — Moody‘s raised the outlook on Petrobras‘ ratings from stable to positive, Petrobras announced 2 Oct. 2024 in an official statement. […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Sep. 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2024) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Sep. 2024 including Petrobras inking separate MOUs with […]
LatAm NRG Matters: Highlights, Heard
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Sep.2024) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 27 Sep. 2024. —Argentina: Petronas is rumored […]
Scala Data Centers Secures $500mn from Coatue and IMCO
(Scala Data Centers, 23.Sep.2024) — Scala Data Centers, the hyperscale sustainable data center platform in Latin America, is pleased to announce the successful completion of $500mn in structured financing. […]
Petrobras on Payment of Remuneration to Shareholders
(Petrobras, 20.Sep.2024) — Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact of 13 May 2024 and the Communication of 11 Jun. 2024, informs that will pay […]
Petrobras Awards TechnipFMC Subsea Contracts by for Brazil’s Pre-Salt Fields
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Sep.2024) — TechnipFMC has been awarded two subsea contracts by Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras for the pre-salt fields offshore the South American country. […]
Petrobras on Media Reports on Fuel Prices
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Sep.2024) — Petrobras downplayed claims in the media that it has decided to reduce fuel prices. “Any adjustments to the prices of its […]
Petrobras on Closing of Offering of Dollar-denominated Global Notes
(Petrobras, 16.Sep.2024) — Petrobras announced (i) the settlement of the international capital markets offering of US$1bn 6.000% Global Notes due 2035 (the “New Notes and […]
Petrobras Updates on Favorable Arbitration
(Petrobras, 12.Sep.2024) — Petrobras informs that a favorable final arbitration award has been handed down in one of the arbitrations taking place before B3’s Market Arbitration […]
Scala Data Centers and Rio Grande do Sul Govt Ink Infrastructure Deal
(Scala Data Centers, 11.Sept.2024) — The government of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, through the Department of Economic Development (Sedec), and Scala Data […]
Petro-Victory Energy Inks MOU with Eneva in Brazil
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Sep.2024) — Petro-Victory Energy Corp. has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Eneva for the development of Petro-Victory’s non-associated gas resources […]
G Mining Ventures to Buy the CentroGold Project from BHP
(G Mining Ventures, 9.Sep.2024) — G Mining Ventures Corp. (“GMIN” or the “Corporation“) has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire tenements in the Gurupi […]
Gerdau and Petrobras Ink Deal for Low-carbon Business Studies
(Petrobras, 9.Sep.2024) — Petrobras has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gerdau S.A., aimed at evaluating commercial opportunities and potential partnerships in decarbonization projects; low […]
Petrobras and Embrapa to Research Low-carbon Products and Fertilizers
(Petrobras, 6.Sep.2024) — Petrobras and Embrapa signed a Cooperation Agreement (CA) this Friday (6/6) to conduct technical studies on renewable raw materials to obtain low-carbon […]
Petrobras Prices U.S. Dollar-denominated Global Notes
(Petrobras, 4.Sep.2024) — Petrobras announces the pricing of global notes denominated in U.S. Dollars (the “Notes”) to be issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance […]
Platts Launches Daily South America Lithium Triangle Price Assessments
(Platts, 3.Sep.2024) — Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, data, analysis, benchmark prices and workflow solutions for the commodities, […]
Petrobras to Offer Dollar-denominated Global Notes
(Petrobras, 3.Sep.2024) — Petrobras announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF), has commenced (i) an offering of a new series of U.S. […]
Petrobras and CSN Ink Deal to Supply Gas in RJ’s Free Environment
(Petrobras, 2.Sep.2024) — “Petrobras and CSN entered into a contract to supply natural gas to the CNS plant situated in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). This […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Aug. 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Aug.2024) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Aug. 2024 including Petrobras achieving its main target […]