News
[MARKET EXPANSION]
A Call To Suppliers
With US$ 174 billion up its sleeve to invest over the next five years, Petrobras sent out an enticing invitation to the international supply industry to set up plants in Brazil in order to help quench the thirst of expansion that is domi [...]
[MARKET EXPANSION]
Petrobras Goes Shopping
Petrobras is going shopping. The person guaranteeing this is none less than Petrobras’ president, José Sergio Gabrielli, who spoke exclusively with Brasil Energy magazine regarding the oil company’s plans for the [...]
[MARKET EXPANSION]
Program Identifies Opportunities
Created by the Brazilian government to maximize domestic participation in the oil sector, the National Oil and Gas Industry Mobilization Program (Prominp) identified 34 critical items to satisfy demand in the sector over the next few yea [...]
[MARKET EXPANSION]
Bet On The Future
The president of Wellstream in Brazil, Luis Araújo, said that the decision to invest in the expansion of its Brazilian unit only one year after inaugurating the plant itself was based on the Petrobras Strategic Plan 2008-2012 that [...]
[MARKET EXPANSION]
Interest In The Brazilian Market Soars
“No other country in the world has a US$ 200 billion market over the next five years for oil and gas suppliers like Brazil’s.” So says Britain’s Commercial Attaché Steve Graham, counting the US$ 174 billion [...]
[MARKET EXPANSION]
Technological Presence
Attracted by the business potential hidden in the Brazilian pre-salt layers Baker Hughes decided to invest in a research center to develop technology for the exploration and production in this new frontier. “We want to unde [...]
[WORKFORCE]
Qualifying O&G Manpower
Companies with bases in and around Macaé (Rio de Janeiro state) or planning to relocate to this major offshore support city for the Campos Basin have a very good reason to be upbeat: a new 7,600 m² building belonging to Sena [...]
[REFINING]
New Plants, New Technologies
Determined to leverage the domestic production of diesel fuel, Petrobras is investing in technology to transform its future refineries into units that are fully prepared not only to inject more diesel into the market, but also to produce [...]
[REFINING]
Research To Develop Diesel FCC
In the search for solutions to satisfy the new demands emanating from the oil products market, the executive manager of Supplies and Refining for Petrobras, José Carlos Cosenza, gave his specialists a special load of homework: to [...]
[ENERGY EFFICIENCY]
Saving Is The Order Of The Day
The effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the waste of energy resources is not confined to the countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Investment in energy efficiency activities is also increasing in Brazil. But, unlike other count [...]
[ENERGY EFFICIENCY]
The Shower Is No Longer The Villain
After the introduction of an electronic temperature control for electric showerheads in 2008, which led to a reduction in the consumption of water and energy of 44.1% and 41.6%, respectively, KL Telecom is negotiating the sale of a new m [...]
[WIND POWER]
Ceará, Brazil’s Wind Capital
Ceará, in Brazil’s Northeast region, is on the verge of becoming the wind energy capital of the country. With an expectation of the coming on stream of eight new wind farms (401 MW), by the end of this year the state will ou [...]
[SOLAR]
Brighter Days Ahead
Thirty bills to promote the expansion of the use of solar energy are under consideration in the Chamber of Deputies and a public policy proposal for the sector is being studied by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). With the growth i [...]
[ETHANOL]
A Lot To Do Before 2nd Generation
The development of the so-called 2nd generation technology for the production of ethanol brings a bright light to the eyes of researchers around the world. After all, extracting biofuel directly from the cellulose contained in sugarcane [...]
[ETHANOL]
Crushing Headed For Retirement
One of the most important companies in the development of technology for ethanol production in Brazil, Dedini, is not resting on its laurels. Its assembly lines in Piracicaba, and the state of São Paulo continued to produce equipm [...]
