News
[STRATEGY]
International Incursion
The foreign goods and services industry will not be left out of the pre-salt development projects in the Santos Basin. Although Petrobras has been reinforcing the focus on national content as a strong incentive to Brazilian industry, ne [...]
[Opinion]
New Rules Of The Game
The adoption of a new regulatory framework for the exploration of the Brazilian pre-salt cluster has been stirring up the oil industry for quite a while now. This does not come as a surprise if we take into account that the overall pre- [...]
[BIOFUELS]
Diesel From Sugar
The first Brazilian vehicles to run on diesel fuel produced from sugarcane will begin to circulate at the beginning of the second half of the year, when the new demonstration plant that will supply 10,000 L of biofuel for testing begins [...]
[TUPI´S DEBUT]
Beginning The Pre-Salt Conquest
With the first few weeks as of the May 1 start-up of the Tupi prospect Long Duration Test (LDT) now under its belt, Petrobras can savor some good practical results being chalked up by the first production system in the Santos Basin&rsquo [...]
[TUPI´S DEBUT]
Tests In Another 17 Santos Areas
The Tupi long-duration test (LDT) will be the first in a series to be set up in the Santos Basin pre-salt areas. By 2013, Petrobras is scheduling the installation of no less than 18 LDTs in the region, all designed to expand understandin [...]
[TUPI´S DEBUT]
Pipeline Laying Record
Besides installing a system in a very short timeframe, Petrobras has guaranteed a new record for the laying of flexible lines for the Tupi project, connecting the FPSO Cidade de São Vicente and the RJS-644 well. At 6.7 km long, an [...]
[GAS]
A Seesaw Market
Fluctuating demand for gas based on climatic conditions and the impossibility of storing the product. The complexity of this equation allows one to understand the challenges faced by Petrobras to attend its main client of today with natu [...]
[POWER]
Binational Dispute
The governments of Brazil and Paraguay will sit down in June for a new round of negotiations over the impasse with the 14,000 MW Itaipu hydroelectric power plant, located on the border between the two countries. After dozens of frustrate [...]
[POWER]
A 14,000 MW Giant
With an installed capacity of 14,000 MW, Itaipu is the second largest hydroelectric power plant in the world, behind only the 18,200 MW Three Gorges plant on the Yangtze River in China. Favored by the greater annual flow of the Paran&aac [...]
[ETHANOL]
The Export Challenge
Brazil exported 5.1 billion liters of ethanol in 2008, 45% more than in 2007, thanks to a combination of favorable factors that will probably not reoccur between 2009 and 2010. From now on, according to representatives of the sector, th [...]
[ENERGY MANAGMENT]
Energy Efficiency To Have Own ISO
The world concern for the rational use of energy has grown so much in the last few years that it has become a theme for an international standard - ISO 50001, specifically for energy management. Planned to be launched at the end of 2010 [...]
[ETHANOL]
What Affects The Ethanol Sector
With the drop of the price of oil, ethanol became less competitive Different incentives for ethanol certification hinder standardization and raise costs The US$ 0.50 tariff per gallon of ethanol imported by the US causes [...]
[RENEWABLE SOURCES]
New Frontiers For Biodiesel
To show that Brazilian biodiesel does not depend on soybeans alone, a project is being developed jointly with potential producing areas in Brazil to widen the range of options for raw materials for the manufacture of biofuels. At the beg [...]
