News
[ethanol]
New Logistics Solution
Transpetro, as the logistics agency for Petrobras, is preparing an important change in the transportation of ethanol in Brazil. The company has issued a request for proposals for the construction of 20 convoys, with eight barges and 20 p [...]
[NUCLEAR technology]
New Solutions For Angra 3
Designed in the 1970s, work began on the Angra 3 nuclear power plant (1.350 MW) in June, after decades of discussion about its viability and the need for the project. The fact that the project has been restarted after so many years does [...]
[NUCLEAR POWER]
Neighboring Projects
Nuclear Power Projects Developed by Latin American Countries Brazil: Angra 1 (657 MW) and Angra 2 (1,350 MW) are in operation. Angra 3 (1,350 MW), under construction, is to come on stream in 2015. Eight new nuclea [...]
[STRATEGY]
US$ 224 Billion To Invest
The announcement of the Petrobras Business Plan 2010-2014 did not offer the market much in the way of novelties. The amount of R$ 400 billion (US$ 224 billion) to be invested over the next five years had already been aired and is about 2 [...]
[oil policy]
Regulatory Framework Moving Slowly
On the eve of Brazil’s general elections to take place on October 3, the oil and gas industry has not yet had a glimpse of the regulatory framework for the Brazilian pre-salt, and even less signs of an auction for exploratory block [...]
[NEW FRONTIER]
Heading North
The exploratory activity in the Solimões Basin, one of the largest onshore sedimentary areas in Brazil, deep in the heart of Amazonas, will take on a new pace beginning at the end of the year. With the new auctions for the concess [...]
[E&P]
Shell Targets Pre-Salt
Following the road taken by other foreign companies in Brazil, Shell also is placing its chips on the pre-salt frontier, and already is reaping the first benefits. After the Nautilus campaign in the Campos Basin, located in Parque das Ba [...]
[E&P]
Total Back In High Style
More than two years after withdrawing from exploration activities in Brazil, Total has resumed investing in the segment through a farm-in operation in BM-S-54 in ultra-deep waters of the Santos Basin near the pre-salt cluster. The French [...]
[OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY]
Customized Innovation
With the uncertainties surrounding the future of E&P activities in the Gulf of Mexico and the excellent prospects for growth in the oil industry in Brazil, Norwegian service providers have moved to make their market share in the coun [...]
[FUEL MARKET]
A Country Running On Ethanol
Brazil is expected to go through a real ethanol boom in the next 10 years. The recently announced Decennial Energy Plan (DEP) foresees a leap of 76% in ethanol production by 2019 and with the domestic consumption increasing 130%. The r [...]
[natural gas]
An Increasingly Flexible Market
The Petrobras Gas and Energy Area will begin the next decade with a new focus in its cycle of investments. For the last 10 years Petrobras has devoted its attention to the infrastructure for transportation of gas, and it is now the turn [...]
[business]
New Sugar-Alcohol Players
The prospects for a growth of 130% in the domestic consumption of ethanol through 2019, according to the government’s 10-Year Energy Plan, has whet the appetites of investors regarding this industry, with a rapid series of mergers [...]
[NUCLEAR power]
Customers Beyond The Borders
Following a worldwide trend for the rekindling of the nuclear power industry, Latin American countries have been showing increasing interest in this field, and some, like Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, already are building new plants or a [...]
[RENEWABLE SOURCES]
Biodiesel Promise
Found in all areas of Brazil, the Macaúba palm tree (Acrocomia aculeata) is now the focus of attention of Embrapa Agroenergia, a part of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company, because it is considered to be a viable option f [...]
[WIND POWER]
The Winds Of Expansion
With an eye on the alternative energy reserve auctions, set for August 25 and 26, the international wind energy equipment manufacturers are showing increased interest in the Brazilian market. According to estimates by the Brazilian Wind [...]
