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[ 09/29/2011 15:49 ] - hydro power
Courts Order Shutdown Of Belo Monte
The Federal Courts ordered an immediate shutdown of the works at the Belo Monte hydroelectric (11,233 MW) on the Xingu River (Pará state). The decision of the 9th Federal Jurisdiction, specialized in judging environmental causes, headed the request of the Association of Breeders and Exporters of Ornamental Fish of Altamira (Acepoat) that put forward the argument that the detour of the...
[ 09/29/2011 15:45 ] - strategy
Gabrielli For CEO Of The Year
Platts has indicated José Sergio Gabrielli, the president of Petrobras, as one of the finalists for its annual award of the oil and gas industry. The executive was one of the 12 indicated in the category: CEO of the Year. The award will be announced on December 1 in New York. Gabrielli is disputing with the CEOs of BrightSource Energy, Chesapeake Energy Corporation,...
[ 09/28/2011 18:29 ] - supply
Geoffshore Offers Best Bid
Geoffshore presented the best proposal for the acquisition of 3-D data in three Petrobras onshore areas of production in Espírito Santo. The amount of the bid was approximately R$ 28 million (US$ 15.4 million), which was 5% less than the proposal by Stratageo, the next lowest bid. The acquisition of data will cover an area of 130 km² including the Fazenda Nova,...
[ 09/28/2011 18:28 ] - supply
Hitachi Has Best Bid For Cernambi
The Japanese company Hitachi made the best bid for the supply of compressors for the FPSO Cernambi (formerly Iracema Sul) in the competition sponsored by Modec, hired by Petrobras to design the unit. The supply contract includes three sets of turbo machinery for compression, injection and export of production of associated gas with CO2 and H2S. The capacity of the system is 6 million...
[ 09/28/2011 18:20 ] - commercialization
Brix Contracts Through 2015
The Brix electronic electric power sales platform has begun negotiating supply contracts for 2014 and 2015. In operation since July, the company has 48 participants today, representing 120 agents who may buy and deliver energy in monthly, quarterly, half-year and annual blocks. This week, Brix recorded the first electric power delivery contract for the entire year of 2012. It is now...
[ 09/28/2011 18:11 ] - R&D
 Floatec Studies Pre-Salt Semis
FloaTEC has ordered tests from the Oceanic Technology Laboratory (LabOceano) at COPPE/UFRJ for two models of a semisubmersible platform for operating in the pre-salt conditions of the Santos Basin. The objective is to prove and document the feasibility of the concept in the prospect. LabOceano will simulate the forces that can be confronted by the platform, such as...
[ 09/28/2011 16:56 ] - commercialization
Gas Represents 53% Of A-5
The Energy research Company (EPE) said Wednesday (September 28) that 377 projects were registered to participate in the A-5 auction this year, expected to be held on December 20. The sum of the total installed capacity of the projects registered his 24.25 GW. Thermoelectric gas power plants represent 53% of the installed capacity registered (12.9 GW). Wind farms, in turn, represent 78.5%...
[ 09/28/2011 15:33 ] - E&P
Noble Phoenix Reaches Brazil
The drill ship Noble Phoenix owned by Noble Corporation is now anchored in Guanabara Bay. The unit has arrived in Brazil to replace the similar ship Noble Muravlenko, also chartered by Petrobras, and that had problems with reliability, therefore not being accepted by the state company. According to the deal signed between the two companies, the Noble Phoenix will operate for Petrobras...
[ 09/28/2011 15:16 ] - pré-sal brasil 2011
Shell Moves On In The Pre-Salt
Shell will make a reentry in well 1-SHEL-23-RJS, in exploratory block BM-S-54, in the area around the pre-salt cluster of the Santos Basin. The action is part of a plan for evaluating the discovery approved by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), which also anticipates a firm commitment for reprocessing the seismic 3-D data and a test of the wildcat well. The plan approved by the...
[ 09/28/2011 15:08 ] - wind power
Exchange Rate Worries Investors
The recent increase in the value of the dollar against the Real lit up a warning signal for the investors in wind energy projects looking for financing from the BNDES bank. The increase in the rate exchange could have an impact on the cost of imported equipment, whose financial weight would grow, and put the index of local content of 60% required by the bank to release the loan at...
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