Co-processed Diesel Is Easily Falsified In addition to being 95% fossil fuel, Petrobras' product could only have a renewable portion identified by Carbon 14 testing
Enauta and 3R Should Reach a Conclusion on the Merger in June According to Enauta's CEO, Décio Oddone, the companies are currently in the process of concluding due diligence, whose deadline is next month.
ANP To Exclude Environmentally Sensitive Areas from Auctions Without a definition of what can be sold off, the agency will not make a new permanent offer. The current outlook is that it will not resume until 2025
Process for TRSP Operating License About to Start An ANTAQ consultant said the permit is expected to be issued in mid-2024.
B3 To Manage PPSA Auctions for the Next 3 Years The complete calendar is still being defined, but the first two auctions for the sale of federal government oil are already on schedule
BW Energy In Deal with Mecus Subsea A Master Service Agreement provides for subsea maintenance of BW's oil production facilities
ANP Okays Annexation of Tucano Grande Sul with Tucano Grande Located in the Tucano Sul Basin and operated by Imetame and Energy Paranã, the new area will cover 3,275 km²
Petrobras: Minority Shareholders Seek Termination of Refining The request, submitted to Brazil's Antitrust Agency, is based on the impracticability of meeting the objectives set out in a commitment deal
Petrobras Launches Gaslub Tender Amid Environmental Controversy The company has paid for environmental compensation for the former Comperj project that has not been implemented in the region
Energy Consultant Predicts '24 Decline in Demand for Onshore Rigs According to the Westwood, the prediction is a result of stagnant oil prices and high service costs
Transocean's 1Q24 Capital Expenditures +US$ 83 M They are primarily related to the Deepwater Aquila drillship chartered by Petrobras
Petrobras: Starting 5th Well in Espírito Santo Block It is drilling in the 1-BRSA-1391A-ESS in block ES-M-596 using a Foresea rig
Tenaris: Increased Vaca Muerta Fracking Capacity With investments of US$ 40 M, Tenaris has added a second unit at the Argentine operation
Petrobras Signs Contracts for Skandi Amazonas and Skandi Rio The DOF Group's AHTSs are expected to start operating in 3Q24, between May and June 2024, respectively.
O&G Regulator Distributes February 2024 Production Royalties About US$ 870 M related to sharing, concession and transfer of funds will be distributed to cities, states and the feds
Cemig and Celesc Mobilize to Help Rio Grande do Sul The utilities provided air transport and organized a solidarity campaign, respectively
Eletronuclear Transfers Fuel Elements The second campaign will transport material to the Spent Fuel Complementary Dry Storage Unit inside the Angra nuclear plant
Brazil and Japan Sign Memorandum on Energy Transition President Lula and the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, signed 38 memorandums of cooperation between the countries
Hydro Dams Imperiled In Southern Brazil Hydroelectric facilities are currently under close observation in the region's worst recorded flooding to date
Distributed Generation Totals 29.19 GW Distributed micro- and mini-generation has 2,583,511 connected systems
Solar Source Reaches 42.4 GW of Installed Capacity According to Absolar, investments in energy transition with photovoltaic technology reach US$ 40 B in Brazil
EDP To Fund Energy Transition Social Projects The public notice will allocate up to US$ 98,590 to proposals with innovative solutions for access to energy, efficiency or combating energy poverty
Aneel Creates Crisis Office for Rio Grande do Sul Power Plants The Dona Francisca, Castro Alves, and Monte Claro dams are in a state of alert, while the 14 de Julho and Bugres dams are in a state of emergency.
EPE Mapping Regions with CCUS Potential The Southeast and Northeast have greater potential for storage using river basins, while the South and Center-West look good for CCS combined with bioenergy
Brookfield and Microsoft Sign 10.5 GW Renewables Deal The proposal is to help decarbonize the technology company's electricity consumption
Shell Energy Brasil Expands Presence in the Electricity Market Starting from May, business and commercial customers will have access to the company's services through Prime Energy
SHPP Saltinho Commercial Operation Scheduled for July 2025 With an investment of US$ 38.49 M, the construction of the 27.27-MW plant in Rio Grande do Sul began last September
In Addition to New Technology, Utilities Require Network Studies Diversity of infrastructure will demand more from electric utilities, mainly due to the volume of data generated by metering
Rio Registers More Than 1.1 GW from Own Solar Absolar reports the state has more than 118,000 photovoltaic systems on rooftops and small plots of land
Solar Energy Costs Decline 5% in 1Q24 The decline is due to a drop in the price of polysilicon, the main raw material used to make solar panels