For most of this month, intensive care units across Brazil were at or near capacity amid a crush of COVID-19 patients, and sedatives needed to intubate patients dwindled. The nation’s Continue Reading
Brazil’s health regulator cited safety concerns while rejecting several states’ requests to import almost 30 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, prompting criticism from the Russian government. The five-person Continue Reading
Crude oil production in Brazil averaged 2.8 million barrels daily in the first quarter of 2021, the country’s National Petroleum Agency reported, as quoted by Reuters. This was down 6 Continue Reading
Rail-thin teenagers hold placards at traffic stops with the word for hunger — fome — in large print. Children, many of whom have been out of school for over a Continue Reading
President Joe Biden’s climate summit of 40 world leaders this week will be Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s “ last chance ” to restore Washington’s confidence in Brazil’s commitment to taking Continue Reading
During a difficult 2020, Brazil’s hydrocarbon sector demonstrated its resilience in the face of a price crash and the COVID-19 pandemic. Even those events along with heightened geopolitical risks and Continue Reading
Shell plans to carry out a drilling campaign offshore Brazil in the second half of 2021, Shell Brasil President Andre Araujo said April 16. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes Continue Reading
Public health experts are raising alarm over Brazil this week, as the pandemic-hit nation has reached several grim coronavirus milestones, including a record number of deaths and the possible spread Continue Reading
Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, scientists forecast, with fatalities climbing for the first time above Continue Reading
He has sneered at the Covid-19 pandemic, even as it led Brazil’s health care system to collapse . He has ridiculed opposition lawmakers, who are gunning for his impeachment. His Continue Reading
Offshore oil and gas drilling is set for a rebound this year following a major 2020 pullback when exploration and production companies deferred many activities due to the pandemic and Continue Reading
A deforested area in Mato Grosso State in Brazil in August 2020. Destruction of the world’s forests increased last year even as pandemic shutdowns curbed economic growth, adding more pressure Continue Reading
The heads of Brazil’s army, navy and air force resigned Tuesday, rocking a right-wing government that is already facing public fury over President Jair Bolsonaro’s inability to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic. Brazil’s Defense Continue Reading
The virus has killed more than 300,000 people in Brazil, its spread aided by a highly contagious variant, political infighting and distrust of science. The patients began arriving at hospitals Continue Reading
EPC firm Black & Veatch will undertake feasibility studies central to the development of the world’s largest green hydrogen plant. When operational, Enegix Energy’s planned Base One facility in Ceará, Continue Reading
A spat over fuel prices last month saw Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro replace the CEO of national oil company Petrobras Roberto Castello Branco, who is popular among investors with former Continue Reading
The creaming curve for lease sales in Brazil looks like it is turning towards the asymptote overall. Unfortunately there is insufficient data provided to allow land and marine leasing to Continue Reading
Sharply weaker oil prices and the global COIVD-19 pandemic had little material impact on Brazil’s massive offshore oil boom. Even the fact that the oil rich Latin American country is Continue Reading
Crude oil output from fields operated by Brazil’s state energy major Petrobras hit a record last year despite the pandemic, at an average 2.3 million bpd, Bloomberg reported , comparing Continue Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic had a sharp impact on oil prices, creating considerable uncertainty over the outlook for energy demand around the globe. The ongoing global crude oil supply glut and Continue Reading
Brazil’s massive offshore oil boom, notably in the deepwater offshore pre-salt oilfields, is continuing to grow despite weaker oil prices and the sharp impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strong demand Continue Reading
Sharply weaker oil prices, the COVID-19 pandemic, and heightened geopolitical uncertainty have done little to blunt Brazil’s epic offshore oil boom. By September 2020 Brazil had soared to be the Continue Reading
Thanks to increased production at the prolific pre-salt offshore basin, Petrobras expects its oil and gas production this year to exceed earlier guidance, Brazil’s state oil firm said as it Continue Reading
Activity in Brazil’s energy patch keeps ratcheting ever higher. During January 2020, Latin America’s largest economy saw its all-important petroleum industry achieve a new milestone pumping on average a record Continue Reading
The official August data on the number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon needs to be corrected and will likely show an increase over last year, meaning that blazes surged to Continue Reading
Brazil’s state-held oil firm Petrobras launched on Friday a tender for three new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSOs) units for one of the largest deepwater oilfields in the world, Continue Reading
Brazil’s state-owned oil firm Petrobras aims to make better use of the associated natural gas in its prolific oil-rich pre-salt area by having offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) units to Continue Reading
Petrobras plans to issue one or more series of global bonds in the U.S. market, subject to market conditions, Brazil’s state-held oil firm said on Wednesday, without specifying amounts. Petrobras Continue Reading
In mid-March, Brazil took what seemed to be a forceful early strike against the coronavirus pandemic. The Health Ministry mandated that cruises be canceled. It advised local authorities to scrap Continue Reading
Norway’s Equinor ASA , Brazil’s Dommo Energia SA ( DMMO3.SA ) and Anglo-French firm Perenco are among at least six oil producers that have registered coronavirus cases among employees or Continue Reading
The coronavirus is spreading like wildfire in Brazil, and the country’s oil industry could get dragged down with it. “Brazil has the worst COVID growth rate of any G20 country: Continue Reading
Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the South American nation could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health Ministry reported 888 new deaths Continue Reading
Doctors and nurses work in the covid-19 intensive care unit at the Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Disease hospital in São Paulo. (Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg News) Hospitals nearing capacity. Deaths soaring. Continue Reading
Thronged banks. Packed subway cars. Buses full of President Jair Bolsonaro’s fervent supporters, heading to rallies that call on Brazilians to brush aside stay-at-home orders from mayors and governors and Continue Reading
Petrobras has warned its shareholders that the coronavirus pandemic could leave a permanent mark on the global economy, including on consumer behaviors, as it reported a first-quarter loss and massive Continue Reading
Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro’s insistence that it is just a “little flu” and that there is no Continue Reading
Petrobras has started shutting down production at 62 offshore platforms in the shallow waters off its coast, Reuters reported , adding that the cuts will amount to 23,000 bpd. Petrobras Continue Reading
Brazil has suspended its 17th licensing round which would have seen the state oil regulator ANP offering 128 offshore exploration blocks throughout the country, fearing that the plummeting oil prices Continue Reading
Brazil likely has 12 times more cases of new coronavirus than are being officially reported by the government, with too little testing and long waits to confirm the results, according Continue Reading
Petrobras has set its April oil production at 2.07 million barrels per day (bpd), after having reduced production by 200,000 bpd in the past two weeks in response to the Continue Reading
Brazil’s energy minister said on Monday that it would attend the G20 meeting of oil ministers that Saudi Arabia is trying to rally together to cut oil production, Reuters reported Continue Reading
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro patched up a diplomatic spat with China on Tuesday in a call with President Xi Jinping, with the two agreeing to fight the spread of coronavirus Continue Reading
Beside the green pastures and sugarcane plantations surrounding the farming town of Porto Feliz is the strange sight of hundreds of blue, silicon panes turned towards the sun. This solar Continue Reading
Brazil’s oil production jumped by 20.4 percent on the year to set a new production record of 3.168 million barrels per day (bpd) in January, thanks to the prolific pre-salt Continue Reading
The study results have implications for the fight against climate change. Up to one fifth of the Amazon rainforest is emitting more CO2 than it absorbs, new research suggests. Results Continue Reading
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.N. International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched a program on Tuesday to help tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants settle for Continue Reading
Brazil has decided to stay out of OPEC for the time being as it seeks to expand its oil production, Bloomberg has reported, citing energy minister Bento Albuquerque. “The idea Continue Reading
Highlights Energy minister to travel to G-20 event in Saudi Arabia Brazil to hold bilateral talks with Saudi Arabia on sidelines Current regulatory regime prohibits caps on oil, gas output Continue Reading
Brazil produced more than 1 billion barrels last year, the first time it has breached the 1-billion-barrel mark, Reuters reports , citing the country’s oil regulator, ANP. The daily average Continue Reading
Brazil’s crude oil production in November topped 3 million barrels per day for the first time ever, the National Petroleum Agency reported, adding that total oil and gas production rose Continue Reading
