(Investing) – WASHINGTON -The U.S. will not send any high-level officials to the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil, a White House official told Reuters, alleviating some concern among world leaders that Washington would send a team to scupper the talks. Brazil will host a high-level leaders’ summit next week before the two-week UN climate negotiations begin in the Amazonian city
(World Oil)– bp is progressing appraisal planning for its significant Bumerangue hydrocarbon discovery in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil, following confirmation of a large, liquids-rich reservoir. Laboratory and pressure gradient analysis have verified the presence of a ~1,000-meter gross hydrocarbon column, including a ~100-meter oil column and a ~900-meter liquids-rich gas-condensate column. According to bp, the reservoir’s high-quality rock properties
(World Oil)– Brazil’s state-controlled energy company received approval to explore for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, capping a yearslong standoff with environmental regulators Petroleo Brasileiro SA said in a filing Monday that it received permission to drill one exploratory well in the Foz do Amazonas basin. “The drill rig is at the well site and drilling is
(World Oil)– Equinor and its partners have achieved first oil from the Bacalhau field in Brazil’s Santos basin, marking a major milestone for one of the largest deepwater developments in the world. The project represents Equinor’s biggest international offshore investment, with recoverable reserves exceeding 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) and peak production capacity of 220,000 barrels per day
(World Oil)– Halliburton has been awarded multiple deepwater contracts by Petrobras to deliver vessel stimulation, intelligent completions, and safety valve systems across key offshore fields in Brazil, following a competitive tender process. Under the new agreements, Halliburton will deploy its SmartWell® intelligent completion technology in the Búzios field to enable real-time reservoir management and enhance production optimization. The company will
(World Oil)– Colombian oil producer Ecopetrol SA is pursuing oil and gas deals in Brazil that could include a cluster of onshore Petrobras fields in the northeastern state of Bahia. “We believe that Brazilian onshore has great potential, especially in natural gas,” Jorge Martínez, the head of Ecopetrol’s operations in Brazil, said in an interview from the company’s offices in
(World Oil)– Oil supply growth from non-OPEC producers will stall in early 2026, while demand remains robust, according to bp Plc Chief Executive Officer Murray Auchincloss. “Non-OPEC supply we largely see going flat after February or March next year,” he said on Tuesday after the company reported earnings. “Supply will be relatively flat for the next 12-18 months after
(Oil Price)– Brazil has revised its rules for setting the reference price for crude oil produced in the country in a bid to boost government revenues from royalties paid by oil companies operating in Brazil. The new mechanism could result in a royalty revenue boost of some $181 million, Reuters reported, citing the country’s energy minister, Alexandre Silveira. The new rules
(Investing) – SAO PAULO -Brazil announced two Chinese partnerships on Monday, including a $1 billion investment by China’s Envision Energy to produce sustainable aviation fuel, as the country’s president visits China. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with energy companies as well as with automaker GAC, and Chinese defense company Norinco. Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira told journalists
(BOE Report) – BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s government on Tuesday approved joining OPEC+, a group of major oil-exporting nations, signaling the country’s evolution into a major oil state just nine months ahead of hosting the United Nations’ annual climate summit. The National Council for Energy Policy’s approval came in response to an official invitation in 2023. The group includes the 12 members
(World Oil) – Petro-Victory Energy Corp. has announced the signature of an exclusivity agreement with Brava Energia S.A. for the potential acquisition of 13 oil-producing fields in Rio Grande do Norte, Potiguar Basin. Petro-Victory together with Azevedo e Travassos Petróleo S.A. jointly signed an exclusivity agreement with Brava for the potential acquisition of two producing assets – Porto Carão Cluster
(World Oil) – Petrobras is pushing to extract as much oil as possible from its existing fields in Brazil while simultaneously hunting for new reserves to prevent production from starting to decline in the 2030s. The mantra “all the oil counts” will guide the company’s next strategic plan that will be unveiled in late November, members of the management team
