Brazil
Industry
Brazilian national energy company Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) and its partner Chevron have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Papa Terra (Fatherland) heavy oil...
2010-01-28Industry
Brazil's state-controlled Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) is set to embark on a BRL40bn (US$22.5bn) project to construct what will be the country's largest refinery.
2010-01-19Companies
Angola's national oil company Sonangol is close to taking over a small Brazilian explorer Starfish Oil & Gas as part of its expansion in the Latin American country.
2010-01-18Industry
Brazil's state-run Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) on December 18 agreed to pay for the natural gas liquid (NGL) components of the gas it buys from Bolivia.
2009-12-22Companies
State-run Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) plans to invest US$3.12bn on the modernisation of its Henrique Lage, or Revap, refinery, according to the refinery's general manager...
2009-12-15Political Risk
Brazil's lower house of parliament on December 9 approved a production-sharing model for the exploitation of subsalt deposits.
2009-12-11Industry
The Abreu e Lima refinery in northern Brazil will costs three times initial estimates and will come online a year later than expected, according to state-run Petróleo Brasileiro...
2009-12-04Industry
Brazilian state-run Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) activated the largest gas pipeline in the north of the country on November 26, altering the energy mix of the region. The 661km...
2009-12-01Industry
Anadarko Petroleum has extended the size of its Wahoo subsalt discovery in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil, following successful initial appraisal of the find.
2009-11-24Industry
British gas specialist BG Group and Spanish major Repsol YPF are both making progress appraising their large discoveries in the subsalt layer offshore Brazil.
2009-11-19



