Brazil

Brazil

Brazil's Vale plans to invest $2.6 billion in decarbonization initiatives

Brazilian miner Vale plans to invest up to 13 billion reais ($2.56 billion) in ​decarbonization initiatives to meet its voluntary emissions reduction ‌targets…

Brazil

ANDRITZ WINS MAJOR CONTRACTS TO EXPAND HYDROPOWER CAPACITY IN BRAZIL

COPEL (Companhia Paranaense de Energia) has awarded ANDRITZ two turnkey contracts for the supply and commissioning of additional generating units at the Foz do …

Brazil

ANDRITZ secures hydropower capacity expansion contracts with COPEL

Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) has awarded ANDRITZ two turnkey contracts for the supply and commissioning of additional generating units at the Foz do …

United States

USA Rare Earth buys Brazil's Serra Verde for $2.8 billion

USA Rare Earth said on April 20 it will buy Brazilian rare earths miner Serra Verde in a ‌cash-and-stock deal worth $2.8 billion, the latest in a string of…

France

Qair secures solar PV PPA at 192MW Brazilian plant

French independent power producer (IPP) Qair has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brazilian LPG distributor Ultragaz for the Bom Jardim solar PV pro…

Brazil

Atiaia Commissions 170 MW Solar Complex in Brazil, Strengthening Utility-Scale Renewable Capacity

Atiaia Renováveis has fully commissioned a 170 MW solar complex in Brazil, marking a significant addition to the country’s growing utility-scale re…

Brazil

Petrobras augments oil arsenal as it strikes black gold in Brazilian waters

Petrobras has announced the presence of excellent-quality oil in the pre-salt Campos Basin through an exploration well drilled in the Marlim Sul field, which wa…

Russian

Rosatom structure, Brazil's NBEPar to create JV for mineral extraction in Brazil

March 25- Uranium One Group (part of TENEX, Rosatom state corporation) and Brazil's NBEPar have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture, Nadina Min…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Equinor starts drilling major gas development in Brazil

Equinor has commenced the drilling phase for the Raia project in Brazil's Campos Basin pre-salt area, a crucial milestone as the project advances toward its…

Biofuel

Brazilian city trials new biofuel aimed at replacing diesel entirely

March 20- one city in southern Brazil is planning to run more of its municipal fleet on an ​innovative homegrown biofuel designed to replace diesel entirely.Ne…

Brazil

Newave Energia, Gerdau cut ribbon on 452-MWp solar plant in Brazil

Brazilian steel producer Gerdau SA and renewable power producer and trader Newave Energia SA have inaugurated a 452-MWp solar complex in the state of Goias.

United States

Baker Hughes awarded turbomachinery service contract from Petrobras

Baker Hughes, a US-based energy technology giant, has reached a multi-year agreement with Petrobras, Brazil's state-owned energy giant, to provide critical turb…

MPF Recommends Suspension of Transmission Line Construction Permits in MG, SP, and GO States

Recently, the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry (MPF) has proposed a recommendation to suspend the construction permits for transmission lines in the states of …

Coal Trade

South Korea Quitting Coal Will Hurt US LNG and Australian Coal Exports

South Korea’s move to kill coal will almost certainly have repercussions on two of its largest energy customers, Australia and the United States.A decision on …

Brazil

Hanseatic Global Terminals to Develop New Brazil Hub

Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT) has signed an agreement with Imetame Group to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Imetame Logística Porto (ILP), a joint vent…