Petrobras Partners with Senai ISI-ER to Construct Trial Green Hydrogen Facility

Petrobras, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has initiated a Collaboration Agreement with the Instituto Senai de Energias Renováveis (ISI-ER) aimed at constructing a pilot electrolysis plant. The plant is dedicated to exploring the green hydrogen chain, characterized by its low carbon footprint. The primary objective of this endeavor is to conduct an in-depth evaluation

Petrobras sets sights on e-methanol

Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has signed an agreement with Maersk’s future fuel supplier, European Energy, to evaluate e-methanol business opportunities. A non-binding memorandum of understanding signed in Denmark will see the two companies work towards developing an e-methanol plant in Brazil. Petrobras said the deal fits with its 2024–28 strategic plan to ensure the

Vale, Petrobras to partner on the development of low-carbon solutions

Mining giant Vale signed a protocol of intent with Petrobras to develop low carbon solutions, taking advantage of the technical expertise of both companies and their synergies. The partnership is for a two-year period and will assess joint decarbonization opportunities, including the development of sustainable fuels—such as hydrogen, green methanol, biobunkers, green ammonia and renewable

Mubadala Capital, Petrobras agree to explore cooperation biofuel project

Mubadala Capital, the $20 billion global asset management firm, and Petrobras, the Brazilian integrated energy company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two parties explore a potential investment by Petrobras into a biofuel project currently being developed by Mubadala Capital in the State of Bahia, Brazil. The MoU builds on an

Petrobras commits to reducing methane emissions

Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras has signed an agreement to join the Oil & Gas Methane Partnership 2.0, a global initiative coordinated by the United Nations Environment Program and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition. The OGMP seeks to enable the oil and gas industry to realize deep reductions in methane emissions over the next

Petrobras carries out first bio-bunkering

Petrobras carried out the first bunker filling with renewable content in Brazil. At the Rio Grande Terminal (Terig), in Rio Grande do Sul, the vessel “Darcy Ribeiro”, from Transpetro, was fueled with the new fuel with a lower carbon footprint, a mixture of 90% in volume of fossil-based bunker fuel and 10% by volume of

IOCL agrees for oil supply contracts with Petrobras, Ecopetrol

State-owned Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. has inked long-term oil supply contracts with Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and Colombia’s state-run Ecopetrol SA, boosting the country’s energy security. The contract with Petrobras for 1.7 million metric tonne per annum (mmtpa) was inked during India’s petroleum and natural gas secretary Pankaj Jain visit to Brazil last week