Brazil needs eight new Itaipu plants by 2028
The Brazilian government has stated that the country will need to increase its installed capacity by 110GW in the next 15 years to meet the country's rising energy demands.
GTT: LNG solution for the Amazon
French marine engineering company GTT is seeking a partnership with Brazil's HRT Participações and federal energy major Petrobras to monetize natural gas produced in remote Amazon fields.
According to GTT, LNG provides the ideal solution for Brazil's gas logistics problems amid rising demand from thermoelectric power plants.
Uriegas upbeat on Mexico, Brazil petrochemicals
CEO of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Idesa, Mr José Luis Uriegas, ,has provided an upbeat assessment of Mexican and Brazilian petrochemical potential.
Metso’s Tissue Technology Award
In line with its ambition to provide sustainable solutions for the tissue making industry Metso established a Tissue Technology Award.
Statoil awarded 15 leases in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Statoil was the highest bidder on 15 leases in the central region U.S. Gulf of Mexico lease sale. With the addition, Statoil will control more than 340 leases in the Gulf of Mexico, further securing its significant lease holder position.
“This addition of leases allows us to further build upon our broad-based strategy for exploration in the U.S.