EU green power needs market access to thrive – draft

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 07 May 2012 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

Free access to emerging renewable energy markets such as Brazil, China and India will be a major factor in helping the European Union maintain its lead in green energy, according to draft documents seen by Reuters.

Brazilian ethanol is the best hope for replacing oil, says BP’s Bob Dudley

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 16 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English

Ethanol derived from Brazilian sugar-cane offers the best hope of replacing oil as the world’s main source of fuel when it runs out, according to Bob Dudley, BP’s chief executive.

Brazil Auctions for Renewable Energy to Include Natural Gas

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 09 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

Brazil is seeking proposals for natural gas power plants, two months after releasing an official energy plan that said the country wouldn’t build new electricity projects powered by fossil fuels.

Russia eyes modernisation of its oil industry

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 20 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

Russia, a leading oil and gas exporter, has used more than 50% of its known oil reserves and might need to attract enormous investment to modernise its oil infrastructure.

Sinopec to pay $US7.1b for Repsol unit

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 09 October 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

China Petrochemical Corp will pay $US7.1 billion for a stake in Repsol YPF SA’s Brazilian unit, the second-largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company, as it moves to secure oil supplies.