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Brazil’s Lula Defends Oil Exploration In The Amazon 

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pressuring the country’s environmental regulators to approve oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, arguing that revenue from this new fossil fuel supply could help finance a transition to green energy. Located in the Equatorial Margin, the offshore site, Bloc 59, is about 160 kilometers (99 miles) off Brazil’s eastern coast. Brazil’s environmental regulator rejected a license in 2023, citing issues such as the risk of oil spills that could affect one of the world’s most biodiverse regions. State-run oil giant Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) estimates the potential reserves in the basin at 10 billion barrels.

MOL Group Says Ready to Produce HVO, SAF at Bratislava Refinery

MOL Group said in a media release that the quality of the products has been verified by radioisotope analysis by the independent specialist laboratory of Isotoptech Zrt, confirming the right ratio of HVO. The production test confirmed that MOL Group is technologically ready for the production of alternative synthetic fuels, it said.

Oil Prices Continue to Fall on the Prospect of a Ukraine Peace Deal

A peace deal in the Ukraine could lead to the lifting of Western sanctions on Russia, which would in turn boost the availability of Russian oil supply internationally—but only theoretically. The European Union has signaled on a regular basis over the past three years it is willing to keep squeezing Russian energy as much as it possibly could and it’s quite likely the squeeze will continue even after a peace deal is signed—if that happens.

NGL Energy Partners Posts Lower Quarterly Profit

NGL Energy Partners said that Water Solutions’ operating income slipped by $8.9 million for the quarter under review due to higher losses from asset disposals or impairments. “This decrease was partially offset by a gain of $3.0 million due to the write-off of a contingent consideration liability and higher disposal revenues due to an increase in produced water volumes processed from contracted customers and higher fees charged for interruptible spot volumes”, the company said.

Hess Doubles Guyana Oil Output

Hess Corp. grew its net oil production in Guyana by 52 percent to 195,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same three-month period in the prior year, according to quarterly results it released Wednesday. The New York City-based company’s net production in the United States’ Bakken shale also […]