Brazil Petroleum Archive

Brazil – The new oil and gas power of the future

It was the 2007 pre-salt discovery that actually put Brazil at the forefront of global oil industry. With a few years of sluggish growth in between, 2013 proved to be a year of turn-around for the domestic

Brazil’s Local Content policy to improve the domestic oil and gas sector

One of the phrases most commonly used with respect to the oil and gas industry is ‘local content’. The local content, as defined by National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels is one of the most

2014 to be a year of consolidation for Brazil’s oil and gas industry

Currently going through a huge transformation, Brazil’s oil and gas industry has expanded significantly since 2007. The year began unfavourably for the oil and gas industry in Brazil, which had been facing a deficit of the new