Diana Kinch

Dec 11, 2024 | hydrocarbonprocessing.com | Diana Kinch

By DIANA KINCHBrazilian state-controlled oil and gas producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, said a worker died and two were slightly injured in an accident on the company's PUB-03 oil rig in offshore waters in Rio Grande do Norte state, northeast Brazil on the night of Dec. 26. The workers fell onto the rig's deck while they were boarding the rig from a boat that had brought them to the site, Petrobras said in a statement.

Dec 11, 2024 | hydrocarbonprocessing.com | Diana Kinch

HomeNewsPetrobras halts some Reduc refinery ops after fire By DIANA KINCHBrazilian state-controlled oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, said it halted operations at a distilling unit at its Duque de Caxias, or Reduc, oil refinery in Rio de Janeiro state Monday due to a small fire. Operations at the distilling unit will be restarted within hours as the fire has been brought under control, a Petrobras press officer said late Monday afternoon.

Nov 29, 2024 | spglobal.com | Diana Kinch

Mine developers in Latin America are seeking new lithium and nickel prospects as current low market prices bring acquisition opportunities for those with a foothold in the region, company executives told S&P Global Commodity Insights. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.

Nov 25, 2024 | spglobal.com | Diana Kinch

NASDAQ-listed Atlas Lithium Corporation, owner and developer of the Neves project in Brazil's so-called Lithium Valley, announced Nov. 25 a plan to develop two further Brazilian prospects in the area. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. With Neves, Atlas Lithium's flagship development, permitted and advancing toward production, Atlas now aims to move its Salinas and Clear spodumene exploration projects to production.

Nov 1, 2024 | spglobal.com | Diana Kinch

Latin America's steel industry will not attain net-zero emissions status by 2050 without state aid, which is currently not on offer, according to industry representatives at the Latin American Steel Association, or Alacero, annual congress in Buenos Aires this week. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.