South America / GoM
Country profile: Brazil
| Location: | Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean |
| Climate: | mostly tropical, but temperate in south |
| Terrain: | mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt |
| Size: | 8511965 sq. km total (Land area: 8456510 sq. km Water area: 55455 sq.km) |
| Population: | 191,908,598 |
| Languages: | Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages |
| Government: | federal republic |
| Capital city: | Brasilia |
| Legal system: | based on Roman codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency: | real (BRL) |
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Country profile
Brazil is the 10th largest energy consumer in the world and the third largest in the Western Hemisphere, behind the United States and Canada. Total primary energy consumption in Brazil has increased significantly in recent years. In addition, Brazil has made great strides in increasing its total energy production, particularly oil, over the past decade. Increasing domestic oil production has been a long-term goal of the Brazilian government.
The largest share of Brazil’s total energy consumption comes from oil (48 percent, including ethanol), followed by hydroelectricity (35 percent) and natural gas (7 percent). The large share of hydroelectricity in Brazil’s energy mix represents the dependence of electricity generation on hydroelectric dams. Natural gas is currently a small share of total energy consumption, but attempts to diversify electricity generation from hydropower to gas-fired power plants should cause natural gas consumption to grow in coming years.
Energy production and consumption
| Oil | Gas | |
| Production: | 1 million bbl/day (2006 est.) | 9 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Consumption: | 2 million bbl/day (2006 est.) | 17 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Exports: | 278,400 bbl/day (2005) | |
| Imports: | 674,500 bbl/day (2004) | 8 billion cu m (2005) |
| Reserves: | 13 billion bbl (2007 est.) | 312 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
| Major fields: |
Brazil - recent news
| 12 May 26 |
Brazil: New Wave Offshore Energy selected as Marine Warranty Surveyor for Shell’s Orca Project New Wave Offshore Energy has announced the award of a major Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) contract for Shell’s Orca Project in the pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. |
| 08 May 26 |
Brazil: Weatherford wins managed pressure drilling and subsea intervention contracts with Constellation Oil Services offshore Brazil Weatherford International has been awarded two contracts with Constellation Oil Services to support offshore operations in Brazil, strengthening its long-standing presence in the country’s deepwater market. |
| 06 May 26 |
Brazil: DOF Group awarded 12-year charter/services contracts for each of 4 x RSV newbuilds in Brazil DOF Group has announced the award, following a competitive tender process, of 12-year long-term charter/services contracts for ROV Support Vessels ('RSV') in Brazil. |
| 01 May 26 |
Brazil: Petrobras expands its presence in the Campos Basin with the acquisition of part of the Argonauta ring-fence Petrobras has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of a portion of the ring-fence of the Argonauta Field (BC-10 Concession) in the Campos Basin, currently held by Shell, ONGC and Brava (Enauta Petróleo e Gás Ltda.).The acquired portion corresponds to the area of the Argonauta Field that holds 0.86% of the shared pre-salt Jubarte reservoir, related to the Unitization Agreement |
| 29 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Petro Victory Energy announces successful SJ 12 well results Petro Victory Energy has announced the results of 7-SJ-12DA-MA well ('SJ-12') in the São João ('SJ') field, Barreirinhas Basin, Brazil. A well testing campaign is planned to further evaluate the SJ-12 well, with results to be announced separately. |
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Other countries in this region
- Argentina,
- Aruba,
- Bahamas,
- Barbados,
- Belize,
- Bermuda,
- Bolivia,
- Canada,
- Chile,
- Colombia,
- Costa Rica,
- Cuba,
- Dominican Republic,
- Ecuador,
- Falklands,
- French Guiana,
- Grenada,
- Guatemala,
- Gulf of Mexico,
- Guyana,
- Honduras,
- Jamaica,
- Mexico,
- Nicaragua,
- Panama,
- Paraguay,
- Peru,
- Suriname,
- Trinidad,
- Uruguay,
- USA,
- Venezuela
