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
| 09 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Subsea7 awarded offshore contract for Sépia 2 in Brazil Subsea7 has announced the award of a supermajor contract by Petrobras, following a competitive tender, for the development of the Sépia 2 field located approx. 280 kms southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at a water depth of 2,170 metres in the pre-salt Santos Basin. Sépia 2 is one of the largest pre-salt expansion phases, playing a central role in Brazil’s energy development. |
| 06 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Ventura Offshore announces contract extensions of the SSV Victoria and managed rig Atlantic Zonda, operating offshore Brazil Ventura Offshore has announced contract extensions of the SSV Victoria semi-submersible and managed rig Atlantic Zonda, operating offshore Brazil. |
| 06 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Valaris announces multi-year contract award for drillship VALARIS DS-4 Valaris has been awarded a 1,064-day contract extension with Petrobras offshore Brazil for drillship VALARIS DS-4. The extension is expected to commence in November 2027 in direct continuation of the existing program and will add approximately $447 million to contract backlog. |
| 06 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Seadrill anounces West Polaris contract extension in Brazil Seadrill has announced the ultra-deepwater drillship, West Polaris, was awarded a 1,095-day contract extension with Petrobras for the Búzios field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. |
| 06 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Petrobras reports on financial settlement regarding the redetermination of the Tupi Shared Field Petrobras reports on financial settlement regarding the redetermination of the Tupi Shared Field. Petrobras received approx. R$ 3 billion from other private companies and paid approx. R$ 600 million to the Brazilian government. |
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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
