The Response Readiness Status during COVID-19 webinar happens on the 15^th of June, 2 p.m. (BRT).

Brazil region will be in focus as well as preparedness for oil spill responses, including high consequence, low probability scenarios. The registration for the Response Readiness Status during COVID-19 is available here.

In this partnership between OSRL and IBP you will hear from:

• Carlos Victal, Sustainability Manager for IBP
• Ian Hernandez, OSRL Americas Regional Preparedness Manager
• Paul Schuler, OSRL Director External Affairs; and
• Vicente Allevato, OSRL Brazil Country Manager

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

Registrations will be accepted until 14^th of June and there are a limited number of participants.

Equinor sustainability global vice-president Bjorn Otto Sverdrup was the guest lecturer of a casual chat with oil and gas industry young professionals and students, last Tuesday, November 13, at Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP) headquarters. With the theme “The Role of the Oil and Gas Industry in Combating Climate Change”, the meeting discussed topics that have been dominating the debates about the future of energy in the world: energy transition, renewables and sustainability.

The talk started with an intrigued question the Equinor executive asked to the audience about what they think about making a difference at the oil and gas industry. “You are facing a fantastic opportunity”, affirmed, focusing the sector and its future professionals are part of the solution to energy issues. Bjorn advised young people always debate those topics: “Dedicate more and more time studying and talking about climate changes and sustainability. There’s no plan B”.

Bjorn spoke about Equinor recent strategic change that not only changed its name, but also became a global energy company, highlighting the three principles behind the company strategic direction: always safe, high value and low carbon. He mentioned in his presentation two renewable energy projects the company is developing in Brazil: the Apodi solar project, in Ceará (northeast of Brazil), that will begin operation in a few days, and the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in September between Petrobras and Equinor to develop offshore wind projects in the country.

The executive described the big challenge Equinor has: expect 15-20% of its investments to be directed towards new energy solutions by 2030. He also presented examples of the company commitment to reduce CO2 emissions, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) – which is some of the largest projects worldwide, with more than 20 million tonnes of CO2 already captured.

About 30 young professionals from oil and gas operators and service companies, as well as students from important universities, participated in the lecture. The Safety, Security and Sustainability global VP of Equinor Brasil, Paulo Van Der Ven, also participated.

This year, to ensure a more in-depth debate on the sustainability of the industry, the congress will expand discussion areas beyond technological features, including perspectives related to environmental and economic aspects. The committee selected topics that were directly aligned with current challenges – both Brazilian and global – for the development of the O&G sector in a low carbon economy.

For that reason, the event will bring, in its plenary, the global perspectives for CO2 and sustainability, addressing the status of CO2 emissions in the world, besides trends, risks and positioning of governments and institutions. The themes of the panels, on the other hand, include a Brazilian overview for emissions, the low carbon economy, as well as Capture, Conversion, Use and Storage technologies associated with carbon dioxide. A round table will also provide a debate on the role of the oil industry in the Brazilian energy transition.

Visit the website to check the agenda.

Call for Papers

To enrich the discussions, the call for papers for the Congress on CO2 is now open. Interested authors can submit their projects to the event’s website up to April 16, through the Author’s Area. The final projects will be published in IBP’s online library, with ISSN registration, and in libraries of universities and partner companies. They may still be published in indexed journals.

Click here to access further information on conference topics, schedule and paper formats.