Petrobras, a Brazilian state-owned company and the largest oil firm in Latin America has partnered with Denmark’s European Energy. They aim to explore building an e-methanol plant in Brazil. Announced on November 16, 2023, this plan focuses on creating sustainable “green methanol.” The project’s goal is to produce fuel from green hydrogen. This hydrogen comes […]
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