Petrobras has filed project licensing requests with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) for 10 maritime areas with 23 GW offshore wind potential in Brazil. Of those, seven areas are in the Northeast region (three in Rio Grande do Norte, three in Ceará and one in Maranhão); two in the Southeast (one in Rio de Janeiro and one in Espírito Santo) and one in the South (Rio Grande do Sul). The licensing request signals Petrobras’ interest in developing its own projects, in addition to partnership projects, such as the areas jointly studied with Equinor. This type of request to the environmental agency Ibama does not secure the right to the areas, which should only happen after a process to be conducted in accordance with the regulations currently under discussion in the National Congress. The company is also investing in wind mapping and expanding wind measurement campaigns to assess the feasibility of offshore wind projects.
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