Brazil is a key area for the company's long-term growth. We have a solid and diversified portfolio of oil and natural gas in the country, where we are also expanding investments in renewable energy.
We are committed to contributing to a fair and inclusive energy transition that brings long-term social and economic benefits. By 2030, we will have invested 26 billion dollars and created more than 100,000 direct and indirect jobs with our portfolio in Brazil.
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We are committed to creating long-term value in a low-carbon future
We have a diversified oil and gas portfolio in Brazil. We operate the producing Peregrino field, and we are strategic partners of Petrobras in the Roncador field, which is also in production. In addition, we are developing two projects that will be very important for Brazil: Bacalhau and Raia.
Our projects generate local value for the country, enabling long-term social and economic benefits. We invest in technologies and solutions focused on safety, operational efficiency, and carbon emission reduction, in line with our ambition to become a company with net-zero emissions by 2050.
Learn more about our oil and gas portfolio in Brazil:
Brazil: natural resources transformed into energy
We see Brazil as a key market for renewable energy, with characteristics that allow us to diversify our investments in energy sources on the path to the energy transition. It is a country where we can put our purpose into practice: energy for people, progress for society, searching for better.
We are building a portfolio of onshore renewable energy in Brazil, with solar and wind energy already in production, and exploring future possibilities for offshore wind energy projects along the Brazilian coast.
The first solar energy project of Equinor globally is in Brazil – the Apodi Solar Complex, in the state of Ceará – and we are building the first hybrid complex of Equinor: Serra da Babilônia, in the state of Bahia. Additionally, our portfolio in Brazil also includes the Mendubim solar complex, in operation in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
In 2023 we acquired Rio Energy, a Brazilian renewable energy company taken over to be our growth platform in the onshore renewable energy sector in Brazil. The acquisition includes the Serra da Babilônia 1 wind complex, as well as a pipeline of more than 1.5GW of onshore solar and wind projects to be developed.
Generating energy to meet society's demands
We believe that onshore renewable energy is essential for our development as an energy producer. This means creating energy solutions that meet the needs of customers and the market. A central element in this approach is the commercialization of energy through our trading company, Danske Commodities, which has a trading office in São Paulo to support our activities in Brazil.
Learn more about our renewable energy portfolio in Brazil:
Ceará, operated by Scatec (43.5%), in partnership with Equinor (43.5%) and ApodiPar (13%).
Apodi is the first solar complex in Equinor's global portfolio and began production in 2018. Apodi has a capacity of 162 MW, providing energy capable of powering 200,000 Brazilian homes.
Rio Grande do Norte, operated by Scatec (30%), in partnership with Equinor (30%), Hydro Rein (30%), and Alunorte (10%).
The Mendubim solar complex, with a capacity of 531 MW, started operations in 2024. Mendubim will produce 1.2 TWh of energy annually, equivalent to the consumption of 620,000 Brazilian homes.
About 60% of the production is commercialized through a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA), in US dollars, with Alunorte, one of the leading companies in alumina supply to the global aluminum industry. The remaining production is sold in the Brazilian energy market through our trading company, Danske Commodities.
Bahia, operated by Rio Energy, our platform for growth in onshore renewable energy in Brazil.
The wind farms of the Serra da Babilônia 1 complex, with a capacity of 223 MW, consist of 95 wind turbines.
In 2024, Equinor announced the final investment decision for the Serra da Babilônia solar complex, which is being built in the same area as the existing Serra da Babilônia 1 wind complex. This will be Equinor's first hybrid project in the world, a model that allows for complementary wind and solar energy production at a shared location.
The Serra da Babilônia solar complex will use the existing interconnection system and will not require additional capacity from the grid. It will inject energy into the grid when the wind projects are not using their full capacity, optimizing total energy production. Commercial operations are expected to begin by the end of 2025.
Creating local value where we operate is part of our strategy. We believe that we can bring a range of positive benefits to the societies where we operate, always searching for better.
Increasing Brazilians' access to cultural initiatives is in line with Equinor's objectives to create local value for the country. The company believes that, through education, sports and culture, it creates lasting local value and helps develop a better-empowered society for generations to come.
Currently, in Brazil, we sponsor the FIRST LEGO League, MAR – Rio de Janeiro Art Museum, Galpão Aplauso social project, The Republic Museum and Urece goalball institute.
​The FIRST LEGO League is a robotics tournament challenging students aged 9 to 15 to find solutions to everyday societal problems. Each season introduces new themes, requiring students to build robots using LEGO Mindstorm technology and program them to accomplish specific missions. In Brazil, the program is overseen by SESI, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and professional development of industrial sector workers.​
MAR - Rio de Janeiro Art Museum is a recent museum located in Rio de Janeiro, and in 2023, it celebrated its 10th anniversary with more than 4 million visitors. More than ​150 thousand people benefited from educational skills developed within the scope of the "Escola do Olhar", which promotes dialogues, conferences, seminars and mediated visits, seeking to introduce several of its students to the world of art.​
Galpão Aplauso, with over two decades of positive impact, dedicates itself to professionalizing young individuals facing social vulnerability in Rio de Janeiro communities. The project is focused on a humanistic and vocational educational program, and it has empowered 180 participants aged 15 to 24, equipping them with skills for new opportunities and catalyzing transformative change in their lives.​Galpão Aplauso has been sponsored by Equinor since 2018 as a Master category
The Republic Museum, situated in the Palace of Catete in Rio de Janeiro, was formerly the presidential palace and now stands as a historical and cultural institution. Showcasing Brazil's republican history, the museum focuses on preserving, researching, and communicating the republican cultural heritage it houses. Its dedication extends to ensuring democratic access to its collections, promoting diversity, and contributing to the construction of citizenship.​
The institute Urece – Goal ball - was created by and for people with visual impairments; the project enables the establishment of goalball schools and, through this, promotes the empowerment of these groups, their inclusion in society, and their sports training.Instituto Urece has been sponsored by Equinor since 2018 as a Master category
Since 2017, Equinor has been investing in institutions and social projects focused on education for young people, such as Dream Lean Work and Trilha Empreendedora. In 2024, the company had also launched a long-term educational program in Rio de Janeiro, called Bem-te-vi. Through a partnership with the Rio de Janeiro State Government, Equinor is committed to using education as a tool to provide people from a local community in the city of Rio de Janeiro with better opportunities.
In partnership with Shell, Equinor have also been developing a project called Mar Atento, which aims to provide operational knowledge to fishermen enabling them to act in case of an emergence response.
Part of the Brazilian environmental licensing process, monitored by the environmental agency – IBAMA, as part of the environmental license conditions which aim to mitigate environmental impacts associated with potentially polluting activity.
The Social Communication Project (PCS) aims to provide information and to be a channel between the company and impacted communities, especially social groups related to the fishing chain. Our environmental education project is called PEA FOCO and is focused on women of the fishing chain.
In Brazil, Equinor has been building a diversified portfolio in Research, Development, and Innovation. We have about 35 ongoing R&D projects in the country, focusing on oil technologies as well as renewable energy and low-carbon solutions.
