BRATECC Newsletter - December 2019

BRATECC | Number 04 - December 2019

Newsletter December 2019

Check out the latest news from the Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce and our proud members.

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Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce

Welcomes its New President

Houston, November 10th, 2019 –

BRATECC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Ulisses Sperandio as its new President. The decision was held last Thursday, Dec. 5th, by unanimous vote. Ulisses effective date as President started Tuesday, Dec. 10th, 2019.

Ulisses has served on the Board of BRATECC since 2011 and has played a key role in the development of this organization over the years. Ulisses has over 30 years of experience in the O&G industry with Schlumberger.

We are thrilled to have someone with so much history and depth of experience to lead BRATECC into its next chapter. The Board of BRATECC would like to thank Gustavo Tardin, Petrobras America's President Director, for his interim support to BRATECC during this time. Please join us in welcoming Ulisses Sperandio as BRATECC’s new President, as we look forward to all our projects and initiatives for the new year.

Upcoming Events:

Stay tuned for details of our

"Winter Business Mixer 2020"

at Fogo de Chão Steakhouse

Kick-off this new year with us at our quarterly networking event in an evening of drinks and Brazilian specialties.

" Company of the Year & Person of the Year Ceremony Awards 2019 "

Monday March 9, 2020

Come join us to honor the 2019 Bratecc's Person of the Year, Décio Oddone , Director-General of Agência Nacional do Petróleo (ANP).

And Equinor , a renowned Norwegian multinational petroleum and wind energy company elected as BRATECC's Company of the Year in recognition to their commitment to the development of the Oil & Gas sector in Brazil.

This year, we are introducing a new award: Entrepreneur of the Year.

Radix is an engineering and software development company, 100% Brazilian-owned. Radix will receive our Entrepreneurship of the Year Award after showing consistent growth in the American marketplace.

Similarly to the 2018 ceremony, guests will have the chance to interact with some of Brazil's top government officials like invited Astronaut Marcos Pontes, Brazil's Minister of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications.

Click here for more information

Meet One of BRATECC's Elite Members:

The Port of Houston

The Port of Houston is a 25-mile-long complex of nearly 200 private and public industrial terminals along the 52-mile-long Houston Ship Channel. The eight public terminals are owned and managed by the Port of Houston Authority.

Each year, more than 247 million tons of cargo move through the greater Port of Houston, carried by more than 8,200 vessels and 215,000 barges. The port is the nation’s leading breakbulk port, handling 52 percent of project cargo at Gulf Coast ports.

An essential economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas and the U.S. nation, the Port of Houston supports the creation of nearly 1.3 million jobs in Texas and 3.2 million jobs nationwide, and economic activity totaling $339 billion in Texas, which is 20.6 percent of Texas’ total gross domestic product (GDP).

Learn more

We are celebrating our 18th Anniversary with a big promotion:

a 36% discount in our 1- year Corporate Membership , both for new and renewing members.

Come and seize this great opportunity to celebrate with us: it has been 18 years of strong growth and success in developing and fostering long lasting relationships between businesses in Brazil and in Texas.

We are holding this promotion until December 31st, so hurry!

BRATECC members enjoy a 15% Discount on Main Dining Food* at Fogo de Chão with VIP reservations sent to Tiffany De La Rosa, Houston Fogo de Chão Sales Manager (contact information below.)

Please send requests Monday-Friday.

*Discount applied to food only, no alcohol or beverages.

Valid until December 31, 2019

Our business Mixers happen quarterly, and have been hosted at Fogo de Chão – Houston, since its very first edition.

For more information or to book group/private dining or happy hour event contact:

Tiffany De La Rosa- Sales Manager

Phone: 713-413-7333

E-mail: HoustonEvents@FOGO.com

8250 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77063

www.Fogo.com

BRATECC celebrates its 18th Anniversary with the presence

of Brazilian Minister Marcos Pontes

On November 19, 2019, Brazil Texas Chamber of Commerce hosted its

Fall Business Mixer at Fogo De Chão Steakhouse.

The speakers for the night were Minister Marcos Pontes - Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications of Brazil, alongside Nyamusi K. Igambi - Director of the U.S Commercial Service in Houston.

Click here for pictures or here to read more about it!

Monthly News

Chevron takes a $10 billion hit from cheap oil and gas prices

Dec. 11, 2019 | New York (CNN Business) -- America's abundance of crude oil and natural gas is forcing Chevron to slash the value of its energy portfolio.

Chevron ( CVX ) announced Wednesday it dimmed its long-term outlook for oil and gas prices because of that glut of fossil fuels. The nation's No. 2 oil company plans to take a $10 billion to $11 billion charge to reflect that gloomier outlook.

Pre-salt production sharing contracts expected to require 28 FPSOs in ten years, calculates PPSA

Nov. 25, 2019 - Pre-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) estimates that the demand for new FPSOs could reach 28 new units to be installed between 2021 and 2030 to develop the reserves contracted under the production sharing model. There are a total of 17 exploration and production contracts signed between 2013 and this year, when TOR and the 6th round of pre-salt sharing took place.

Senado aprova acordo do Brasil com os EUA que permite uso da base de Alcântara

Nov. 12, 2019 - O Senado aprovou [dia 12 de novembro] o acordo que permite aos Estados Unidos lançar foguetes e satélites da base de Alcântara, no Maranhão.

Com a aprovação, o texto seguirá para promulgação. A Câmara já aprovou a proposta.