May 29, 2017 The Itapu field, part of the Onerous Cession and located in the Santos Basin pre-salt, will receive an FPSO with the capacity to produce 120,000 barrels of oil per day. Petrobras, which operates the area, has received approval from the ANP for the field development plan. The FPSO is expected to be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras takes DOF’s anchor handler for one year
DOF informed in an Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Monday that the anchor handling tug and supply vessel Skandi Admiral has been awarded a one-year contract with the Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras. The shipping company said that the contract will start by the end of May or in early June. The 1999-built Skandi Admiral is... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Temer urges court to end uncertainty overshadowing growth
President Michel Temer urged Brazil's top electoral court to decide quickly on a case alleging illegal funding of his 2014 campaign in order to lift political uncertainty overshadowing a recovery in Latin America's largest economy. Helped by bumper soy and corn harvests, Brazil's economy eked out growth in the first quarter following its most painful... Continue Reading →
Petrobras tries to recover market share
Monday, 29 May 2017 Petrobras' decision to reduce the average gasoline price by 5.4% and the average diesel price by 3.5% on Thursday night was motivated by a market recovery strategy rather than a fuel prices adjustment to the international market. Seven months after the launch of the new pricing policy, the company has still... Continue Reading →
Dominican Republic arrests officials in Odebrecht bribery probe
Nearly a dozen people, including current and former top officials, were arrested in the Dominican Republic early Monday for ties to $92 million in bribes paid by the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht to obtain public works contracts. Those arrested included Victor Diaz Rua, who had previously served as the country's public works minister, as well... Continue Reading →
BIDDING FOR MAINTENANCE OF 13 PETROBRÁS PLATFORMS CAN BE THE START OF THE RETURN OF THE SERVICES MARKET
May 26, 2017 The bidding launched by Petrobras for the maintenance of 13 platforms is causing the market to move. There are many companies interested in the construction and assembly service for the platforms that are operating in the Campos Basin. This round is being possible because the new contractors will replace Odebrecht Oil and... Continue Reading →
Brazil Outlook Lowered to Negative by Moody’s on Temer Probe
Brazil’s credit outlook was cut by Moody’s Investors Service, which said the corruption scandal ensnaring President Michel Temer poses a rising threat to the recovery of Latin America’s largest economy. Moody’s reduced the nation’s outlook to negative from stable and kept its rating at two levels below investment grade at Ba2, according to a statement... Continue Reading →
Bastos resigns as head of Brazil’s BNDES development bank
May 26 Maria Silvia Bastos has resigned as head of BNDES due to personal reasons, the Brazilian development bank said in a statement on Friday. BNDES director Ricardo Ramos will take over her position on an interim basis, the statement said. BNDES has been ensnared in recent months in a mounting political scandal over investments... Continue Reading →
Allies of Brazil’s Temer prepare for ‘the day after’
Allies of beleaguered Brazilian President Michel Temer are waiting for a crucial electoral court ruling in early June rather than withdrawing support now, but they are already preparing a grand bargain to pick an interim successor, party leaders said this week. At dinner parties in plush Brasilia residences and in backroom meetings in Congress, Temer's... Continue Reading →
Petrobras will exercise preemptive rights in just three out of eight prospects to be offered at the two pre-salt auctions
By Marta Nogueira and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Faced with financial restrictions, Petrobras announced on Thursday that it will exercise preemptive rights in just three out of eight prospects to be offered at the two pre-salt auctions, under a divestiture regime, in October. Petrobras estimated the amount of... Continue Reading →
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