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zoomArendal Spirit at the Campos basin; Image source: Teekay Brazilian oil company Petrobras has suspended charter payments for the Arendal Spirit flotel, owned by Teekay Offshore Partners. This was revealed by Teekay on Thursday in its financial report. Teekay said the Arendal Spirit experienced an operational incident relating to its dynamic-positioning system in November 2016.... Continue Reading →
Odebrecht wants to negotiate fines and leniency agreements related to corruption investigations with several Latin American countries by June, which would help the Brazilian engineering conglomerate avoid a mid-term negotiations throughout the region that could delay the planned sales of assets, two sources familiar with the matter said. According to these sources, Odebrecht expects to... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, February 22, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in addition to the material fact disclosed on January 31, 2017, informs that a Regional Federal Court issued a decision today to grant suspensive effect to Petrobras' appeal in the divestment project regarding the sale of Companhia Petroquímica de Pernambuco (“PetroquímicaSuape”) and Companhia... Continue Reading →
Ecovix will present its judicial recovery plan until the first week of March. The main proposal will be the sale of part of the capital of the shipyard, controlled by Engevix. Everything will depend on Petrobras and whether or not will resume the order of two hulls for platform ships, a contract in the order... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s central bank kept its swift pace of interest rate cuts and signaled that any acceleration would require further progress in efforts to control government spending. The central bank board, led by President Ilan Goldfajn, on Wednesday lowered the benchmark Selic by 75 basis points for the second straight meeting to 12.25 percent, as... Continue Reading →
Reuters Thursday, February 23, 2017 Brazil’s government said on Feb. 22 it would relax local purchasing rules for the oil industry as of September in an effort to attract foreign investment and lower costs that have hindered development of vast offshore reserves. Mines and Energy Minister Fernando Coelho said the requirement that oil companies operating... Continue Reading →
The government will no longer accept "waivers" applications from companies that fail to meet local content requirements in upcoming oil and gas auctions. The lack of regulation regarding "amnesty" for this type of noncompliance was under pressure from the Brazilian Court of Audits (TCU) on the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).... Continue Reading →
European oil majors given a taste of Brazil may soon be ready for more. Norway’s Statoil ASA, Anglo-Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell Plc and France’s Total SA have paid billions since 2013 to gain access to Brazil’s fertile offshore oil riches. They’re now seen as having the best chance to expand when Brazil later this year... Continue Reading →
Feb 22 Brazil's central bank maintained the pace of interest rate cuts on Wednesday, resisting pressure to further step up monetary easing to pull Latin America's economy out of its worst recession on record. In a unanimous vote, the bank's 9-member monetary policy committee, known as Copom, decided to lower its benchmark Selic rate by... Continue Reading →
State-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) has alerted Brazil's electricity sector regulator that it would not supply natural gas for a new thermoelectric power plant under construction in the Amazon region. In a letter to regulator Aneel seen by Reuters, Petrobras said it would not sign a contract with state-led power utility Centrais Eletricas... Continue Reading →
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