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He was celebrated as the architect of an economic miracle -- the man who would finally turn Brazil into a fair and prosperous nation. But now Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been caught up in a wave of corruption probes sweeping the country and besieging his successor and protégé, President Dilma Rousseff. It’s a... Continue Reading →
When ex-billionaire Eike Batista’s empire collapsed, EIG Global Energy Partners LLC took over his most-prized project: a Brazilian port startup as ambitious and sophisticated as it was risky and capital-starved. Two years later, the 1.8 billion-real ($520 million) investment now has the cachet of a once-in-a-lifetime deal, akin to the U.S.’s Louisiana Purchase in the... Continue Reading →
U.S. refineries, which turned a record amount of crude into gasoline during July, typically slow down from August through October Read More
Brazilian police arrested Jose Dirceu, who served as chief of staff under former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, saying he helped put into place an alleged system of kickbacks at the state-run oil company. The “operation that goes beyond Jose Dirceu as a recipient and a beneficiary,” federal police investigator Carlos Fernando dos Santos... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s real led declines among major currencies and fell to a 12-year low as BNP Paribas SA and London Capital Group said it was poised for another 10 percent decline. The real tumbled last month the most since March as Standard & Poor’s said Tuesday it may lower the nation’s credit rating to junk and... Continue Reading →
The world’s biggest oil companies are painting a grim picture of the future and speculators are listening. Hedge funds reduced bullish bets to the lowest level in five years as oil capped the worst month since the financial crisis. The net-long position in West Texas Intermediate contracted 7 percent in the seven days ended July... Continue Reading →
Read online Press release 3 August 2015 BG Group starts up sixth FPSO in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil BG Group (LSE: BG.L), a world leader in exploration and LNG, today announced first oil from the Cidade de Itaguaí floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the sixth unit to start production across the Group's... Continue Reading →
Out in the Atlantic Ocean, 130 miles off the coast of Brazil, an oil ship the length of New York City’s Chrysler building is at the center of an escalating legal war. This battle pits the crude producer founded by Eike Batista, Brazil’s most notorious ex-billionaire, against bondholders who loaned another of his companies $500... Continue Reading →
Bloomberg - 9:04 am Brazilian police expanded their investigation into alleged bribes and kickbacks as the country’s political and economic woes intensify. Police carried out 40 court orders in the 17th phase of the “Carwash” probe, the press office of the public prosecutor’s office said Monday. Arrests in the latest phase included Jose Dirceu, who... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s giant state-run oil firm Petróleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, said Friday it is tightening its supplier controls in the wake of a massive corruption scandal and seeking the reparation of about $2 billion that was diverted during a yearslong price-fixing scheme. Petrobras said suppliers now will need to give detailed information on their finances... Continue Reading →
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