Rio de Janeiro, October 27, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it will release its 3rd quarter 2017 results on November 13, 2017, after the market is closed. Therefore, between 10/29/2017 and 11/13/2017, the company will be in quiet period, during which it will not be able to comment or provide clarifications... Continue Reading →
Brazil Cuts Key Rate to 7.5% and Indicates Slower Easing
Brazil lowered borrowing costs by 75 basis points, and signaled it will slow the pace of monetary easing further as inflation bottoms out and the economy gains steam. Read more
Petrobras Accession to non-Tax Debt Settlement Program (PRD)
Rio de Janeiro, October 25, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors approved today accession to the non-Tax Debt Settlement Program (Programa de Regularização de Débitos não Tributários, "PRD"), according to Law no. 13.494, of October 24, 2017. PRD allows the inclusion of government take debts with the National... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Decision by the Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region concerning the withholding income tax on remittances for platform charter payments
Rio de Janeiro, October 23, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, in a trial held on October 19, 2017, the Third Class of the Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region rendered an unfavorable decision to the company, considering that the remittances for payment of chartering of mobile oil platforms, from 1999... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Favorable decision by CARF concerning the deductibility of production development expenditures for purposes of IRPJ and CSLL assessment
Rio de Janeiro, October 19, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) issued yesterday a decision, unanimously, in favor of the company, in an fiscal administrative proceeding in the amount of R$ 7.8 billion, related to the moment of deductibility of expenses incurred by Petrobras in... Continue Reading →
Sins of Past to Haunt Petrobras Worker Paychecks 18 Years Into Future
The sins of the past are about to follow 80,000 active and retired Petrobras workers 18 years into the future. That’s the time frame for a plan, nearing approval, that will trim their monthly paychecks by as much as 40 percent to keep their private pension fund solvent. The cutbacks proposed by Petroleo Brasileiro SA target a... Continue Reading →
Moody’s upgrades Petrobras ratings to Ba3 and stable outlook
Decision is made on improvement of liquidity, deleveraging, administrative discipline and strengthening of corporate governance By Marta Nogueira, Reuters Posted on Oct 17 2017, 12h38 Rio de Janeiro - Risk rating agency Moody's upgraded Petrobras' credit rating to Ba3, ahead of B1, and changed its outlook from positive to stable, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Prepayment of bank debts and new financing
Rio de Janeiro, October 2, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has executed prepayment, renegotiation and new financing operations, in the total amount of US$ 6,3 billion, according to the tables below. Additionally, the company settled a financing operation with the bank BNDES, linked to the Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit III ("UFN-III"),... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Announces Expiration and Expiration Date Results of its Private Exchange Offers For Five Series of Notes
Rio de Janeiro, September 25, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) today announced the expiration and expiration date results of the previously announced offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”) by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”), relating to five series of its outstanding notes set forth in the tables... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to offer US dollar denominated global notes in principal amount of up to U$ 2 billion
Rio de Janeiro September 18, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”), plans to offer (the “New Money Offer”) U.S.-dollar denominated global notes in one or more series (the “New Money Notes”), in an expected aggregate principal amount of up to... Continue Reading →