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August 2, 2019 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobras settled in advance R$ 1.275 billion of the outstanding balance of the Debt Assumption Agreement signed on December 3, 2018. With this payment, the remaining outstanding balance of all Debt Assumption Agreements that Petrobras holds against Eletrobras... Continue Reading →
Aug 2, 2019 Petrobras President Roberto Castello Branco said that the company is reviewing its strategic plan and expects to announce to the market the new strategy in November. He pointed out that the plan will focus on cost reduction. "We want to bridge the gap that separates us from our peers," he said in... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) reported a 21% drop in quarterly profit on Friday, hit by weaker natural gas prices, lower refining profits and a loss in its U.S. chemicals business. The largest U.S. oil producer’s net income fell to $3.13 billion, or 73 cents per share, in the second quarter, from $3.95 billion, or 92... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation reduced its quarterly loss as its revenues grew during the second quarter of 2019, but the company was affected by a charge related to the Paragon Offshore spinoff. Noble on Thursday reported a net loss attributable to the company for the second quarter 2019 of $152 million, on total revenues... Continue Reading →
Oil major Chevron Corporation saw an increase in its quarterly earnings boosted by record production volumes driven by growth in the Permian Basin and at Wheatstone in Australia. Chevron on Friday reported earnings of $4.3 billion for second quarter 2019, compared with $3.4 billion in the second quarter of 2018. Included in the current quarter... Continue Reading →
August 1, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the distribution of anticipated remuneration to shareholders as interest on equity, in the total gross amount of R$ 2,608,840,252.20, corresponding to R$ 0.20 per outstanding common and preferred share. The payment will be made on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras had a good financial performance in 2Q19, although we benefited from external factors beyond our control, such as oil prices, the BRL/USD exchange rate and crack spreads, and non-recurring events, such as assets divestments. Accounting net income excluding non-recurring factors was R$ 5.2 billion and operating cash flow reached R$ 20.5 billion. Advances in... Continue Reading →
Siemens (SIEGn.DE) said on Thursday deteriorating demand from automotive and machine building firms hit its third-quarter profit, becoming the latest industrial company to warn about a weaker environment hitting its business. The company’s flagship factory automation unit saw orders and revenue fall as customers in Europe and the Americas held back on investments as economies... Continue Reading →
Royal Dutch Shell’s second-quarter profit slumped to a 30-month low due to weaker gas prices and refining margins, falling far short of expectations and denting a steady recovery in recent years. Shares of the Anglo-Dutch company fell 4.2% as trading opened in London, compared with a 0.3% decline in London’s FTSE 100 index. Shell, the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to a new low of 6.00% on Wednesday, an aggressive first move in a widely anticipated easing cycle to inject life into a moribund economy and prevent inflation from slipping too far below target. The reduction from 6.50% was the central bank’s first rate cut since March... Continue Reading →
