Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – July 11, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) hereby announces that holders of US$299,159,000.00, or approximately 51.87%, of the outstanding 8.375% Global Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”), issued by Petrobras’s wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”), tendered their 2018 Notes at or prior to... Continue Reading →

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – June 24, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) hereby announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) is amending the terms of its previously announced offer to purchase for cash any and all of PGF’s 8.375% Global Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”), and... Continue Reading →

Brazil's state-led oil company Petrobras said on Thursday its pension fund has 22.6 billion reais ($6.8 billion) in unfunded liabilities, a new financial burden for what is already one of world's most indebted firms. The shortfall at the country's second-largest pension fund is the latest setback to Petrobras' efforts to preserve cash needed to pay... Continue Reading →

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – June 15, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) hereby announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) is amending the terms of its previously announced offer to purchase for cash any and all of PGF’s 8.375% Global Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”), and... Continue Reading →

Rio de Janeiro, May 23, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that it closed today a US$ 6.75 billion issuance of 5 and 10 year notes in the international capital markets. The notes were issued by Petrobras’ wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) and constitute general senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of... Continue Reading →

Oil firm Petrobras threw open the door for Brazilian corporate issuance this week after printing a US$6.75bn bond - the first domestic company to sell foreign debt since June 2015. Days before Petrobras took the plunge, bankers were spying a window of opportunity for Brazilian borrowers on hopes a new business friendly government would pull... Continue Reading →

Rio de Janeiro, May 18, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces the pricing of global notes denominated in U.S. Dollars to be issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”).  The Notes will be unsecured obligations of PGF and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Petrobras. Closing is expected to... Continue Reading →

May 17 State-controlled Petróleo Brasileiro SA raised $6.75 billion on Tuesday through a sale of five- and 10-year dollar-denominated bonds, in a closely watched return to global capital markets after the suspension of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. The bond sale is the first by any Brazilian company since last June and the first to test... Continue Reading →

State-controlled Petróleo Brasileiro SA plans to sell five- and 10-year dollar-denominated bonds as early as Tuesday, the first global offering of bonds by any Brazilian company since last June, as the debt-laden Brazilian oil producer seeks to ease repayment risk in coming years. Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras announced the offering in a securities filing, alongside... Continue Reading →