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June 3 (Reuters) - Private equity management firm IG4 Capital and Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras on Wednesday became the co-controllers of petrochemical firm Braskem, completing a deal signed in April, IG4 said in a statement. Under the new ownership structure, IG4, through investment fund Shine, will hold 50.1% of Braskem's voting shares, it said. Petrobras will... Continue Reading →
June 2, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held yesterday, approved the company’s adherence to the economic subvention granted to producers and importers of road‑use diesel oil in Brazil, in the amount of R$ 1.12 per liter commercialized. This subvention was established by Provisional Measure... Continue Reading →
May 26 (Reuters) - Colombia's state oil company Ecopetrol launched a tender offer to acquire control of Brava Energia, the Brazilian energy firm said in a securities filing late on Monday. Offer covers 116.1 million common shares at 23 reais per share, a 15.4% premium over Brava's Monday close Deal represents about 25% of Brava's total... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, May 20, 2026 –Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”), further to its release dated December 16, 2025, announces that it has completed the acquisition of a 49.99% equity interest in Lightsource bp’s subsidiaries in Brazil, establishing a strategic partnership in onshore renewable energy in the country, including energy storage. The partnership is... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, May 14, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact published on 03/05/2026 and the Communication on 04/16/2026, informs that it will carry out, on 05/20/2026, the payment of the first installment of remuneration to shareholders related to the fourth quarter of 2025, with the shareholder position... Continue Reading →
May 13 - Petrobras' president, Magda Chambriard, stated that the state-owned company will send delegations from the refining and oil exploration and production areas to Mexico to assess potential business opportunities in partnership with the state-owned Pemex. The new visit of Petrobras representatives to Mexico occurs a few weeks after Chambriard visited the country last... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, May 11, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44/21, informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the payment of shareholder remuneration in the amount of R$ 9.03 billion, equivalent to R$ 0.70097272 per outstanding common and preferred share, as an anticipation... Continue Reading →
May 7 (Reuters) - Shell's first-quarter profit beat estimates and hit its highest in two years at $6.9 billion on Thursday, boosted by gains linked to the Middle East war, prompting it to raise the dividend by 5%. At the same time, it cut its quarterly share buyback programme to $3 billion from $3.5 billion to preserve... Continue Reading →
May 4, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has qualified for inclusion in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index (DJ BIC) of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) for the second consecutive year. In this DJ BIC assessment cycle, Petrobras stood out in criteria related to Transparency and Reporting, Community... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, April 20, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the announcements of December 15, 2025, and February 12, 2026, informs that it has been notified by Novonor S.A. – Em Recuperação Judicial (“Novonor”), by NSP Investimentos S.A. (“NSP Inv.”), a subsidiary of Novonor, and by “Shine I Fundo de... Continue Reading →
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