(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Wednesday its board of directors had approved the early departure of chief executive officer Caio Paes de Andrade, which will take effect immediately. Reuters had first reported on Tuesday, citing sources, that Andrade had informed the board of directors of his resignation, ahead of the end of his... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras CEO Resigns as Ministry Chooses his Successor
(Reuters) The chief executive of Brazilian oil company Petrobras, Caio Paes de Andrade, has informed the board of directors of his resignation, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The resignation comes shortly after the country's mines and energy ministry said it would formally appoint Senator Jean Paul Prates to head... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the nomination of the new CEO
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, clarifies that it has not yet been formally communicated of the nomination of Mr. Jean Paul Prates for the Presidency of the Company. Following the usual procedures for nominating the Company's managers, the nominee's name must go through Petrobras' internal governance... Continue Reading →
Lula to appoint Prates as Petrobras CEO, aide says
(Reuters) - Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will appoint Senator Jean Paul Prates of his Workers Party to be the next chief executive of state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), a member of his transition team said on Thursday. Deyvid Bacelar, the head of oil workers' union FUP, revealed Lula's choice on social media minutes... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO prospect pitches an expansive vision for oil giant
(Reuters) - Brazil's state oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA needs to invest more in natural gas and set a path to return to its former role as an integrated energy provider, one of the top prospects to be Petrobras CEO told Reuters in an interview. Magda Chambriard, a former Brazil oil regulator, also said she does not... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Company’s CEO
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that CEO Caio Mário Paes de Andrade has accepted the invitation from future Governor Tarcísio de Freitas to be a member of the next São Paulo state government staff. In the coming weeks, CEO Caio will continue in his current role and will not participate in the transition in... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s transition team sees no need for emergency move at Petrobras
(Reuters) - The transition team for Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sees no need for any emergency move at state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), sources said on Monday, after a meeting between Lula's team and the firm's top management. The state-run oil company briefed Lula's transition team on fuel pricing policy, according to the... Continue Reading →
UPDATE 3-Petrobras boosts five-year investment plan to $78 billion
(Reuters) Brazil' state-controlled oil producer Petrobras on Wednesday disclosed a 15% increase in its five-year spending plan to $78 billion, with little change to the company's strategy of focusing on fossil fuel production. The last Petrobras business approved under President Jair Bolsonaro could be scrapped next year, as a newly elected government that takes office... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s transition team asks Petrobras CEO to suspend company’s divestment plan
(Reuters) - Brazil's government-elected transition team asked state-run oil company Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) Chief Executive, Caio Mario Paes de Andrade, to suspend the company's divestment plan so they have time to decide which asset sales would go ahead in the coming years, transition team member Mauricio Tolmasquim told Reuters on Monday. "It would be ideal to suspend everything... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO aims to stay until April, sources say, auguring messy transition
(Reuters) - Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may have to wait months to implement his plans for state-run oil company Petrobras, as the chief executive appointed by the current government aims to finish his term in April, people familiar with his plans said. Until then, CEO Caio Paes de Andrade, installed by President... Continue Reading →