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Main financial highlights 2Q-2016 x 1Q-2016 Net income attributable to the shareholders of Petrobras of R$ 370 million, compared to net loss of R$ 1.246 million in the 1Q-2016, as a result of: - A decrease of 30% in net finance expenses; - An increase of 7% in crude oil and natural gas total production;... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, August 12, 2016 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that the member of the Board of Directors Walter Mendes de Oliveira Filho resigned from the position of member of the Board of Directors and from the position of Chairman of the Statutory Audit Committee of the Company. The Board of Directors... Continue Reading →
A recovery in oil output and refining margins helped Petrobras reverse three quarters of straight losses as the Brazilian producer emerges from two years of graft investigations and falling crude prices. More lucrative domestic gasoline sales helped compensate for falling demand amid Brazil’s ongoing recession, the company said in a filing Thursday. Petroleo Brasileiro SA,... Continue Reading →
Aug 11 (Reuters) - * Brazil's oil company Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP) says not exercising first rights on Carcara field sale, satisfied with Statoil as new partner after sale of asset by Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras Further company coverage: (Writing by Reese Ewing)
Rio de Janeiro, August 11, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that its total production of oil and natural gas in July was of 2.89 million barrels of equivalent oil per day (boed), with the same level of the previous month, which was of 2.90 million boed. Of this total, 2.70 million boed... Continue Reading →
People leave the headquarters building of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (PETROBRAS) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/SERGIO MORAES Profit at Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras likely more than tripled in the second quarter compared with a year earlier as investment cuts and declining financial losses helped make up for stagnant output and falling... Continue Reading →
Alpek SAB is studying a pivot toward South America with a record acquisition in Brazil -- and winning applause from investors. Shares have advanced 4 percent since the chemical maker said July 28 that it was exploring a purchase of two Petroleo Brasileiro SA polyester units. That’s almost twice the gain in Mexico’s benchmark IPC... Continue Reading →
Petrobras asked Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG to paralyze work in four out of six drilling rigs that are active, that can lead to equipment supplier to seek bankruptcy protection, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Banks and OOG investors are monitoring the situation with concern. The company had already negotiated with investors... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, August 9, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby answers to the Official Letter No. 347/2016-CVM/SEP/GEA-1, which requests the following clarifications: Ref.: Official Letter No. 347/2016-CVM/SEP/GEA-1 “Mr. Director, We refer to the news item published on August 7, 2016, in the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo, editorship Coluna do Estadão,... Continue Reading →
09/08/2016 The Brazilian offshore sector will receive US $ 116.2 billion in investments between 2016 and 2025, according to GlobalData. The amount represents 13% of the $ 871.7 billion to be invested globally over the next nine years. Of the total invested in Brazil, US $ 90.9 billion will be invested by Petrobras, which... Continue Reading →
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