Petrobras Looks Fully Priced The hobbled Brazilian oil giant’s stock accurately reflects some good news and the substantial risks it still faces. By DIMITRA DEFOTIS / Barron's April 25, 2015 12:03 a.m. ET Bad news has become good news for Brazil’s Petrobras. Otherwise known as Petróleo Brasileiro (ticker: PBR), the state-controlled oil producer and refiner has... Continue Reading →
Fitch warns it may still downgrade Petrobras in next few years
Fri Apr 24, 2015 11:51am EDT Fitch warns it may still downgrade Petrobras in next few years RIO DE JANEIRO, APRIL 24 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA avoided an imminent credit downgrade by publishing corruption-delayed financial statements but could still have its ratings cut in the next couple of years, Fitch... Continue Reading →
UPDATE 2-Four Petrobras platforms halt output due to oil leak -union
Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:44 pm EDT UPDATE 2-Four Petrobras platforms halt output due to oil leak -union (Reuters) - Four Petrobras oil platforms off the northeast coast of Brazil have halted production after a leak of about 7,000 liters of oil was detected coming from a pipeline linking them, a local oil workers union... Continue Reading →
Petrobras puts chief’s pragmatism to test as woes mount
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9515292-ea7e-11e4-a701-00144feab7de.html#ixzz3YFVrrVnB WEEK IN REVIEW April 24, 2015 4:25 pm Petrobras puts chief’s pragmatism to test as woes mount Joe Leahy in São Paulo/FT ©Reuters Aldemir Bendine In an interview in 2009, Aldemir Bendine, then head of Banco do Brasil, Brazil’s biggest bank, was asked about his favourite piece of wisdom. “The pessimist complains about the wind;... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hunts ‘Hidden Values’ for Potential Stock Sales
Petrobras Hunts ‘Hidden Values’ for Potential Stock Sales By Sabrina Valle / Bloomberg 11:31 AM BRT April 24, 2015 Petrobras, the world’s most indebted oil producer, may sell stakes in some assets via initial public offerings as part of a wider effort to boost cash levels and improve its financial health. “Our role here is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras struggles with losses as probe drags on
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7324c094-e975-11e4-b863-00144feab7de.html#ixzz3YEdwiwE4 Last updated: April 23, 2015 5:57 pm Petrobras struggles with losses as probe drags on Joe Leahy and Samantha Pearson in São Paulo/FT ©Reuters Aldemir Bendin says Petrobras is not going to take the corruption scandal lying down For a tense period on Wednesday evening, those gathered for the press conference of Brazil’s corruption-plagued Petrobras began to... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras board to review 1st-qtr results on May 15
Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:04 am EDT Brazil's Petrobras board to review 1st-qtr results on May 15 SAO PAULO The Petrobras logo is seen in front of the company's headquarters in Sao Paulo April 23, 2015. REUTERS/PAULO WHITAKER (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), known as Petrobras, said in a securities... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Bondholders’ Doomsday Scenario Averted With Earnings
Petrobras Bondholders’ Doomsday Scenario Averted With Earnings By Julia Leite Paula Sambo / Bloomberg 8:07 PM BRT April 23, 2015 For bond investors, the release of Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s audited earnings means a potential disaster was averted: a default with the potential to put billions of dollars of debt repayments in limbo. That still doesn’t... Continue Reading →
What’s Next for Petrobras May Be Tougher Than $17 Billion Loss
What’s Next for Petrobras May Be Tougher Than $17 Billion Loss By Anna Edgerton / Bloomberg 12:00 AM BRT April 24, 2015 Petrobras’s massive writedowns this week answer the question about the cost of its corruption and pose a much bigger one: whether the state-run driller can restore its role as Brazil’s economic anchor and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Opens Door to 2015 Dollar Bond; Rules Out Share Sale
Petrobras Opens Door to 2015 Dollar Bond; Rules Out Share Sale By Sabrina Valle/ Bloomberg 3:30 PM BRT April 23, 2015 Petroleo Brasileiro SA could return to the dollar-bond market as soon as this year after a corruption scandal all but closed off credit markets to Brazil’s national oil company, Chief Financial Officer Ivan Monteiro... Continue Reading →
