Joaquim Barbosa, a former chief justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court with anti-corruption credentials, said on Tuesday he would not run for the presidency in October, despite a growing clamor for his candidacy. Read more

Prumo Logística reported that the subsidiary Porto do Açu Operações (Açu Port Manager, in the North Coast of Rio de Janeiro) signed a contract with another subsidiary, Gás Natural Açu, to lease an area of ​​378 thousand m2 in Terminal 2 of marine complex for 23 years, renewable for more than 25 years, aiming at... Continue Reading →

The sale of the Azulão field from Petrobras to Eneva, concluded on April 30th, took almost a year to complete, more precisely 350 days, a survey conducted by Brasil Energia Petróleo. The project was the first E & P asset offered for sale under the rules TCU system. Another 21 projects are in different stages.... Continue Reading →

Ecopetrol is preparing to participate in the 4th Production Sharing Round in June, the company's Vice President of Exploration Max Torres said during a conference with analysts. The company even registered in the second and third rounds of the pre-salt in 2017, but did not submit offers. "[Brazil] is a very hot market at the... Continue Reading →

Rio de Janeiro, May 8, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors approved in a meeting held yesterday the distribution of early remuneration to shareholders as Interest on Capital (IOC), as defined in art. 9, sole paragraph of its bylaws and in article 9 of Law 9.249/95. The value... Continue Reading →

Rio de Janeiro, May 08, 2018 - Consolidated interim financial information audited by independent auditors in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Key Highlights Net Income R$ 6.961 billion Production 2,680 thousand boed EBITDA R$ 25,669 million Result Petrobras reported a net income of R $ 6,961 million in 1Q-2018, 56% higher than the... Continue Reading →

Pacific Investment Management Co. is buying a new $540 million bond from Andrade Gutierrez SA, giving one of Brazil’s biggest construction companies enough money to meet a debt payment missed last week, said one person familiar to the matter. Read more

Siemens signed an agreement with WorleyParsons to explore greater collaboration on energy and power infrastructure projects, grid optimization, integration of renewable technologies, and energy efficiency and storage technologies in North East South America and the Caribbean (NESAC) region. Read more

Petrobras plans to go shopping. With the improvement in financial conditions and the reduction of indebtedness (currently R $ 361.5 billion), the state company wants to have its own platforms and no longer charter, as it has done in the last six years. The oil company began to map the situation of the Brazilian shipyards,... Continue Reading →