Shell has confirmed that it no longer uses the Port of Açu to tranship oil because of environmental issues. "The interruption of the ship-to-ship transfer operations of Shell's cargoes in Açu effectively led to the suspension of payments related to this activity, since the port failed to comply with contractual security clauses," the company said... Continue Reading →
Brazil former presidents Lula and Rousseff charged in corruption case
Brazil’s top prosecutor on Tuesday charged former Presidents Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff along with fellow Workers Party members with forming a criminal organization, the latest accusations in Brazil’s sprawling corruption scandal. The prosecutor, Rodrigo Janot, alleged that eight members of the Workers Party, including Lula and Rousseff, committed a series of... Continue Reading →
France Proposes to End Oil Output by 2040 With Exploration Ban
France will stop granting new exploration permits next year as it seeks to end all oil and gas production by 2040, according to a draft bill presented at a cabinet meeting Wednesday. The move would allow the government to turn down more than 40 exploration requests already made, while some existing permits may be extended... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Sale of 90% equity interest in TAG: Opportunity Disclosure – Teasers
Rio de Janeiro, September 5, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has initiated the opportunity disclosure stage (Teasers) related to the sale process of 90% of its stake in Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A. ("TAG"), a wholly-owned Petrobras subsidiary. TAG is a company that operates in the natural gas transportation sector,... Continue Reading →
Emas Offshore eyes $50 million investment as part of restructuring
Offshore services provider Emas Offshore has started restructuring process in Singapore and entered into an agreement with potential investors who will put in $50 million into the company as part of its financial restructuring. The restructuring application was filed at the end of August. Read more
Petrobras – Reduction of Significant Shareholding Interest/BlackRock
Rio de Janeiro, September 4, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in compliance with article 12 of CVM Instruction no. 358, dated of 1/3/2002, informs that it was notified by BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock") that the latter has sold preferred shares issued by the company, and as of August 31, 2017 it manages shareholding interest... Continue Reading →
Approval of the amendment to the Bylaws of Petrobras Distribuidora and its corporate restructuring
Rio de Janeiro, September 5, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, further to the Material Fact disclosed on 8/25/2017, informs that the Shareholder’s General Meeting (SGM) of Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. (BR) approved in a meeting held on 8/31/2017, its corporate restructuring, as well as the amendment of its Bylaws. The main changes to the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s inflation expected to hit new 18-year low despite recovery
Growing economic momentum in Brazil is not expected to have kept inflation from hitting a new 18-year low in August, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Monday. The IPCA consumer price index probably rose 2.60 percent in the 12 months through August, according to the median of 23 forecasts in the poll, compared with... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to initiate sale of Braskem
Petrobras has been working on a process, to start by the end of this year, for the sale of their participation in Braskem, the petrochemicals giant, as reported by the newspaper Valor Econômico on Monday. According to the newspaper, which cites unidentified sources, the business model will depend on a new shareholders agreement that has... Continue Reading →
Poll: Brazil to keep fast pace of rate cuts as recovery picks up
Brazil’s central bank will probably maintain a fast pace of interest rate cuts next week despite signs that an economic recovery is gaining traction, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. All but one of 30 economists surveyed expect the central bank to cut its benchmark Selic rate by 100 basis points for a fourth straight... Continue Reading →
