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The president of Brazil's Senate said on Monday that attempting to impeach President Dilma Rousseff was not a priority and warned that seeking her removal in Congress would "set the country on fire." Renan Calheiros, who is often critical of the administration, struck a more positive tone amid a deepening political crisis after seven months... Continue Reading →
Brazil's Subsalt Polygon, an offshore area that has already yielded some of the world's largest recent oil finds, may hold enough undiscovered petroleum and gas to supply the world's current oil needs for more than five years, researchers said. The Polygon, which covers most of Brazil's Santos and Campos offshore sedimentary basins, contains at least... Continue Reading →
When the financial crisis brought the global economy to its knees, Norway was largely unscathed. But oil under $50? That's another story. Unemployment peaked at about 3.7 percent in 2010 in the post-crisis aftermath. Falling oil prices already pushed the jobless rate to 4.3 percent in May, the highest in at least 11 years, and that... Continue Reading →
Ultrapar Participações SA , which owns Brazil's largest natural gas distribution company, is interested in acquiring some assets from state-controlled Petróleo Brasileiro SA that could be listed as early as this year, O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported on Monday. Ultrapar would be willing to acquire Liquigás, a rival controlled by the state firm... Continue Reading →
The Brazil selloff that pushed the real to a 12-year low and sent bond yields to a record high is starting to lure money managers wagering that things can’t get much worse. Investors who can stomach the volatility can pick up dollar-denominated notes that yield over two percentage points more than similarly rated Philippines bonds,... Continue Reading →
Alberto Youssef, a convicted money launderer and former bon vivant, sat in a Brazilian jail cell in March of last year, getting ready to tell his lawyers a story. It was about an elaborate bribery scheme involving Petrobras, the government-controlled oil giant. He opened with a dire prediction. “Guys,” Mr. Youssef said, “if I speak, the... Continue Reading →
Brazilian prosecutors plan to file criminal charges stemming from the lease of an Ensco Plc offshore oil-drilling ship to Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras "in due course," they said. The plan to prosecute over the Ensco-Petrobras charter was mentioned in a Thursday statement presenting corruption charges stemming from the 2009 lease of another drillship, Vantage... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian real’s volatility is near the highest since May amid concern political turmoil will make it impossible for President Dilma Rousseff to pare deficits and avoid a junk credit rating. Swings between losses and gains in the past week added to the risk for investors wanting to take advantage of the highest interest rates... Continue Reading →
Petrobras - Clarification of news article: Update on 2030 Strategic Plan 08/07/2015 Rio de Janeiro, August 7, 2015 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras complies with the Official Letter n.º 305/2015/CVM/SEP/GEA-1, which requests clarifications, as follows: Official Letter n.º 305/2015/CVM/SEP/GEA-1 “We refer to the news article published on this date in the O Estado de... Continue Reading →
The chief executive of Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA estimates it will take five years for the state-run oil producer to win back the credibility it lost among investors after a massive corruption scandal sent some of its top executives to jail. Aldemir Bendine told daily O Estado de S.Paulo that the corruption scandal will weigh... Continue Reading →
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