Brazil’s new top federal prosecutor on Tuesday reshuffled the team of investigators in charge of pursuing the biggest corruption probe yet conducted in Latin America’s largest nation. Prosecutor General Raquel Dodge, who took over the post on Monday after the end of her predecessor Rodrigo Janot’s term, had […]
19/09/2017 The vessel “Abdias Nascimento” was delivered by the Atlantico Sul Shipyard to Transpetro and started operations on the 14 having its destination on its first trip to the Campos Basin. At 274 meters in length, the ship has a loading capacity of 1 million barrels of […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – September 18, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) today announced the pricing of two series of global notes denominated in U.S. Dollars (the “New Money Notes”) to be issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”). As […]
The new prosecutor general tasked with leading Brazil’s anti-corruption drive was sworn in on Monday, and said she would continue her predecessor’s campaign against graft in Latin America’s biggest nation. Raquel Dodge took over as head of the prosecutor-general’s office from Rodrigo Janot, during whose tenure investigators uncovered […]
Rio de Janeiro September 18, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”), plans to offer (the “New Money Offer”) U.S.-dollar denominated global notes in one or more series (the “New Money Notes”), in an […]
It’s no secret that oil majors are among the biggest corporate emitters of pollution. What may be surprising is that they’re reducing their greenhouse-gas footprints every year, actively participating in a trend that’s swept up most corporate behemoths. Sixty-two of the world’s 100 largest companies consistently cut their […]
Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that its total oil and natural gas production in August was 2.72 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), 2.61 million boed of which produced in Brazil and 107 thousand boed produced abroad. The […]
Brazilian President Michel Temer was charged with obstruction of justice and racketeering on Thursday, according to a statement posted on the prosecutor general’s office website, threatening to delay the government’s economic reform agenda in Congress. It is the second set of criminal charges filed against the president based […]
(Reuters) – The Brazilian unit of Royal Dutch Shell PLC will invest $2 billion per year in the country through 2020, Flávio Rodrigues, the unit’s director of government relations and regulatory affairs, said at an industry event on Thursday. The investment plan does not include potential bids for […]
(Reuters) – Economic activity in Brazil expanded at a faster pace than expected in July, suggesting the economy got off to a solid start to the third quarter despite a string of mixed reports. Economic activity rose 0.41 percent in July after seasonal adjustments. The median forecast in […]
