ANP to Increase Fines for Oil Leaks: Daily
Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP) plans to raise the fines companies will pay in the event of oil leaks, reflecting...
June 12, 2012Section
Oil and Gas Business
Oil and Gas Industry News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Petrobras Reveals Vast New Find: Daily
Brazilian petroleum giant Petrobras has confirmed that recently-discovered reserves of oil and gas at the Pão de Açúcar well amount...
May 25, 2012
Brazil Oil and Gas Salaries Up 28%: Daily
The average salary of workers in Brazil’s oil and gas industry rose 27.6 percent to R$215,000 (US$106,000) per year, between...
May 21, 2012
Rousseff Position on Oil Royalties: Daily
Brazil’s deputies are divided on President Dilma Rousseff’s new stance on how states share oil royalties, following boos from mayors...
May 17, 2012
Petrobras Makes Changes at the Top
Petrobras´ CEO, Maria das Gracas Foster, begins to oversee changes at the top of Brazil’s state-run energy giant after taking...
May 8, 2012
Sevan Drilling Celebrate Arrival of New Rig
Sevan Drilling, the Norwegian drilling contractor, celebrated the arrival of a new platform adding to the company’s presence in Brazil’s...
May 1, 2012
Brazil Onshore Gas is New Pre-Salt: Daily
By Stephen Eisenhammer, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil will become self-sufficient in natural gas within the next...
April 30, 2012
Argentina YPF Seeks Petrobras Partnership
Argentina seeks greater partnership with Brazilian state-run Petrobras, to develop the country’s energy resources after announcing the nationalization of YPF.
April 24, 2012
Change of Prosecutor in Chevron Case
A Brazilian judge has moved the two R$20 billion civil cases against Chevron and Transocean, for offshore oil leaks in...
April 17, 2012