Petrobras Leak Complicates Chevron Suit
A oil leak is the seventh attributed to Petrobras since 2012, and just 500 meters from the Frade Field, where...
April 10, 2012Section
Oil and Gas Business
Oil and Gas Industry News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Latin Oil Week 2012 in Rio April 16-18th
The 18th Latin Oil Week conference and the 8th Latin Petroleum Strategy Briefing will be held in Rio de Janeiro,...
April 10, 2012
Gas Imports Up as Consumption Grows
Consumption of gasoline in Brazil grew 34 percent in the last year, reaching record heights as the country’s development powers...
April 3, 2012
Chevron Execs Banned from Leaving Brazil
A federal judge has barred seventeen executives from Chevron and Transocean from leaving Brazil until criminal charges are processed.
March 20, 2012
New Chevron Oil Leak in Brazil: Daily
The Brazilian branch of U.S. oil company, Chevron, announced yesterday that they had identified a new oil leak in their...
March 16, 2012
Rio Gas Forum 2012, March 20-22nd
The third Rio Gas Forum, organized by CWC and part of their Global Gas Series, will be held in Rio...
March 13, 2012
Exchange Rates Lose R$15B in Brazil: Daily
Brazil's non-financial businesses recorded a combined financial loss of R$15.3 billion last year, as the dollar climbed from R$1.562 to...
March 5, 2012
Repsol, Statoil in Brazil Oil Discovery
Statoil, Repsol Sinopec and partner Petrobrás, confirmed they had made a “high-impact” discovery in the Pão de Açúcar prospect off...
February 28, 2012
Petrobrás Logs Third Oil Spill in 2012
Petrobrás reported a leak off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state in the Campos basin’s Barracuda field, and while...
February 21, 2012