Airports Privatized for R$24.5B in Brazil
Brazil advances port privatization to modernize trade infrastructure. Analysis of the sales process, investment impact, and logistics gains.
February 14, 2012Section
Oil and Gas Business
Oil and Gas Industry News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Petrobrás with Foster as New President
New Petrobrás CEO Maria das Graças Foster was sworn in yesterday as president of Petrobras, promising an administration based on...
February 14, 2012
Petrobras Pre-Salt Oil Spill Contained: Daily
A public investigation in underway after an incident at a deepwater oil field run by Brazilian oil giant Petrobras led...
February 2, 2012
Brazil’s Petrobras Taps First Female CEO
The Brazilian energy corporation Petrobras, looks set to welcome their first female CEO in the coming weeks, Maria das Graças...
January 24, 2012
Oil Royalties in 2011 Up 31% in Brazil
The Brazilian federal government paid oil royalties of R$12.99 billion in 2011, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and...
January 17, 2012
Transocean Operating in Brazil’s Oil Boom
After reports of federal prosecutors in Brazil seeking US$10.8 billion from Transocean following the oil leak in Chevron’s Frade Field,...
January 10, 2012
Modec Fined R$16.6M for Ilha Grande Oil Spill
Japanese company Modec, which provides services to the oil industry, was fined R$16.6 million for an oil spill in Ilha...
December 27, 2011
Rio is Attracting More Financial Firms
Rio de Janeiro has become a popular location for both Brazilian and international financial firms, offering a quality of life...
December 27, 2011
Brazil Considers Bigger Fines Chevron and Transocean
Brazilian prosecutors asked a federal court demanding that Chevron and rig contractor Transocean halt oil drilling in Brazil and both...
December 20, 2011