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, 2012Topic
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Chevron Faces New Fines in Brazil: Daily
Prosecutors from the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) in Campos called for a new fine of R$20 billion from Chevron and...
April 5, 2012
Chevron Reacts to Criminal Charges in Brazil
Chevron said they “will vigorously defend the company and its employees” against criminal charges filed by Brazilian prosecutors for an...
March 27, 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
Prosecutors Prepare Chevron Charges: Daily
Federal prosecutor Eduardo de Oliveira Santos said he is going to criminally charge those involved in two spills at the...
March 17, 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
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
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
Chevron Racks Up More Fines in Brazil
American oil company Chevron was fined another R$10 million last Monday, December 23rd by the IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment...
January 3, 2012