Petrobras to Ramp up Production Levels
Petrobras has announced to increase their production by fifty percent until the end of the year. The oil giant needs...
October 1, 2013Topic
Edison Lobao
Blackout Strikes Brazil’s Northeast: Daily
Around fifty million people in Northeast Brazil were affected by a regionwide blackout on Wednesday afternoon.
August 29, 2013
Transpetro Launches Third PROMEF Ship
Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro), a subsidiary of Petrobras received a new product shipment vessel made by PROMEF, which launched in...
July 10, 2012
Ethanol Fuel Mix to be Raised to 25%: Daily
Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Edison Lobão said that the government may increase the percentage of ethanol to 25...
July 10, 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
Congress in Oil Royalties Debate
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The federal government headed by President Dilma Rousseff is...
February 8, 2011
Oil Investors Await Pre-Salt Talks
By Juliana Tafur, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_8471" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President Lula and Ministers Dilma Rousseff and Edison Lobão during the...
August 11, 2009
Oil-Rich Brazil Keeps Gas Prices High
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_7000" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Brazilian gas station on Freedom from Taxes Day, photo by...
July 21, 2009