Angra dos Reis Mayor in Rio Declares State of Emergency
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the truckers' strike currently gripping Brazil reaching its seventh...
May 28, 2018Topic
gas
Brazil’s Petrobras Reports Oil and Gas Production Up 2.8%
According to state-controlled oil giant, Petrobras, last month, Brazil oil and natural gas production were up 2.8 percent and two...
October 19, 2017
Brazil’s Petrobras and Energy Giant Total Reach Agreement
Brazil oil giant, Petrobras, and the French oil and gas company, Total, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, setting the framework...
October 26, 2016
Explosion in North Zone of Rio Kills Five and Injures Thirteen
In a housing complex in the Fazenda Botafogo area in Zona Norte (North Zone) a suburb of Rio de Janeiro,...
April 5, 2016
Brazil’s Petrobras Divestment Program to Increase in 2016
CEO says state-controlled oil giant will have a smaller structure but be much more profitable than today.
December 16, 2015
Only Ten Workers Remain at Petrobras Plant During Strike
Approximately ten oil workers remain on call at the São Paulo refinery, working up to sixteen-hour shifts to keep machines...
November 11, 2015
Rio Governor Pezão Ensures Comperj Refinery Will Open
The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando “Pezão” (Bigfoot), said that the troubled refinery Comperj will be completed.
July 1, 2015
Petrobras: Q3/2014 Results Only in 2015, Bans Contractors
Financial results will not have the approval of external auditor and companies linked to Lava Jato scheme are banned from...
December 31, 2014
Decisive Week in Brazil for Top Petrobras Executives
Brazil’s General Prosecutor has called for the substitution of Petrobras' entire board of directors
December 15, 2014