Rio Infrastructure Needs R$16B: Daily
Rio de Janeiro will need to invest some R$15.8 billion in both public investment and private funding by 2020 to...
February 13, 2012Topic
gas
Explosion in Zona Norte Kills One: Daily
An explosion that occurred in the Cais do Porto region of Caju, in the Rio’s Zona Norte (North Zone), left...
January 31, 2012
Three Buildings Collapse Rio: Daily
Three buildings collapsed late last night in downtown Rio de Janeiro, after an explosion thought to have been due to...
January 26, 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
Rio Police Target Gas Pump Fraud: Daily
Civil Police officers have been inspecting fuel pumps at a number of gas stations in Rio as part of an...
January 14, 2012
Chevron Oil Spill Caused by Drilling
Brazil’s energy regular said drilling by oil giant Chevron is behind the spill at the company’s Frade project 230 miles...
November 15, 2011
Anglo-Russian Oil Venture in $1B Deal
TNK-Brasil (a Brazilian subsidiary of the Anglo-Russian oil company TNK-BP) signed a farm-in agreement with the Brazilian independent oil company...
November 15, 2011
Lead in Rio Restaurant Gas Explosion: Daily
A makeshift gas fitting may have been behind the explosion at the Filé Carioca restaurant in downtown Rio, which left...
October 16, 2011
The Curmudgeon on Gas and Oil
Opinion, by Michael Royseter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Thursday, the two biggest news stories were (1) Russia and...
December 7, 2010