Brazil’s Petrobras to Slash 8,298 Jobs: Daily
Petrobras has announced that it will release 8,298 employees which is the equivalent to 12.4% of its staff
May 6, 2014Topic
Oil
Rousseff: Petrobras Saved Shipbuilding: Daily
President Dilma Rousseff has said that the shipbuilding industry was saved by Petrobras and her party's policies.
April 22, 2014
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on “Straining out Gnats”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon quotes Matthew 23:23-24: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,...
April 8, 2014
A Promise Made is a Debt Unpaid
Poet Robert Service probably didn’t realize how apt the words of his 1907 work “The Cremation of Sam McGee” would...
October 29, 2013
Eike Batista Under Investigation: Daily
The Securities Commission of Brazil, CVM, announced it is investigating Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista and top executives at OGX, Batista’s...
September 10, 2013
Strike Hits Campos Basin Oil Platforms
Brazilian oil workers in the Campos Basin held a 24-hour strike on 25 July to protest against a reduction in...
July 30, 2013
Brazil Fears Sensitive Data Leak: Daily
Brazil reiterates demands for explanations over allegations that communication on sensitive military purchases and oil reserves were intercepted by the...
July 16, 2013
Petrobras Shares Slip to Eight-Year Low
Shares of Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras fell to a nearly eight-year low last week amid weak earnings and concerns over government...
July 9, 2013
Petrobras Accused of Tax Evasion: Daily
State-controlled oil giant Petrobras could see its commercial transactions come to a halt after a Rio Court recognized its nearly...
June 14, 2013