Police Probe Chevron Oil Clean-Up: Daily
Brazil’s Federal Police will investigate claims that oil company Chevron is implementing an illegal sandblasting technique to deal with the...
November 20, 2011Topic
Oil
Chevron Oil Reports Leak Plugged: Daily
The first stage of the operation to cement shut a leaking Chevron oil well 230 miles (370km) off the Rio...
November 18, 2011
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
150,000 in Rio Oil Royalties Protest: Daily
An estimated 150,000 people took to the streets of Rio yesterday protesting against new legislation which is likely to take...
November 11, 2011
Norway and Sweden Work Together in Brazil
The Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Rio and Swedish Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo have been collaborating with a...
November 1, 2011
Dam Energy
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Belo Monte Dam made international headlines again this week as a protest caught...
November 1, 2011
Brazil Cuts Fuel Tax as Prices Rise: Daily
Brazil will reduce taxes levied on fuel after Petrobras released a statement saying that they would be raising the prices...
October 29, 2011
Rio to Protest Over Oil Royalties Nov 10th: Daily
Rio State Governor Sérgio Cabral said relinquishing revenue from oil royalties, legally owed to the state, would be tantamount to...
October 28, 2011