Opinion: The Blame Game, a Bovine Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The media are having a field day with one of President...
February 24, 2015Topic
Petrobras
Petrobras May Help Push Brazil Stock Market Down 35 Percent
The Brazilian stock market fall is the largest drop of any major stock market with the exception of Greece and...
February 19, 2015
Explosion on Oil and Gas Ship in Brazil Leaves Dead and Injured
The ship produced 2.25 million cubic meters of gas and 350 cubic meters of oil per day for Petrobras.
February 12, 2015Opinion: Bovinity and Puppetry, Petrobras in Brazil, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bovinity has been defined as: “the state or quality of being...
February 7, 2015
Banco do Brasil President Chosen as New Petrobras CEO
Petrobras’ CEO and top board members resigned on Wednesday after months battling accusations of billion-dollar money-laundering schemes.
February 6, 2015 Opinion: The Curmudgeon on the Sacred Cow, an updated Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Groundhog Day, a prominent Brazilian daily announced that President Dilma...
February 5, 2015
Petrobras CEO Steps Down Amid Corruption Scandal
Resignation announcement came as surprise, with markets forecasting Foster would step down only in March.
February 4, 2015Opinion: Impunity 101, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – January 29th, 2014, one year ago, Brazil’s first Anti-Corruption Law (12.846/13)...
February 1, 2015
Petrobras Losses to Corruption May Top US$1.5 Billion
Due to Operação Lava Jato losses to the company this year alone could go as high as R$150 million.
January 30, 2015