Rousseff Labels Petrobras CPI a Political Dispute
Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff deemed the opposition's efforts to establish a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) into Petrobras a "political...
April 8, 2014Topic
Petrobras
Chevron Facing Revived Charges Over 2011 Brazil Oil Leak
A Brazilian appeals court has reinstated criminal charges against Chevron and the defendants could face up to thirty years in...
April 8, 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, 2014Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Petrobras
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “O Petróleo é Nosso!” (“It’s Our Oil!”) was the joyful cry...
March 25, 2014
Rousseff Involved in Petrobras Case: Daily
Brazil’s government has shot itself in the foot after sweeping to the defense of state owned oil company Petrobras who...
March 21, 2014
Petrobras Probed Over Bribery Claims: Daily
Brazilian state owned oil company Petrobras is under investigation by the country’s police after it was claimed that the oil...
March 14, 2014
Petrobras Bond Initiative Reaps US$8.5B: Daily
By William Jones, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to market sources Brazilian oil giants Petrobras attracted US$22...
March 11, 2014
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on the Failure of Democracy
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “Venezuela is not Ukraine,” quoth Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff recently, and...
March 4, 2014
Refinery Fire May Affect Diesel and Gasoline Production
Fire at Petrobras' Reduc refinery in Duque da Caxias could affect up to ten percent of Brazil's capacity.
January 7, 2014