Petrobras Pollution Accusations: Daily
The Federal Police are investigating Petrobras’ Duque de Caxias Refinery (Reduc), located to the north of Rio city, for accusations...
December 12, 2011Topic
Petrobras
Chevron Says Rio Oil Leak Controlled: Daily
Chevron said on Thursday that the Frade oil field leak was under control and that the slick has practically disappeared.
November 25, 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
Fuel Prices Rise with Inflation in Brazil
High fuel prices have been adding to Brazil’s already increasing inflation, leading the government to reduce the CIDE tax on...
October 4, 2011Petrobras Unveils US$224.7B Investment Plan
Petrobras announced a new five-year investment plan of US$224.7 billion for the period between 2011-2015 to nearly triple production.
July 26, 2011
Hackers Infiltrate Website Systems in Brazil
Lulz Security’s “Brazil unit” in the past week claimed responsibility for hacking into about a dozen government websites.
June 28, 2011
Commuting by Helicopter to Oil Rigs
Demand for helicopter pilots is high in Macae, as Petrobras develops Brazil's offshore oil infrastructure in the Campos Basin.
June 28, 2011
Petrobras Plans Fifty New Floating Cities
Petrobras is expanding with the deployment of self-sustaining platforms located far offshore which have been dubbed ‘floating cities’.
May 31, 2011
Brazilian-Dutch Project Wins Trade Award
The Dutch dredging company Van Oord has won a trade award for completing a unique offshore project in the Amazon.
May 31, 2011