Chevron Appeals Drilling Ban in Brazil
Chevron last week appealed a recent court injunction banning it, and drilling company Transocean, from operating in Brazil following the...
August 21, 2012Topic
Santos Basin
Petrobras Sees Worst Quarter in 13 Years
Petrobrás, Brazil’s semi-public oil producer, suffered losses of R$1.35 billion in the second semester of this year, the company’s worst...
August 7, 2012
Petrobras Boosted by Pre-Salt Oil Find
Petrobras, the Brazilian state-run energy giant, has found “good quality” oil in a well in the offshore pre-salt Santos Basin...
June 12, 2012
ANP to Increase Fines for Oil Leaks: Daily
Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP) plans to raise the fines companies will pay in the event of oil leaks, reflecting...
June 12, 2012
Sevan Drilling Celebrate Arrival of New Rig
Sevan Drilling, the Norwegian drilling contractor, celebrated the arrival of a new platform adding to the company’s presence in Brazil’s...
May 1, 2012
Repsol, Statoil in Brazil Oil Discovery
Statoil, Repsol Sinopec and partner Petrobrás, confirmed they had made a “high-impact” discovery in the Pão de Açúcar prospect off...
February 28, 2012
Petrobrás Logs Third Oil Spill in 2012
Petrobrás reported a leak off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state in the Campos basin’s Barracuda field, and while...
February 21, 2012
The São Paulo State Oil Industry
Beside Rio, São Paulo and Espírito Santo are important oil producers as well, SP’s five refineries account for 43 percent...
November 29, 2011
Petrobras to Limit Investments
Petrobras, the Brazilian oil giant, looks set to bow to pressure and abandon plans to increase investments by US$35 billion...
May 24, 2011