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Monday, August 17, 2015
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Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Over Samsung Drillship Bribe

  SAO PAULO, August 17 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 39

Friday, August 14, 2015
Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE
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Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE

  By Caroline Stauffer Aug 14 (Reuters) – Prosecutors and federal police in Brazil have unearthed the country’s largest-ever corruption

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 129

Monday, August 3, 2015
Deadbeat Ex-Billionaire Batista Tempts Bondholders to Seize Once-Prized Ship
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Deadbeat Ex-Billionaire Batista Tempts Bondholders to Seize Once-Prized Ship

  By Juan Pablo Spinetto (Bloomberg) — Out in the Atlantic Ocean, 130 miles off the coast of Brazil, an oil ship the length of New York City’s

August 3, 2015
Total Views: 147

Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Shell’s $70 Billion BG Acquisition Clears Brazil Hurdle
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Shell’s $70 Billion BG Acquisition Clears Brazil Hurdle

  By Katerina Petroff (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc obtained regulatory approval from Brazil to buy BG Group Plc, clearing another antitrust

July 8, 2015
Total Views: 32

Monday, June 29, 2015
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Petrobras Cuts 5-Year Spending by $91 Billion

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras slashed its long-term spending plan to the lowest level in eight years on Monday as new management moved to reduce the

June 29, 2015
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Petrobras Postpones Deep Spending Cuts
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Petrobras Postpones Deep Spending Cuts

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras will likely delay details of major cuts to its $221 billion five-year spending plan until July, two sources said, when

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 18

Friday, June 5, 2015
BG Deal Lifts EIG-Backed Brazil Port Venture to 7-Month High
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BG Deal Lifts EIG-Backed Brazil Port Venture to 7-Month High

by Juan Pablo Spinetto (Bloomberg) Prumo Logistica SA, the Brazilian port developer controlled by private equity investors EIG Global Energy Partners LLC, rose

June 5, 2015
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
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U.S. Alerted In Brazil’s Offshore Bribery Scandal

by Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) Prosecutors investigating Brazil’s largest corruption scandal say they notified the U.S. Department of Justice of evidence that

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 239

Thursday, May 28, 2015
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Petrobras Cancels Offshore Vessel Leases – Schahin

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras canceled leases with Schahin Petroleo e Gas SA for five offshore oil drilling and production vessels after a cash

May 28, 2015
Total Views: 161

Monday, April 13, 2015
Brazil Lawmakers Push for Easing of Deepwater Oil Restraints
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Brazil Lawmakers Push for Easing of Deepwater Oil Restraints

There’s a growing chorus of lawmakers advocating a bigger role for foreign oil companies in Brazil’s prized deepwater discoveries as the national producer

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 33

Friday, April 10, 2015
Santos Suspends Ultracargo Fuel Operations After Week-Long Fire
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Santos Suspends Ultracargo Fuel Operations After Week-Long Fire

The mayor of Santos suspended on Friday operations at a fuel storage warehouse in Brazil after a week-long fire at the facility operated by Ultracargo slowed

April 10, 2015
Total Views: 69

Saturday, April 4, 2015
Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil
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Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil

A fire at a fuel storage facility run by Ultracargo near Santos, Brazil's largest port, spread further on Saturday as it entered its third day despite

April 4, 2015
Total Views: 48

Thursday, April 2, 2015
Fuel Storage Tanks on Fire Near Port of Santos, Brazil
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Fuel Storage Tanks on Fire Near Port of Santos, Brazil

Eighty firefighters were battling a fire at a fuel tank storage facility run by Ultracargo near Brazil's port of Santos, Latin America's largest, the local

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 90

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Remaining Victims Recovered from Cidade de São Mateus FPSO Off Brazil
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Remaining Victims Recovered from Cidade de São Mateus FPSO Off Brazil

BW Offshore has confirmed that the remaining three missing crew have been recovered from its Cidade de São Mateus FPSO, bringing the total official number of

March 3, 2015
Total Views: 90

Friday, February 13, 2015
Brazil Oil Regulator Pushed Petrobras to Boost FPSO’s Output Before Accident
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Brazil Oil Regulator Pushed Petrobras to Boost FPSO’s Output Before Accident

Brazil's oil regulator ordered state-run oil company Petrobras to study ways to boost output on a floating natural gas and oil production ship a week before a

February 13, 2015
Total Views: 65

Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Five Killed, Four Missing in Petrobras FPSO Accident – UPDATE

Five people were killed and four are missing following an explosion Wednesday aboard a FPSO in Brazil.

February 12, 2015
Total Views: 302

Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Petrobras Said to Interrupt Drilling at Biggest Brazil Discovery
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Petrobras Said to Interrupt Drilling at Biggest Brazil Discovery

Petroleo Brasileiro SA halted drilling at its largest oil discovery in deep waters, two people with knowledge of the matter said, underscoring the technical

February 10, 2015
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Brazil’s Acu Superport Realized Without Batista Pageantry
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Brazil’s Acu Superport Realized Without Batista Pageantry

The 6.3 billion reais ($2.4 billion) Acu port project in Rio de Janeiro state is the brainchild of Brazil’s most famous entrepreneur, Eike

December 23, 2014
Total Views: 190

Monday, October 20, 2014
Petrobras Extends Ultra Deepwater Ocean Rig Contracts
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Petrobras Extends Ultra Deepwater Ocean Rig Contracts

Cyprus-based Ocean Rig UDW Inc said on Monday that it signed a $1.1 billion three-year contract with Brazil's state-run oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, to

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 162

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Laden Tanker Stuck in Amazon River Mud
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Laden Tanker Stuck in Amazon River Mud

A laden product tanker remains aground in the middle of the Amazon River for a seventh day following futile attempts to free the

October 15, 2014
Total Views: 151