RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Oil slicks washing up on beaches along more than 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) of Brazil's northeast coastline could be the worst environmental "attack" in the country's history, the chief executive of state-run oil giant Petrobras said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Castello Branco said Petrobras continues to … [Read more...]
Exxon Makes Major Bet on Brazil as Petrobras Eases Its Grip
By Sabrina Valle and Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) -- In a single year, Exxon Mobil Corp. has gone from being a tiny bit player in Brazil to the second-largest holder of oil exploration acreage, trailing only state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA. The last 24 concessions the U.S. giant bought with its partners may hold 41 billion barrels, based on preliminary … [Read more...]
Petrobras to Pay $853 Million U.S. Fine in Car Wash Probe
By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Petróleo Brasileiro SA will pay an $853.2 million fine to settle charges that former executives and directors of the state-run Brazilian oil company broke U.S. anti-corruption laws by bribing politicians and then seeking to conceal the payments, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) said on Thursday. Shares in Petrobras, as the … [Read more...]
Brazil Charges Former Vantage Drilling CEO with Corruption
BRASILIA, July 12 (Reuters) - Brazilian federal prosecutors on Thursday charged the former chief executive of U.S. oil services company Vantage Drilling with corruption and money laundering, accusing him of offering $31 million in bribes to public officials. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that the charges against former CEO Paul Bragg related to irregularities in a … [Read more...]
Petrobras to Pay $2.95 Billion to Settle U.S. Class Action Over Corruption
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said Wednesday that it has agreed to pay $2.95 billion to settle a U.S. class action brought by investors seeking to recoup money they claim to have lost as a result of a corruption scandal. Petrobras, as the company is known, did not admit wrongdoing under the deal, … [Read more...]