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Thursday, October 29, 2015
How One Lone Oil Rig Embodies the Brazil Boom That Never Was
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How One Lone Oil Rig Embodies the Brazil Boom That Never Was

  By Sabrina Valle and Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Oil majors had big plans for Brazil, but you can’t tell by looking at the country’s offshore

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 69

Friday, October 23, 2015
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News

Keppel May Get Sucked Into Petrobras Bribery Scandal

SINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Singapore oil rig builder Keppel Corporation Ltd said it may face an investigation into deals with Brazilian state-run oil

October 23, 2015
Total Views: 52

Thursday, September 24, 2015
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Offshore

Transocean Linked to Petrobras Bribery Scandal for First Time

  By Peter Millard and Yasmine Batista (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore rig contractor, is being linked for the first

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 280

Monday, September 21, 2015
Petrobras Cancels Charter Contracts with Three Offshore Vessel Owners
Interesting

Petrobras Cancels Charter Contracts with Three Offshore Vessel Owners

  Offshore vessel owners World Wide Supply, Ultrapetrol and Siem Offshore all reported Monday receiving notification for the early termination of

September 21, 2015
Total Views: 83

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Vantage Drilling Bonds Plunge as Petrobras Cancels Deal Amid Bribe Probe
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Vantage Drilling Bonds Plunge as Petrobras Cancels Deal Amid Bribe Probe

  By Sridhar Natarajan (Bloomberg) — Bonds of Vantage Drilling Co. dropped as Petroleo Brasileiro SA terminated a $1.7 billion drill deal amid a

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 68

Petrobras Cancels Vantage Drillship Contract Citing Breaches
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Petrobras Cancels Vantage Drillship Contract Citing Breaches

  Houston-based Vantage Drilling says it has been notified by Petrobras terminating it’s contract for the Titanium Explorer drillship. The 8-year

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 94

Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Explosion at Petrobras Bunker Fuel Plant Kills Two
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Explosion at Petrobras Bunker Fuel Plant Kills Two

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 26 (Reuters) – A heating unit at a Petrobras depot in Brazil used to treat fuel for ocean-going ships exploded on Wednesday, killing

August 26, 2015
Total Views: 32

Monday, August 17, 2015
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Shipping News

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: 24

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

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: 75

Friday, August 7, 2015
Petrobras Bribery Scandal – Six Charged Over Vantage Drilling Rig Contract Award
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Petrobras Bribery Scandal – Six Charged Over Vantage Drilling Rig Contract Award

  SAO PAULO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday presented formal charges against Jorge Zelada, the former head of state-run oil

August 7, 2015
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Two Killed in Accident at Petrobras Oil Terminal; Fire Reported at Platform
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Two Killed in Accident at Petrobras Oil Terminal; Fire Reported at Platform

  RIO DE JANEIRO, July 7 (Reuters) – Two workers died at a construction project at a Brazilian oil terminal operated by state-run Petrobras on

July 8, 2015
Total Views: 18

Monday, June 29, 2015
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News

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: 13

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: 12

Thursday, May 28, 2015
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News

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: 95

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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News

Vale Chief to Become Chairman of Petrobras

If guiding the biggest iron-ore miner through the worst price rout in a decade wasn’t enough, Murilo Ferreira is taking on a new

April 29, 2015
Total Views: 28

Saturday, April 18, 2015
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Finance

Offshore Drilling Contractor Schahin Seeking Bankruptcy Protection

Grupo Schahin filed for Brazil’s equivalent of Chapter 11, becoming the latest Petroleo Brasileiro SA contractor to seek protection from creditors as a

April 18, 2015
Total Views: 156

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: 15

Monday, March 16, 2015
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News

Production Begins at P-61, Brazil’s First Tensioned Leg Wellhead Platform

Petrobras announced today production has commenced at their P-61 platform in the Papa-Terra field located at the southern end of the Campos Basin. The P-61 is

March 16, 2015
Total Views: 126

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Petrobras Cut to Junk by Moody’s as Probe Hobbles Oil Producer
Finance

Petrobras Cut to Junk by Moody’s as Probe Hobbles Oil Producer

Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s descent into junk- bond status may be far from

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Sixth Victim Of Brazilian FPSO Explosion Found
Incidents

Sixth Victim Of Brazilian FPSO Explosion Found

A sixth victim of last week's deadly explosion on a Petrobras offshore oil and natural gas production ship has been

February 18, 2015
Total Views: 71
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