(JA Solar, 18.Dec.2018) — JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, announced that it will supply all bifacial mono PERC double glass modules for SolarGrid’s...
(Reuters, Marta Nogueira, 17.Dec.2018) — Brazil’s National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) in a meeting on Monday approved the sixth-round auction for the country’s pre-salt offshore oil area to be...
(Reuters, Brad Brooks, 14.Dec.2018) — Brazilian federal prosecutors on Friday filed corruption charges against two former executives of the oil trader Trafigura for allegedly paying at least $1.5 million in...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 14.Dec.2018) — Petrobras said the average subsidized price of diesel to be utilized by the company at its refineries and terminals will be R$ 1.8115...
(Petrobras, 13.Dec.2018) — Petrobras received from its controlling shareholder a letter with the appointment of the economist Roberto da Cunha Castello Branco to serve as President of the company and...
(Reuters, Brad Brooks, Julia Payne, 13.Dec.2018) — Brazil’s epic “Car Wash” corruption investigation has taken down presidents and elite businessmen, and led to the largest corporate leniency deal ever signed....
(Reuters, 10.Dec.2018) — At least 60,000 liters (377 barrels) of oil spilled into Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay and a nearby river over the weekend after an attempted robbery on...
(Petrobras, 10.Dec.2018) — Petrobras, further to the material fact of10/08/2018, announces the beginning of the non-binding phase related to the sale of its entire equity share in three onshore production...
(Reuters, 8.Dec.2018) — Brazil’s incoming mines and energy minister, Bento Albuquerque, supports more nuclear and wind power development to diversify the country’s energy matrix, while saying hydro power had reached...
(Petrobras, 6.Dec.2018) — Petrobras, in compliance with article 12 of CVM Instruction no. 358, dated of 1/3/2002, was notified by BlackRock, Inc. that the latter has acquired preferred shares issued...
(AP, 6.Dec.2018) — Brazil warned Wednesday against freezing developing nations out of negotiations at the UN climate summit, suggesting this could lead to an acrimonious collapse in talks as seen...
(Petrobras, 5.Dec.2018) — Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors has approved, in a meeting held yesterday, the 2040 Strategic Plan and the 2019-2023 Business and Management Plan, prepared in...
(Petrobras, 5.Dec.2018) — Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors has approved, in a meeting held yesterday, the 2040 Strategic Plan and the 2019-2023 Business and Management Plan, prepared in...
(Petrobras, 5.Dec.2018) — Petrobras informs that today, Dec. 5, 2018, the company will disclose its 2040 Strategic Plan and 2019-2023 Business and Management Plan. We are pleased to invite you...
(Petrobras, 4.Dec.2018) — Petrobras, in compliance with article 12 of CVM Instruction no. 358, dated of 1/3/2002, informs that it was notified by BlackRock, Inc. that the latter has sold...
(Petrobras, 3.Dec.2018) — Petróleo Brasileiro S.A (Petrobras) is paying today Interest on Own Capital (IOC), as defined in art. 9, sole paragraph of its Bylaws. The value to be distributed,...
(Petrobras, 3.Dec.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 10, 2018, concluded the operation that has resulted in the formation of a joint venture company (JV), of...
(Petrobras, 3.Dec.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release published on Apr. 30, 2018, reports that today it executed contractual instruments related to a new agreement negotiated with Centrais Elétricas...
(Cosan Limited, 30.Nov.2018) — Cosan Limited commenced a tender offer to purchase up to U.S.$100,000,000 of its Class A common shares, or the shares, at (i) prices specified by the...
(AP, 30.Nov.2018) — Brazil has withdrawn its offer to host a large United Nations conference on climate change next year, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, leading environmental groups to...
(Bloomberg, Serene Cheong and Dan Murtaugh, (30.Nov.2018) — There’s a rising star in the oil world, and it’s heavy and sweet. Dense, low-sulfur oil, known in industry parlance as heavy...
(Petrobras, 29.Nov.2018) — Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors approved yesterday the end of the Special Committee set up in December 2014 to provide a reporting line for the...
(Petrobras, 29.Nov.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 29, 2018 informs that, due to the methodology established in the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Resolution no. 743...
(Petrobras, 28.Nov.2018) — Petrobras signed with Perenco the contracts for the full sale of Petrobras’ stake in the fields of Pargo, Carapeba and Vermelho, the so-called Polo Nordeste, located in...
(Petrobras, 28.Nov.2018) — Petrobras reports that it has signed today with Perenco the contracts for the full sale of Petrobras’ stake in the fields of Pargo, Carapeba and Vermelho, the...
(Petrobras, 28.Nov.2018) — Petrobras announces that its Board of Directors approved yesterday the full sale of its stake in 34 onshore production fields, located in the Potiguar Basin, in Rio...
(Petrobras, 27.Nov.2018) — Petrobras informs that in October its total production of oil and gas, including natural gas liquids (NGL), was 2.66 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed),...
(Petrobras, 27.Nov.2018) —Petrobras reports that today the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) issued a decision against the company in administrative tax proceedings on a total estimated amount of R$...
(Petrobras, 27.Nov.2018) — Petrobras reports that it has received the Letter No. 1936/2018 -SAE, which requests the following clarification: Letter no. 1936/2018 -SAE “Dear gentlemen, In the news published by...
(Arabian Business, 26.Nov. 2018) — UAE says to expand its multi-billion dollar investments in Brazil as long as it’s no longer labeled a tax haven by Latin America’s largest economy...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 24.Nov. 2018) — Venezuela is suffering a complete meltdown across all sectors. The Venezuelan oil sector, which generates upwards to 95% of the country’s...
(Bloomberg, Sabrina Valle and Samy Adghirni, 23.Nov.2018) — President-elect Jair Bolsonaro is pursuing the sale of Brazil’s deep-sea treasure-trove of oil, but just weeks after his election he’s facing the...
(Total, 22.Nov.2018) — Total has entered into an agreement with Brazilian company Grupo Zema to acquire its fuel distribution company Zema Petróleo, its reseller and retailer arm Zema Diesel as...
(Reuters, 22.Nov.2018) — French energy group Total has agreed to buy some businesses of Brazil’s Grupo Zema to expand in the biofuels sector. Total said it would be buying fuel...
(EDP Energias do Brasil, 22.Nov.2018) — EDP Energias do Brasil S.A. will host a Management Meeting on Monday, November 26, 2018 at Omni Berkshire Place New York (21 East 52nd...
(AP, 21.Nov.2018) — Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro named pro-market reformer Roberto Castello Branco, as future chief executive of the country's state-controlled oil company, Petrobras, on Monday. Castello Branco, a former...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 21.Nov. 2018) — Bolivia’s Hydrocarbon Minister Luis Alberto Sanchez announced the country foresees hydrocarbon revenues of $2.5 billion in 2019 amid continued legal security as...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 16.Nov. 2018) — The price of natural gas in Brazil and Argentina to-date has risen in both markets compared to year-end 2017. In Brazil, the...
(Oil & Gas Technoloy, Mark Venables, 13.Nov.2018) — New, deep-water production is underway at Lula Extreme South in the Brazilian Santos Basin. Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its subsidiary Shell...
(The National, Robin Mills, 11.Nov.2018) — New president may make unpleasant listening but he says he wants to open up the country's energy industry, which would be a good thing....
(Petrobras, 9.Nov.2018) — Petrobras announced, according to the CVM and B3 rules to Level 2 of corporate governance listed companies, calling of General Extraordinary Meeting on Dec. 11, 2018, observed...
(Reuters, Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Marta Nogueira, 9.Nov.2018) — Brazil’s Vice-President-elect Hamilton Mourão said on Twitter he was “very much impressed” after meeting on Friday with top executives at state-run oil...
(Weatherford International, 7.Nov.2018) — Weatherford International announced it has been awarded a four-year contract with a one-year optional extension to provide drillpipe riser (DPR) intervention systems and services for Petróleo...
(Braskem, 7.Nov.2018) Braskem has defined a series of global initiatives to boost the Circular Economy in the production chain of manufactured plastic goods. “We are firmly committed to the goal...
(Petrobras, 6.Nov.2018) — Petrobras will disclose its 2018 Third Quarter Results on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, before the opening of the market. The company would like to invite investors and...
(Petrobras, 6.Nov.2018) — Petrobras announced its Board of Directors approved in a meeting held yesterday distribution of early remuneration to shareholders as Interest on Capital (IOC), as defined in art....
(Petrobras, 6.Nov.2018) — Petrobras reported net income of R$ 23,677 million in 9M-2018, the best result since 2011 and a growth of 371% compared to the 9M-2017, determined by: -...
(Reuters, 6.Nov.2018) — Five groups are considering whether to partner with Brazil’s state-controlled Eletronuclear to resume construction of nuclear power plant Angra III, already partially built by the government, newspaper...
(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 6.Nov.2018) — Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras reported on Tuesday a net income for Q3 surging more than 20 times compared to the profit for the same...
(Argus, 5.Nov.2018) — Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched a series of daily jet fuel prices for the aviation fuel market in Brazil. Local and international...
(FMC Corporation, 5.Nov.2018) — FMC delivered another very strong quarter. “In Ag Solutions, we executed our commercial strategy particularly well in Brazil, where we implemented significant price increases to largely...
(Bloomberg, Sabrina Valle, 4.Nov.2018) — Jair Bolsonaro’s energy team is keen to push for the sale of prized Brazilian crude deposits in an auction that could give Big Oil access...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Nov.2018) — Royal Dutch Shell provided an update related to portfolio developments in Brazil and Argentina during the third quarter 2018. Third Quarter 2018 Portfolio...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky and Ian Silverman, 2.Nov.2018) — YPFB made its initial shipment of nitrogen fertilizer from Puerto Quijarro, in late October, to Baurú, a city located in...
(Petrobras, 31.Oct.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 3/8/2018, announces that its subsidiary Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. (PIBBV) signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), related to...
(Petrobras, 31.Oct.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on Mar. 28, 2018, informs that it postponed until Jan. 31, 2019 the mothballing of the fertilizer plants located in...
(Petrobras, 31.Oct.2018) — Petrobras prepaid a debt with Banco Santander in the amount of $1 billion, due 2023. Simultaneously, it signed with the same institution a new line of credit...
(Forbes, Kenneth Rapoza, 31.Oct.2018) — Prognosis negative for Mexico. So says Fitch Ratings. After a no vote on a new airport was reached yesterday in a referendum that president-elect Andrés...
(Ft.com, Andres Schipani, Neil Hume, 31.Oct.2018) — Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in an African enterprise to a consortium led by trader...
(Reuters, Alexandra Alper, Marta Nogueira, 30.Oct.2018) — A decision by Petrobras not to invest in drilling new wells has derailed Chevron Corp’s plan to resume exploration in a Brazilian offshore...
(Petrobras, 29.Oct.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on Sep. 28, 2018, informs that, due to the methodology determined in the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Resolution nº 743,...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 29.Oct.2018) — Weatherford International plc reported Western Hemisphere 3Q:18 revenues of $762 million were down $7 million, or 1%, sequentially, and down $5 million, or...
(Bloomberg, Sabrina Valle, 29.Oct.2018) — Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro is staring at an oil windfall. After a decade of stagnant production, Brazil’s offshore mega-projects are about to deliver a double...
(Petrobras, 26.Oct.2018) — Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) announced that in September its total production of oil and gas, including natural gas liquids (NGL), was 2.47 million barrels of oil equivalent...
(Petrobras, 25.Oct.2018) — Petrobras, in compliance with article 12 of CVM Instruction Nº358 of January 3, 2002 and Circular Letter CVM/SEP/Nº002/2018, informs that it was notified by Caixa de Previdência...
(Petrobras, 24.Oct.2018) — Petrobras, with its partners in the BM-S-11 Consortium, started production of oil and natural gas in the Lula Extremo Sul area, in the pre-salt of Santos Basin,...
(Reuters, 24.Oct.2018) — State-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro said on Wednesday it had started production on its eighth platform in the offshore Lula field, Brazil’s most productive, as it ramps...
(The Motley Fool, Rich Smith, 23.Oct.2018) — Does Brazilian oil major Petroleo Brasileiro make for a good investment? There are a lot of reasons to answer, “No.” From 2014 to...
(Seeking Alpha, George Kaplan, 19.Oct.2018) — Brazil and Petrobras show something in common with US LTO: even with a lot of debt and desire, and a strong resource base, it...
(Petrobras, 19.Oct.2018) — Petrobras announced Mr. Christian Alejandro Queipo presented his resignation from the position as member of the company’s Board of Directors, for personal reasons. As a member representing...
(Petrobras, 19.Oct.2018) — Petrobras will release its 2018 third quarter results on November 6, 2018, before the market opens. Therefore, between Oct. 22, 2018 and Nov. 6, 2018, the company...
(Hydrocarbon Engineering, Alex Hithersay, 18.Oct.2018) — Petrobras has announced that it has signed an integrated project business model agreement (IPBMA) with China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Co....
(Petrobras, 18.Oct.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on Oct. 4, 2017, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its entire stake in the...
(S&P Global Platts, 18.Oct.2018) — Brazil's Petrobras is offering 50,000 mt of 0.6% cracked low sulfur fuel oil from Brazil for delivery into Europe during the first decade of November,...
(Bloomberg, Cristiane Lucchesi, Francois Beaupuy, Scott Deveau, 15.Oct.2018) — French utility Engie SA and a Canadian pension fund plan to offer as much as $9 billion (34 billion reals) for...