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Petrobras tries again with bidding process for Libra field FPSO
Petrobras, Brazil’s troubled state oil firm, has re-started the bid process for construction of an FPSO for offshore operations at the…
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Petrobras and Statoil take partnership to new level in offshore Campos Basin fields
Brazil’s struggling state oil firm Petrobras and Norwegian multinational Statoil are expanding their partnership to help turn around production drop-offs…
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Brazil may change law to let Petrobras sell stakes in offshore fields
Brazil’s government could change the law to allow troubled state oil firm Petrobras to sell stakes in some offshore oil…
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Keppel admits ‘suspicious’ payments made in Petrobras scandal
Singapore’s Keppel Corporation has admitted internal investigations have shown certain transactions associated with Zwi Skornicki from Eagle do Brasil, an…
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Unions reject Petrobras contract offer and call for work to rule
The FUP confederation of oil workers’ unions has called on its members to work to rule at Petrobras facilities after…
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Industry association says Petrobras must be released from Subsalt Polygon obligations
The president of the Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP) said on Wednesday it is essential that a bill…
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Petrobras in market for six new platforms
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras will be in the market next year for bids on the construction of six new…
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Brazil’s former Finance Minister arrested on Petrobras-related corruption charge
Brazil’s former Finance Minister has become the latest big fish caught in the net of the Petrobras corruption probe after…
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Petrobras announces additional 25% capital expenditure cut
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras will further slash its capital expenditure as it struggles to reduce its huge debt,…
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Lula will face trial in Petrobras-linked graft case
A Brazilian federal judge on Tuesday confirmed that the country’s charismatic former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face…
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Former Brazil President Lula charged with being leader of Petrobras corruption scheme
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – widely known as Lula – was accused by a federal prosecutor…
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Almost 12,000 Petrobras staff take voluntary layoffs
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras saw a late rush of take-ups on its offer of voluntary layoffs to staff, with…
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SBM Offshore rocked by Brazil judgment U-turn
SBM Offshore has been rocked with news the Fifth Chamber of the Brazilian Federal Prosecutor Service has not approved the…
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Petrobras terminates drilling contract with Diamond Offshore
Brazil’s Petrobras has terminated its contract for Diamond Offshore’s semi-submersible drilling rig two years early and the owner says legal…
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Brazil to release Subsalt Polygon burden from Petrobras
Brazilian authorities expect a law obliging state oil firm Petrobras to operate and invest in all the country’s new Subsalt…
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Petrobras and Statoil sign MOU on co-operation offshore Brazil
Petrobras and Statoil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate more co-operation and joint ventures between the two…
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Carcara sale will help Petrobras save $11bn
Petrobras’ CEO says the $2.5bn sale of its stake in the offshore Carcara field will probably help Brazil’s debt-laden state…
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Brazilian police recommend Petrobras-related corruption charges against former president Lula
Brazil’s former national president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife are likely to face charges relating to the…
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Petrobras offers voluntary layoff deals to over 6,000 employees
Petrobras has made a cost-saving voluntary layoffs deal with thousands of its employees, according to Reuters. Under the deal, 6,100…
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Court seizes $655m from Odebrecht and OAS over Petrobras bribery scandal
A Brazilian court has ordered the seizure of $655m worth of assets from two of the most prominent engineering firms…
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