Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was briefly detained for questioning in a federal investigation of a vast corruption scheme related to the state oil company Petrobras.
The integrated Brazilian energy company Petrobras has secured a $10b loan from the China Development Bank (CDB) in exchange for supplying petroleum to Chinese companies or to be repaid in cash.
Brazilian police, investigating a massive kickback scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras, are now looking closely at Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, suspected of having received $3m in bribes.
Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras should cede some of its drilling rights to foreign companies, the Royal Dutch Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden, said. The Brazilian government was reported to be considering these cha ...
Brazil is to amend its legislation regarding the unitization of oilfields in order to provide a stimulus package for the industry to withstand the global oil prices decline.
Brazil's state-run oil producer, PetrĂ³leo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), has slashed its production targets by 1.8% to 2.1mb/d and capital spending budget by 24.5% to $98.4m in the period between 2015-2019.
Brazil's state-controlled oil corporation, PetrĂ³leo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), has completed its divestment plan for 2015 by selling its 49% stake in the Gaspetro gas distribution unit worth $500m to the Japanese com ...
The semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation has confirmed oil discovery in Pitu area, in deep waters of Brazil's Potiguar Basin following the drilling of an extension well.
Brazil's oil-workers' union began a strike on November 1, protesting asset sales and cuts in investment on the part of Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the nation's state-owned oil company, which is seeking to reduce its enor ...