Tag: Brazil's National Petroleum Agency

• Friday, September 20th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Bolsonaro: Petrobras behind fuel price increase, not government

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday explained that his government had nothing to do with the rise in the price of gasoline and diesel fuel, which followed the raid on Saudi Arabian facilities over the weekend.

• Saturday, September 29th 2012 - 08:33 UTC

  Petrobras asks court to lift ban on Swiss rig supplier and Chevron

  

  Brazilian energy giant Petrobras on Friday asked a Rio do Janeiro court to lift a ban on operations of rig owner Transocean in connection with a major ocean oil spill last year. The company filed a civil action as “injured third party” to press for the immediate lifting of a July 31 injunction ordering US oil firm Chevron and Switzerland-based Transocean to stop drilling and shipping activities in Brazil within 30 days.