Tag: Petrobras

• Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 08:00 UTC

  Petrobras CEO confirmed in the job by the Energy minister

  

  Brazil’s energy minister this week threw his support behind the CEO of Petrobras, the embattled state-run oil company embroiled in a vast corruption scandal that has dominated national headlines. Maria das Graças Silva Foster will keep her job as CEO, the minister said, despite growing demands for her resignation.

• Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 07:49 UTC

  Petrobras corruption scheme could reach 28bn dollars according to police

  

  The corruption scheme in Brazil's leading corporation Petrobras could exceed 28 billion dollars, making it the largest corruption scandal that the country has ever seen. The development was reported through an interview by Reuters of Brazilian police officer, Erika Marena, investigating the corruption probe.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2015 - 22:49 UTC

  Aurelius hedge fund denies being part of lawsuit filed against Petrobras

  

  Aurelius Capital Management, one of the main plaintiffs against Argentina in New York District Judge Thomas Griesa’s courtroom, has denied being part in a lawsuit filed against Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras, in response to accusations by Argentina’s Economy Minister Axel Kicillof.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 05:42 UTC

  Hedge fund targets 54bn dollars in Petrobras bonds governed by US law

  

  Petrobras, Brazil's state-run oil company, could be declared in technical default on some of its foreign debt if bondholders pursue efforts to force it to speed up its assessment of losses in a giant corruption scandal, according to reports from Reuters.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2014 - 00:53 UTC

  Brazil's real sinks against US dollar to lowest rate in 10 years

  

  The currency closed at R$ 2.76 per US$ 1 dollar. Domestic politics, international oil prices, US Fed measures and Russian ruble drop to blame.

• Friday, December 12th 2014 - 06:16 UTC

  Financial aid from Brazilian government for scandal-hit Petrobras

  

  Brazil's government is wrapping up a financing plan for Petrobras aimed at ensuring the scandal-hit state-controlled oil giant can obtain the funding it needs for its massive investment program.

• Friday, December 12th 2014 - 06:03 UTC

  Brazilian executives from leading companies formally charged for the Petrobras corruption scandal

  

  Brazilian prosecutors formally charged executives from six of the country's largest engineering firms with forming a cartel to funnel kickbacks from state-run oil firm Petrobras to the ruling political party and its allies.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2014 - 23:08 UTC

  Despite Petrobras corruption, Rousseff has strong public opinion support

  

  Seven out of ten Brazilians believe President Dilma Rousseff has some responsibility in the Petrobras corruption scandal, which involves contractors and politicians, according to a public opinion poll from Datafolha, conducted on Dec. 2 and 3, including 2,896 interviews and published by Folha de Sao Paulo.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2014 - 08:26 UTC

  The man in charge of fighting corruption in Brazil resigns: “I've done my duty”

  

  Comptroller General Jorge Hage, the man in charge of fighting corruption in the Brazilian government, announced his resignation amid a widening graft scandal centered on state-run oil company Petrobras. Hage said he sent President Dilma Rousseff his resignation letter a few weeks ago, after she won re-election for a second term in office.

• Friday, November 28th 2014 - 06:13 UTC

  Petrobras agrees to appoint a “governance, risk management and compliance” director

  

  Brazil's oil and gas giant Petrobras (and currently immersed in a major corruption scandal) has decided the appointment of a director of governance, risk management and compliance mainly to ensure risk mitigation and ensure the repeat of situations of fraud and corruption, according to a release from the corporation.