Tag: Petrobras

• Saturday, September 4th 2010 - 05:24 UTC

  Petrobras unveils world’s largest public share offering, but there are questions…

  

  The Brazilian state managed oil company Petrobras unveiled on Friday plans to sell up to 64.5 billion US dollars of new stock, in one of the world's largest public share offerings.

• Monday, August 23rd 2010 - 22:09 UTC

  Brazil assures fearful Bolivia it will keep purchasing natural gas

  

  Brazilian government managed energy giant Petrobras said Bolivian natural gas will remain important for energy-hungry Brazil, where demand for that fuel is expected to triple over the next four years, Bolivian daily La Razon reported.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2010 - 09:22 UTC

  Petrobras admits ‘minor’ conservation problems on several oil platforms

  

  Brazil's government managed oil giant Petrobras CEO admitted Monday that minor conservation problems exist on some of the company's platforms in the Campos Basin, off the country's south-eastern coast.

• Friday, August 13th 2010 - 06:33 UTC

  Brazil halts operations on Petrobras oil platform citing safety reasons

  

  Brazil's oil regulator said on Thursday it halted operations of state oil company Petrobras' (PETR4.SA: Quote) offshore P-33 platform, citing safety concerns. The announcement follows oil workers union claims that the rig was “dangerous”.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 08:01 UTC

  Petrobras begins deepwater pre-salt commercial crude production

  

  Brazil’s government controlled energy giant Petrobras began commercial crude production Thursday from a deepwater deposit in the pre-salt region, which the government anticipates will turn the country into a global leader in oil production.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:37 UTC

  Petrobras first tests in the Franco sub-salt field confirm 50.000 bpd

  

  Brazil’s oil regulator ANP said it concluded its first test at the Franco offshore field, which holds the oil reserves that the government may sell state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Petrobras, in exchange for new stock.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 00:52 UTC

  Petrobras contracts global PR in anticipation of its deep sea sub-salt drilling

  

  One of the world's biggest oil producers has sought global PR expertise as it expands a controversial deep sea offshore sub-salt drilling program.

• Thursday, July 1st 2010 - 07:26 UTC

  Lula da Silva signs bill for the capitalization of Petrobras

  

  The bill governing the capitalization of Brazilian energy giant Petrobras was approved Wednesday by President Lula da Silva. It is the first step to establish the new regulatory framework for exploiting crude oil under the pre-salt layer of the continental seabed of Brazil.

• Thursday, July 1st 2010 - 07:08 UTC

  Argentina prepares to begin drilling in Malvinas basin in second half of 2010

  

  Towards the end of the year Argentina’s YPF in association with Pan American Energy and Petrobras will begin exploring for oil in the Malvinas basin, following the contract for an oil rig which has been signed, according to oil industry sources in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 06:18 UTC

  Shell confirms oil discovery in pre-salt drilling at Campos Basin

  

  Royal Dutch Shell Brazil discovered oil in the Campos Basin's pre-salt region, the company said Tuesday. In a statement, Shell Brazil said it had discovered oil in the 3-SHEL-22-ESS well at the Nautilus field, part of the Parque das Conchas development that went on-stream in July 2009.