Office of Brazil’s Attorney General said on Wednesday that commodity trading giants like Trafigura, Vitol and Glencore are suspected of paying millions of dollars in bribes to Petrobras…
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McDermott awarded Rota 3 contract by Petrobras
McDermott International has been award by Petrobras for a natural gas pipeline project at the Santos basin pre-salt field program. The contract is for the implementation of the ultra-shallow segment of the new Rota 3 gas export pipeline, and includes design and detailed engineering, procurement,...
https://splash247.com/mcdermott-awarded-rota-3-contract-by-petrobras/
Exxon Makes Major Bet on Brazil as Petrobras Eases Its Grip
By Sabrina Valle and Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) — In a single year, Exxon Mobil Corp. has gone from being a tiny bit player in Brazil to the second-largest holder of oil exploration acreage, trailing only state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA. The last 24 concessions the U.S. giant bought with its...
Petrobras, Equinor assess offshore wind in Brazil
Brazilian energy major Petrobras (Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian oil major Equinor to evaluate a joint business development in the offshore wind energy industry in Brazil.
Within the scope of the strategic partnership between the two companies, Petrobras and Equinor have been researching other potential areas for cooperation, including the development of renewable energy initiatives.
Joint studies with Equinor are part of...
https://safety4sea.com/petrobras-equinor-assess-offshore-wind-in-brazil/
Petrobras fined $853m by US authorities
Brazilian energy major Petrobras has agreed to pay a combined total of $853.2m in penalties to resolve the US government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with Petrobras’s role in facilitating payments to politicians and political parties in...
https://splash247.com/petrobras-fined-853m-by-us-authorities/
US fines Petrobras $853m for corrupt payments
Petrobras agreed with US and Brazilian authorities to pay $853.2 million in penalties to resolve the US government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with Petrobras’s role in facilitating payments to politicians and political parties in Brazil, as well as a related Brazilian investigation.
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, noted that members of Petrobras’s Executive Board and Board...
https://safety4sea.com/us-fines-petrobras-853m-for-corrupt-payments/
Petrobras to Pay $853 Million U.S. Fine in Car Wash Probe
By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Petróleo Brasileiro SA will pay an $853.2 million fine to settle charges that former executives and directors of the state-run Brazilian oil company broke U.S. anti-corruption laws by bribing politicians and then seeking to conceal the payments, the...
First cargo from Yamal LNG shipped to Brazil
Russian gas producer Novatek announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Novatek Gas and Power Asia Pte. Ltd., has shipped its first LNG cargo to the Brazilian market with LNG produced from the Yamal LNG project. The cargo was delivered to the Bahia Regasification Terminal owned by Petrobras.
Our LNG marketing strategy aims to diversify our supply geography and customer base. This shipment represents our first LNG cargo produced by our own production to the Latin American market, and confirms...
https://safety4sea.com/first-cargo-from-yamal-lng-shipped-to-brazil/