Brazilian firm makes oil find
February 5th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) State-controlled energy giant Petrobras announced the discovery of an oil and natural gas accumulation in the Solimoes basin of Brazil's Amazon region.The find was ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm approves $225 bn investment plan through 2015
July 24th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 24 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has approved $224.7 billion in investment outlays for the 2011-15 period.The majority - $127.5 billion - will be allocated ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm finds offshore oil, gas fields
July 6th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS/EFE) Oil giant Petrobras said it found two new offshore oil and gas fields in a deepwater area in the Espirito Santo basin, some 115 ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm announces new deepwater oil find
April 30th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, April 30 (IANS/EFE) State-controlled energy giant Petrobras announced the discovery of a new high-quality crude deposit in deep waters off Brazil's southeastern coast.Located in the Albacora field of ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm to invest $9 bn in projects around the world
March 14th, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, March 14 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian mining giant Vale plans to invest $9 billion in about a dozen countries around the world through 2014, the O Globo newspaper reported, citing company ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm to invest $400 mn in Colombia
March 18th, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, March 18 (EFE) Brazilian state-controlled energy company Petrobras plans to invest close to $400 million in Colombia over the next three years, Colombian business daily Portafolio reported Wednesday.
"Petrobras is attuned to ... Read more...
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1.74 bn tonnes of coal potential in Colombia: Brazilian firm
March 17th, 2010 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 17 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian miner MPX Energia SA, controlled by billionaire Eike Batista, has announced that it will start production in 2012 at four Colombian areas estimated to hold ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm announces oil find in Colombia
March 12th, 2010 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 12 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has said that it discovered oil at a block in eastern Colombia.
In a statement issued Thursday, Petrobras said the find was ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm announces two new oil finds off Angola
February 19th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 19 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras has announced the discovery of two new oil deposits in deep waters off the coast of Angola.
The discoveries were made at ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm announces new oil finds
February 2nd, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 2 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian independent oil company OGX has said it found hydrocarbons in a block it controls in the Campos basin, off Brazil's coast.
A 46-meter column of hydrocarbons ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm creates petrochemicals giant
January 23rd, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Jan 23 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian petrochemicals company Braskem has announced an agreement to acquire control of rival Quattor, a move aimed at creating one of the world's largest plastic resins producers.
Braskem ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm announces oil find
December 29th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian oil company OGX has said it found a new presence of hydrocarbons in a well in shallow waters of the Campos basin, off the coast ... Read more...
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Petrobras signs $10 bn loan deal with China
November 5th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 5 (EFE) Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said that it has signed a contract finalising a 10-year, $10 billion loan from China Development Bank (CDB) Corp, the biggest-ever ... Read more...
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Venezuela, Brazil seal accord on oil refinery
October 31st, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
El Tigre (Venezuela), Oct 31 (EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed more than a dozen accords here, including a significant pact on a ... Read more...
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Videocon-Bharat Petroleum venture acquires Brazilian firm
September 19th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Videocon Industries and its joint venture partner Bharat PetroResources have acquired the Brazilian oil assets of Canadian natural gas producer EnCana Corp for $165 million, Videocon said Friday. ... Read more...
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Brazil’s Petrobras studying oil extraction project in US
June 10th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 10 (IANS) Brazil's state-owned energy giant Petrobras would conduct a feasibility study to extract oil from oil shale in the US using technology developed by a Brazilian firm, ... Read more...
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Ariane rocket launches with Vietnamese, Brazilian satellites
April 19th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by admin
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Kourou (French Guiana), April 19 (DPA) A European Ariane 5 carrier rocket has been launched carrying satellites from Brazil and Vietnam into orbit, the firm Arianespace said. The rocket took off at ... Read more...
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