Brazil says offshore find holds high-grade oil
August 15th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS/EFE) Preliminary drilling has confirmed that an offshore deposit discovered in March contains significant reserves of light crude, Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras said."New oil ... Read more...
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Brazilian oil giant announces contracts worth $4.5 bn
July 21st, 2012 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, July 21 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras and its partners BG Group, Petrogal Brasil and Repsol Sinopec will sign 10 contracts worth $4.5 billion for the construction ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm makes offshore crude find
March 21st, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 21 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said Tuesday it discovered a new "high-quality" oil accumulation off the coast of Sao Paulo state.The new find was ... 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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Brazil oil field’s name changed to `Lula’
December 30th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras Wednesday confirmed the commercial viability of two massive offshore oil and gas fields located deep beneath the ocean floor, announcing that ... Read more...
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Film about salt fields of India’s Kutch makes it to prestigious Ann Arbor Film Festival
March 18th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), March 18 (ANI): A short experimental film about the salt fields of Central Kutch in India has made into the competitive category in internationally renowned 48th Ann Arbor Film Festival ... Read more...
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Brazil’s oil reserves will last 50 years: Minister
September 17th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Sep 17 (EFE) Brazil will have crude for half a century and become a leading oil exporter and "an important player in international geopolitics", the country's energy minister has said during ... Read more...
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