Oil & gas
Bribery allegations in Brazil further taint Rolls-Royce’s reputation
17 Feb 2015
Rolls Royce, which supplies turbines for Petrobras, is reported to have been named in court documents by former Petrobras director Pedro Barusco, who claims to have personally received $20,000 from Rolls-Royce
US oil producers: early responder to drop in global oil prices, says report
12 Feb 2015
US oil production and in particular that of shale oil has proven to be an early and nimble responder to the large drop in oil prices that occurred in late 2014
Banker Aldemire Bendine takes over as new Petrobras chief
09 Feb 2015
The appointment of Bendine, 51, who was the chief executive of state-owned Banco de Brasil, comes after the mass exit of Petrobras’s top management, including its CEO Maria das Gracas Silva Foster, last week following a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal

