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Brazil debates economic cost of corruption investigation Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is warning that the Petrobras corruption probe is paralyzing the Brazilian economy.

28 March 2016

Chinese oil firms, Europe's giants win Brazil auction China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total joined Brazilian state operator Petrobras on Monday in winning production rights to the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield.

22 October 2013

Brazil's Petrobras announces new oil find Brazil's oil giant Petrobras announced a new crude find Friday off the country's northeastern coast.

28 September 2013

Brazil leader accuses US of spying for 'economic' interests Brazil President Dilma Rousseff Monday accused the United States of spying on oil giant Petrobras for its own "economic and strategic" reasons -- not for national security.

10 September 2013

US spied on Brazil's Petrobras oil firm: report The US government spied on Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras.

09 September 2013

Petrobras aims to triple Brazil's offshore oil output Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras said Tuesday it aims to triple oil production from its huge deep-water fields by 2017.

20 March 2013

Brazil to deploy world's first floating oil terminal Brazil's state-owned energy giant Petrobras said Tuesday it will deploy the world's first floating oil terminal capable of refueling tankers on the high seas.

29 August 2012