ReutersPetrobras expects bidding for all pre-salt oil blocks on FridayReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The world's top energy companies will compete fiercely for deepwater oilfields Brazil will auction on Friday and all eight pre-salt blocks are likel …

ReutersExxon Mobil bets on Brazil, buys 10 oil blocks in auctionReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp vastly expanded its presence in Brazil on Wednesday, winning 10 blocks in the country's 14th round of bidding for oil exploration and pro …

Sputnik InternationalOil Analysts Baffled As Venezuela Ditches PetrodollarOilPrice.comAt the end of August, the U.S. stepped up sanctions on Venezuela, prohibiting dealings in new debt or equity issued by state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) or …

ReutersExxon Mobil bets on Brazil, buys 8 offshore oil blocks in auctionReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp vastly expanded its presence in Brazil on Wednesday, winning a total of eight offshore blocks in the country's 14th oil bidding r …

ReutersPetrobras says Exxon expressed 'strong interest' in pre-salt oilReutersN) expressed to Brazil's state-controlled company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) "strong interest" in the exploration of deep-water oil fields off the Brazilian coast …

Oil Jumps On Growing Support For OPEC Deal ExtensionOilPrice.comOil trade down 16 percent this year. The FT reports that the volume of oil moving on tankers at sea has declined by 16 percent so far this year compared to a year earlier, a sign that the OPEC …

ReutersBrazil's black market pipeline: Gangs hijack Petrobras' oil, fuel ...ReutersIn September, police investigating a wave of killings in the northern Rio de Janeiro suburbs followed a tip to the isolated scrubland near the massive Duque de  …

ReutersBrazil's black market pipeline: Gangs hijack Petrobras' oil, fuelReutersSome of the killings, police said, were part of a power struggle between rival gangs earnings millions of dollars a year from stealing crude oil, diesel and gasoline and …

Wall Street JournalPetrobras Puts Nine Small, Shallow-Water Oil Fields Up for SaleWall Street JournalRIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil's state-run oil firm Petróleo Brasileiro SA said Monday that it is putting nine small, shallow-water oil fields up for sale, part …