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	Petrobras confirms gas, oil reserves - Boston.com
		Petrobras and BG Group said more evaluation and drilling is needed to determine whether it's possible to extract oil and gas from the extremely deep reserve.
		Petrobras engineers have recently said pumping oil from the extreme depths of the Santos Basin is very expensive and challenging because of complicated geographical conditions.
		Petrobras has a 65 percent stake in the bloc, while BG Group has a 25 percent stake and Petrogal holds 10 percent.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/10/04/petrobras_discovers_new_brazil_reserve (351 words)

	petrobras :: balanced scorecard collaborative :: driving breakthrough results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Petrobras is the world's 7th largest oil and gas company, with annual revenues of over $30 billion.
		Petrobras had over 82 business units and it became quickly evident that the paperwork alone for creating 82 scorecards could be overwhelming.
		An additional feature of the Design Center is the XML export functionality, which allowed Petrobras to quickly and easily export all of their objective and measure information from the Design Center into the BSCol Certified reporting application they selected.
	www.bscol.com /bsc_portal/success/petrobras (356 words)

	RedOrbit - Science - Brazil's Petrobras Seeks Energy Alternatives to Reduce Bolivian Gas Dependence
		Another alternative studied by Petrobras is the replacement of natural gas for fuel oil, according to information published in newspaper O Globo.
		Figures supplied by Petrobras also show that the daily production of oil and natural gas grew 14 per cent, resulting in positive trade balance figures, exports minus imports, for the company -58,000 barrels of oil and derivatives per day.
		Petrobras announced, in April, when one of its platforms -P-50 - went into operation in Campos Basin, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, that the company had reached self-sufficiency in oil.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/506510/brazils_petrobras_seeks_energy_alternatives_to_reduce_bolivian_gas_dependence/?source=r_science (638 words)

	Petrobras to increase equipment spending - Boston.com
		Petrobras, which has 11 refineries in Brazil, invested earlier this year in a facility in the United States and is looking to purchase more abroad.
		Petrobras on Monday also signed contracts with four Brazilian engineering companies that will build and operate six offshore oil-drilling platforms.
		Petrobras currently leases 23 offshore platforms and operates four of its own.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2006/07/31/petrobras_to_increase_equipment_spending (419 words)

	Casos Microsoft - Petrobras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		La primera fase del proyecto, que duró aproximadamente seis meses, incluyó la comprensión del entorno actual de Petrobras (por medio de un análisis detallado realizado en colaboración con las divisiones de la compañía), el diseño de un plan para la nueva red y la creación de un laboratorio de pruebas para la solución propuesta.
		A medida que avanza la migración, Petrobras imparte capacitación a su equipo de sistemas, a través de los centros de capacitación de Microsoft.
		Además, Petrobras está encantada con la seguridad por medio de múltiples protocolos de autentificación, la estabilidad y la posibilidad de centralizar la administración de las máquinas a través de Active Directory.
	microsoft.com /latam/casos/brasil/Petrobras/default.asp?... (890 words)

	Petrobras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Petrobras, short for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., is a government-owned Brazilian oil company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro.
		Petrobras is renowned for its leadership in development of advanced technology from deepwater and ultra-deep water oil production.
		On 19 December 2005, Petrobras announced a contract with the Japanese Nippon Alcohol Hanbai for the creation of a joint-venture based in Japan to import ethanol from Brazil.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petrobras (331 words)

	ABC News: Petrobras to Sign Agreement With Bolivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Petrobras said the agreement will cover cooperation in refining, oil and gas exploration and production, alternative fuels and gas distribution in Bolivia, which has the second largest natural gas reserves in South America after Venezuela.
		Petrobras also wants to help Bolivia use natural gas in its car fleet, increase the use of gas in households and train oil and gas technicians.
		Petrobras Chief Executive Sergio Gabrielli and Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister Silas Rondeau are slated to sign the agreement in La Paz in late February.
	abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=1604877 (363 words)

	Planet Ark : Brazil's Petrobras reports new leak
		Petrobras said it immediately shut down the OSRIO pipeline that runs between Brazil's "steel city" of Volta Redonda, 84 miles (135 kilometres) northwest of Rio, and Japeri, which neighbours Paracambi.
		Petrobras said the company discovered a small hole in the pipe on Sunday, and that there is only a "minimum chance" of the leak contaminating ground water.
		Petrobras said yesterday it would remove and treat all of the contaminated soil around the spill in Paracambi and replace it with new soil.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=7654 (570 words)

	Gabrielli's Petrobras Quits Investment In Bolivia - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Petrobras seems to not have wanted to wait to be asked.
		The company boss added that Petrobras would refuse to accept any move by Bolivia to impose higher prices on gas exported to Brazil and would be looking towards importing natural gas from other countries.
		Petrobras said it is still committed contractually to paying $3.80 per thousand cubic meters of gas from the country.
	www.forbes.com /2006/05/04/bolivia-petrobras-brazil-cx_po_0504autofacescan10.html (395 words)

	Petrobras Signs Four Contracts in Angola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Petrobras is the operator and has a 30% stake.
		This area is at the exploration limit and Petrobras’ interest is based on integrated geological and geophysical data for the block, along with similarities to oil-bearing areas off the coast of West Africa and the east of Brazil.
		With the signing of the contracts for these four exploratory blocks, Petrobras has consolidated a position that is strongly aligned with the company’s Strategic Plan and has initiated a new phase in Angola, where, for the first time, it will be the operating company.
	www.ocnus.net /artman/publish/article_26607.shtml (325 words)

	PETROBRAS :: PETROBRAS Announces Commencement of Consent Solicitation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PETROBRAS cited the high administrative cost of tracking and monitoring cash flows from numerous exports of bunker fuel which are typically made in relatively small transactions with a large number of purchasers as the primary reason for the amendment.
		Petrobras is an international energy company engaged in a broad range of oil and gas activities, including exploration and production, refining, transportation and marketing, and power generation.
		Based upon 2005 consolidated revenues, Petrobras is the largest corporation in Brazil, and one of the largest companies in Latin America.
	sev.prnewswire.com /oil-energy/20060505/NYF06605052006-1.html (491 words)

	News: Emerson awarded $7 million refinery automation project by Brazil's Petrobras
		"Automation is a powerful tool for achieving operations excellence, and we look forward to continuing to help Petrobras achieve the full potential of their refinery operations," said John Berra, executive vice president of Emerson with responsibility for the process management business.
		Petrobras (www.Petrobras.com) is among the world's largest integrated oil and gas companies, engaging in a broad range of activities, including exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining, transportation, and wholesale marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and oil products; and related activities.
		Emerson Process Management (www.EmersonProcess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other industries.
	www.emersonprocess.com /Home/news/pr/302_petrobras.html (532 words)

	PRCI Welcomes Petrobras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With the addition of Petrobras, PRCI is strengthening their historic pipeline research role and the importance of international participation.
		Consistent with the success of the PRCI operating model of more than 50 years of service to the industry, Petrobras will be contributing the talents of their pipeline technical and operations experts to the work of the PRCI Technical Committees.
		With the addition of Petrobras, PRCI has now grown to 35 member companies to create a research and technology development organization for the energy pipeline industry that is unparalleled in the world.
	www.prci.com /petrobras.htm (237 words)

	Petrobras Abandons Plans for Oil Road in Ecuadorian Amazon Park
		This outcome seemed unlikely in May 2005, when Petrobras began constructing the road through primary forest in the northern buffer zone of the park.
		Among the principal reasons cited for this refusal of authorization was the lack of environmental study for building the processing plant within the park, and the lack of consideration of access alternatives that would minimize impact.
		On August 25, Petrobras’ lawsuit was rejected in court, and now Petrobras has agreed to give up road construction within the park.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/apr2006/2006-04-24-02.asp (1199 words)

	Offshore Technology - Petrobras Oil Rig and Gas Field Project - Roncador - Campos Basin
		Petrobras said that here had been a gas leak, which escaped into the column where the blasts took place.
		In order to maximise reservoir information and improve the economics of the project, Petrobras took the decision to develop Roncador with an early production system until the main facilities were completed.
		The Petrobras 47 tanker functioned as a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit.
	www.offshore-technology.com /projects/roncador/index.html (1014 words)

	Petrobras: Brazilian Oil - Kiplinger.com
		Petrobras is also a player in Brazil's efforts to use sugar cane and other biofuels to run cars and trucks and reduce its reliance on imported crude oil.
		Petrobras is 25% of the MSCI Brazil index, so you'll always see a lot of action in its price, regardless of country-specific or industry-specific developments.
		In short, Petrobras may not be right for every investor, but it certainly seems like a good bet for those who can tolerate the risks of investing in a single emerging-markets stock.
	www.kiplinger.com /personalfinance/columns/picks/archive/2006/pick0621.htm (804 words)

	Planet Ark : INTERVIEW - Brazil's "green" chief targets Petrobras polluter
		In the past three years, Petrobras (PETR4.SA) (PBR.N) was responsible for a huge oil spill in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay and was also fined 168 million reais ($50 million) for polluting two rivers in the southern state of Parana.
		At Petrobras' headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, a spokesman noted that members of its council were nominated by the government.
		A $340 million Petrobras project to build a gas pipeline through the Amazon forest from Urucu to Porto Velho may be blocked even though it was provisionally approved last year by Brazil's environmental agency, Ibama.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/19496/story.htm (755 words)

	Petrobras Plumbs the Depths [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] May 22, 2006
		Petrobras is now caught in the crossfire of the seizure of Bolivian gas fields.
		Petrobras claims it has taken its position to the Bolivian courts, but I wouldn't be too hopeful about a positive outcome.
		Petrobras is sitting on some of the newest oil reserves in the world.
	fool.com /news/mft/2006/mft06052259.htm?...&logvisit=y&npu=y&bounce=y (723 words)

	Brazil - Brazzil Mag - Brazil's Petrobras Denies that It Is Operating Illegally in Bolivia
		A note from Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras repudiates declarations by the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, in which he declared that the company was operating illegally in Bolivia.
		Petrobras declared that it was surprised by the accusations because it has always operated strictly within the law in every country where it is present.
		Petrobras said that its presence in Bolivia was the result of a series of bilateral agreements between the governments of Brazil and Bolivia.
	www.brazzilmag.com /content/view/6371/53 (1085 words)

	Ecuador Stops Petrobras's Oil Road Into Biodiversity Treasure
		The 1.7 million acre Yasuni National Park in Napo province is located both in the western Amazon near the Andes mountains and near the Equator, a combination that makes it one of the most biodiverse parts of the already incredibly biodiverse Amazon region.
		One of the most serious violations was that Petrobras was using a river of extreme conservation importance - the Tiputini - to transport heavy equipment.
		On August 25, Petrobras’ lawsuit was rejected in court.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/sep2005/2005-09-08-01.asp (990 words)

	Brazil - Brazzil Mag - Petrobras to Invest US$ 54 Billion in 5 Years
		"Petrobras has two great hubs for these activities in the country: Rio de Janeiro, in the area of exploration and production, and São Paulo, where the main activity is supply, with strong presence in the area of refinery," stated Costa, through a company statement.
		According to Petrobras, the main company interest is modernization of refineries so as to improve the quality of products such as diesel, which will have lower levels of sulphur and, consequently, be less polluting.
		Petrobras, through its Transpetro and BR Distribuidora subsidiaries, plans to invest US$ 330 million in infrastructure for the transport of the product in the next five years, including, among other things, the construction of four alcohol transport pipelines.
	www.brazzilmag.com /content/view/1607/53 (1331 words)

	Petrobras explores abroad: The state-run Brazilian company wants oil from foreign shores - Investment Guide Latin Trade ...
		Petrobras is well on the road to greatly increasing its market share of the South American oil business.
		Petrobras is also in the process of spending $7.3 billion on oil exploration abroad, roughly 23% its 2001-2005 investment budget of $31.7 billion.
		Petrobras doesn't have much idle refining capacity left; it's now refining 1.7 million barrels of its 2 million barrels-per-day capacity.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BEK/is_4_11/ai_100572272 (895 words)

	Mar 21 - Petrobras Expands Use of EnSight Gold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Petrobras uses EnSight Gold to visualize, analyze and communicate CFD simulations of hydrocyclones, the technology employed in the oil industry to classify and perform liquid separation analysis.
		Petrobras uses EnLiten, CEI's free 3D geometry player, to present CFD visualizations created in EnSight Gold to management, partners and customers.
		For more than four decades, Petrobras has been Brazil's leader in the exploration and distribution of oil products, and is internationally recognized as one of the largest oil companies in the world today.
	www.tenlinks.com /news/PR/cei/032106_petrobras.htm (545 words)

	VMware Success Stories \| Petrobras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Petrobras Energía Participaciones S.A. is an energy company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, petrochemicals, electricity generation, transmission and distribution, and hydrocarbons marketing and transportation.
		Petrobras Energía has seen a number of benefits from adopting a virtual infrastructure, including:
		With VMware virtual infrastructure, Petrobras Energía was able to consolidate its servers by 20:1, and increase server utilization.
	www.vmware.com /customers/stories/petrobras.html (837 words)

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