This was the trade balance result for the company in 2009. There was 4.8% growth in the volume of oil and oil products exported, as well as great reduction in the import of fossil fuels.
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The Papa Terra field, at the Campos Basin, is operated by Petrobras, but multinational company Chevron owns a 37.5% stake in it. The aim is to extract 380 million barrels of oil.
Petrobras has risen from the ninth to the fourth place in the ranking of 50 main energy companies in the world, according to a study by consultancy company PFC Energy.
According to a report published this Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund estimates that the Brazilian economy will grow by 4.7% in 2010. As of October, the growth forecast was 1.2%.
The surplus was US$ 71 million last week, as a result of US$ 3.105 billion in exports and US$ 3.034 billion in imports. There was a deficit in the first two weeks of January.
To Guido Mantega, the Finance minister, the performance will be boosted by domestic demand. The Central Bank estimates advances of 5.8%.
The training programme has turned four years old and over 13,600 workers have graduated. The budget is 66 million euros and will continue until 2011.
The fashion salon brought together over 500 buyers, generating US$ 18.5 million in exports. The importers included representatives of the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.
OGX announced today that it has found hydrocarbons at well OGX-5, located in shallow waters in the south of Campos Basin.
Projects announced at the Couromoda forecast investment of US$ 31 million to expand exports of Brazilian shoe and component industries. Funds should be disbursed by the Apex and associations.
The two companies announced the purchase of Unipar’s share of Quattor petrochemicals and its incorporation into the competing Braskem, which becomes the Americas’ leading thermoplastic resin maker.
The organisation that works for social insertion of afro descendants should have AfrobrasNews starting on February 1st. The site should publish articles about black populations in Brazil and abroad.
The Brazilian food company closed its first sale to Syria, consisting of 133,000 cans of fish. The enterprise is also negotiating deals in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
The contract provides for the leasing of two Embraer 170 jets to the Bahraini airline, and was signed during a trade fair held in the country. the company flies to 39 cities in 27 different countries.
