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Petrobras racks up massive losses due to write-offs www.bbc.com
Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras has reported a massive loss for the third quarter of its financial year.
Analysts had been expecting the firm to make a profit, but instead it lost 16bn reais ($4.8bn; £3.86bn).
Petrobras said low oil prices had forced it to cut the value of oil fields and other assets.
The firm is restructuring under new management after a corruption scandal battered the company's finances last year.
The shake-up has been welcomed by investors, with Petrobras shares almost trebling in value on the Brazilian stock market since January.
Petrobras said that without having to cut the value of assets it could have made a profit.
"The message we want to convey is that these impairments are non-recurring, and that we don't expect them to happen, not at least in this magnitude, in the coming future," said chief financial officer Ivan Monteiro.
Worker painting Petrobras tankImage copyrightREUTERS
Scaling down
The company's performance was also hit by the cost of a voluntary redundancy scheme, as well as court disputes in the US.
Petrobras has been scaling down by selling off assets and pulling out of certain sectors.
Meanwhile Brazil's government is reforming the oil sector so that it does not have to depend too much on Petrobras.
Earlier this week, Brazil's Congress gave its final approval to a new bill that paves the way for foreign companies to explore lucrative new fields, without Petrobras having to hold a mandatory stake in them.
On Thursday, Shell announced plans to spend $10bn in Brazil over the course of five years.
"This was a good move by the government and it will open up opportunities for more players to invest in Brazil," Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden said.
Published Date:2016-11-11
