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This is going to be the company’s lowest five-year budget since 2006. 21.Sep.16 5:03 PM By Alesya Davydova Photo Toinnov.com 293 | |
Brazil’s state-owned energy company Petrobras announced it will be spending US$74.1 billion over the next five years. The five-year budget, which is going to become the company’s lowest one since 2006, is cut by 25 per cent. Moreover Petrobras’ officials also added that the company still plans to sell US$15.1 billion assets by the end of this year, and accumulate another US$19.5 billion from asset sales and partnerships by 2018. It is expected that total asset sales for the next 10 years will reach approximately US$40 billion. Earlier this month it was said that Petrobras made over 11,700 employees sign up to get fired through the firm’s voluntary dismissal program, states a new report by Bloomberg. The company’s management plans to reduce debt and operational costs by $10 billion in the nearest years thanks to the program as the world oil prices remain low. World media noted that the statement from Petrobras comes at the same time as a warning from OPEC’s secretary-general Mohammed Barkindo who said that cuts in investment by global oil and gas companies may pose a threat to the security of supplies in future. |