Wall Street Access Hosts May 7 Conference Call on Brazilian Oil Industry; Growth and Impact of Santos Basin Oil Discoveries

Expert Commentary from Lisa Viscidi, Latin American Team Leader of Energy Intelligence Group

NEW YORK, May 1 /PRNewswire/ — Wall Street Access, a leading research and brokerage firm, today announced that on May 7 it will host a conference call for institutional investors featuring Lisa Viscidi, Latin American Team Leader of Energy Intelligence Group and an expert on the Brazilian oil and gas industry. Viscidi will discuss Brazil’s emerging status as the most important new development area for global oil and gas, with the deposits in the Santos Basin ranking as the most important new oil discoveries made in the Western Hemisphere since Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in 1968.

Viscidi has been immersed in this issue and has recently returned from a week-long research trip to Brazil, as well as the Summit of the Americas conference in Trinidad, where Brazil’s growing prominence and global energy industry was a topic of discussion.

On the call, she will share her insights and latest thinking on subjects including:

• Key offshore leases on which discoveries have been made
• Leases on which future drilling will take place
• U.S. and foreign companies that will be impacted by Brazil’s production including BG, ExxonMobil, Hess, GALP (and ENI through GALP), Petrobras, Shell, and Repsol, as well as oil service companies Cameron and FMC, among others.*

The call, co-hosted by independent energy analyst Bernie Picchi and former U.S. Ambassador John Blaney, will begin with a 20 minute presentation from Viscidi and then will open up to anonymous questions from the audience. Registered participants will receive handouts prior to the call and an executive summary the following day.

“It’s clear that developments in Brazil will shape the future of the oil industry over the next few years, and sophisticated investors must be knowledgeable about this area — the industrial, cultural, and political issues,” said Picchi. “The first-hand perspective that Viscidi provides will be invaluable in making well-informed energy investment decisions.”

The call begins at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 7, and is open to institutional investors only. Attendance is limited. For access and to receive briefing materials that will be discussed on the call contact Rachel Jablow at 212-232-5634 or rachel.jablow@wsaccess.com.

*Wall Street Access does not have research coverage of any of the companies named in this release.

Please direct all media inquiries to Katrin Lieberwirth at 646-502-3548 or klieberwirth@StantonPRM.com.

About John Blaney

Ambassador Blaney recently retired from the US Foreign Service following an illustrious 30-year career. In his last posting as US Ambassador to Liberia, he played a critical role in ending that country’s 15-year civil war. He has held key postings in South Africa, Russia (USSR), and the United Nations, to name a few. Ambassador Blaney currently consults on conflict resolution.

About Bernie Picchi

A 25-year veteran of Wall Street, Mr. Picchi’s energy research has been recognized as best in class over many years by Institutional Investor magazine and The Wall Street Journal. Picchi is the founder and managing partner of consulting company, Willow Rock Associates, LLC.

About Lisa Viscidi

Ms. Viscidi is Latin American Team Leader for Energy Intelligence Group. She focuses particularly on Brazil, Mexico, and the Andean region. She has also written about Latin politics and economics during her professional career. Lisa is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.

About Wall Street Access

Wall Street Access combines an independent, entrepreneurial culture with a powerful platform to build and operate a diverse set of successful financial services businesses, currently including institutional brokerage, fixed income, and securities research; as well as wealth management under the Kelleher Family Wealth Management brand, an affiliate of Wall Street Access. Wall Street Access has the expertise and flexibility to quickly seize emerging opportunities, and has successfully evolved through up and down market cycles while always remaining a trusted and reliable partner for its clients since 1981. Wall Street Access is a member of the NYSE, FINRA, ISE and SIPC. To learn more, please visit www.wsaccess.com.

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