RIO DE JANEIRO, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Petrobras will participate, from May 3 to 6, in Houston, Texas, in the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the world's main offshore oil industry event.

HOUSTON, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Petrobras (NYSE: PBR, PBRA) to supply a subsea separation system for the Marlim field, located in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.

Japanese oil company Inpex has announced that it has been granted approval by the Brazilian Petroleum Authority to acquire a 20% participating interest in Block BM-C-31 from Shell Brasil, through its wholly owned subsidiary Inpex Petroleo Santos.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) today announced third-quarter 2008 net income available to common stockholders totaled $2.165 billion, or $4.62 per share (diluted). Income from continuing operations totaled $2.164 billion, or $4.62 per share (diluted).

Brazil launches first semi-submersible oil platform RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro state the first semi-submersible oil platform in his country.