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FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of of mining company Vale SA is pictured, after the collapse of a tailings dam in an iron mine in Brumadinho in Brazil, in St-Prex, Switzerland January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Brazilian miner Vale invests in US startup as part of decarbonization push

Vale Ventures invested in Electrified Thermal Solutions, which develops fossil fuel-free heating tech to cut emissions in industry.

FILE PHOTO: Cacique Bayara, leader of the Pataxo Geru-Tucuna village, located in the municipality of Acucena in Minas Gerais, Brazil, speaks to the media outside the Rolls Building of the High Court amid a lawsuit against the BHP Group over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
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Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say

Vale, BHP, and Samarco agree to pay $29.85B for Brazil dam collapse, potentially ending lawsuits and aiding reparations.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company is seen at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo
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Petrobras, CNOOC and Petrochina big winners in Brazil’s PPSA oil auction

Petrobras, CNOOC, and Petrochina won an oil auction, expected to generate record revenue for Brazil's PPSA.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company is seen at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo
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Petrobras wrapping up due diligence to buy back refinery from Mubadala, sources say

Petrobras is wrapping up due diligence for a bid on the Mataripe refinery it sold to Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala for $1.65bn...

FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Brazilian mining company Vale SA is seen in Brumadinho, Brazil January 29, 2019.  REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo/File Photo
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Brazil govt mulls ‘tougher measures and sanctions’ on Vale, minister says

Brazil's government considers tougher sanctions on Vale due to its "arrogant" stance and delays in reparations over the 2015 dam disaster, says Mines...

FILE PHOTO: Magda Chambriard, director of the ANP oil agency, attends a news conference in Rio de Janeiro May 23, 2013.    REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo
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Magda Chambriard, new Petrobras CEO, tasked with firing up job creation in Brazil

The next chief executive of Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, arrives with the résumé and mandate to make Brazil's state-run oil firm what it was...

FILE PHOTO: The debris of the municipal school of Bento Rodrigues district, which was covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, is pictured in Mariana, Brazil, November 10, 2015.     REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File photo
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Brazil rejects mining companies’ settlement offer for Mariana disaster

Vale and BHP's offer of $25bn as settlement payment for Mariana dam disaster rejected by Brazil for "inadmissible conditions".

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Brazil’s plans to drill for oil in the Amazon hit stiff resistance

State-run energy firm Petrobras has hit growing resistance from Indigenous groups and government agencies to its premier exploration project

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