Brazil’s Petrobras loses $400 million court case to Paragon Offshore

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Updated: Mar 31, 2022, 12:51 GMT+00:00

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras said on Thursday that a Rio de Janeiro state court has ruled against the state-run oil company in a case brought up by drilling contractor Paragon Offshore Nederland BV.

The facade of the headquarters of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (PETROBRAS) is pictured in Rio de Janeiro

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Petrobras said on Thursday that a Rio de Janeiro state court has ruled against the state-run oil company in a case brought up by drilling contractor Paragon Offshore Nederland BV.

The company, formally known as Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said in a securities filing that the judicial loss was seen at 1.9 billion reais ($398 million), of which 59 million reais were already written down.

Petrobras said it will appeal the ruling.

($1 = 4.7720 reais)

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; editing by Jason Neely)

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