Strong rules for local content in the Brazilian oil-and-gas sector have created a “number of obstacles to growth” and inefficiencies, including “low quality of goods and services” and the failure to fulfil contract deadlines, says analyst Chen Wei at DW Singapore.
The Brazilian corruption scandal has coincided with falling oil prices.
Now that the offshore downturn has hit so hard, almost half of all Brazilian indigenous companies are facing insolvency.
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