Petrobras (PETR4) reduces the price of aviation kerosene

01/04/2024 13:41

Updated on: 04/01/2024 13:42

Petrobras (PETR4) reduced the price of aviation kerosene (QAV) by around 1.5% this Monday (1), despite the rise in oil prices in recent days.

The adjustments vary according to the market served by the company and range from 1.4% to 1.7%, according to a table published by the state-owned company.

O Petroleum has been operating with great volatility recently. This Monday, the commodity alternated small ups and downs, at around 1:40 pm, quoted at US$86.74 per barrel, a drop of 0.09% compared to the last closing.

In March, Petrobras had raised the price of fuel between 8% and 8.5%. O QAV price It has been used as an argument by airlines for the government to help the sector, which has been severely damaged by the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the month of February, the aviation kerosene price there was a drop of 0.4%, according to data from the state-owned company.

Petrobras (PETR4): Simone Tebet says she does not see government interference in the state-owned company

A Minister of Planning, Simone Tebetsaid he did not see government interference in Petrobras and stated that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva exercised his right when he tried to emplace former minister Guido Mantega in OK (VALUE3).

The two offensives mentioned by Tebet were poorly received by investors and financial market analysts, who saw in them attempts by the government to intervene in companies, to subordinate them to Brasília’s interests. The minister’s statements were made on Saturday, in an interview with CNN.

“I don’t see (interference in Petrobras). There was a lot of talk that Petrobras lost R$50 billion, which it recovered in 15 days, but no one saw that it had the second highest historical value in the series of recent years”, said Tebet. “I haven’t seen that (interference).” The information is from the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo.

*With information from Estadão Conteúdo