Further spending cuts likely by Petrobras as old plan is obsolete
Downgrade will raise cost of refinancing debt, reduce capital available to drill wells: sources
Rio de Janeiro
BRAZIL'S state-run oil company Petrobras, which slashed its five-year spending plan by 40 per cent in June, will likely cut back further as growing debt costs, falling oil prices and a weak currency have already made the plan obsolete, two company sources told Reuters on Thursday.
Standard & Poor's decision to cut Brazil's sovereign credit rating to "junk" grade on Wednesday was followed by a separate downgrade for Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as Petrobras is known, on Thursday.
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