Why Is Brazilian Oil Company Petrobras Stock Sinking Today?
Why Is Brazilian Oil Company Petrobras Stock Sinking Today?
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.– Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) shares are trading lower after it disclosed that CEO Jean Paul Prattes is resigning from the position.
巴西石油公司——巴西石油公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：PBR）透露首席執行官讓·保羅·普拉特斯將辭職後，股價走低。
Paul will also step down from the position as a member of the Petrobras Board of Directors.
保羅還將辭去巴西石油公司董事會成員的職務。
The company will replace Paul with a former regulator who shares Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's views, reported Reuters.
路透社報道，該公司將由一位同意巴西總統路易斯·伊納西奧·盧拉·達席爾瓦觀點的前監管機構取代保羅。
As per the report, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Petrobras CEO following a dispute over dividend payments.
根據該報告，巴西總統路易斯·伊納西奧·盧拉·達席爾瓦因股息支付糾紛解僱了巴西石油公司首席執行官。
Prates served less than a year and a half as Petrobras' CEO and is the fourth Petrobras CEO to be dismissed in about as many years for political reasons.
普拉茨擔任巴西石油公司首席執行官不到一年半，是大約多年來第四位因政治原因被解僱的巴西石油公司首席執行官。
Industry analysts expressed concern as CEO Jean Paul Prates was seen as balancing the market demands for disciplined capital spending and healthy dividends with political demands to stabilize fuel prices and invest in job-creating sectors, as per the report.
報告稱，首席執行官讓·保羅·普拉特斯被視爲在市場對嚴格資本支出和健康股息的需求與穩定燃油價格和投資創造就業機會的行業的政治要求之間取得平衡，行業分析師對此表示擔憂。
Frederico Nobre, chief equities analyst at Warren Investimentos, commented "It was unnecessary, because Jean Paul Prates was doing a very reasonable job," per the report.
報告稱，沃倫投資首席股票分析師弗雷德里科·諾佈雷評論說：“沒有必要，因爲讓·保羅·普拉茨做得非常合理。”
Yesterday, Petrobras reported first-quarter FY24 sales of $23.77 billion (-11.2% Y/Y), missing the consensus of $24.35 billion.
昨天，巴西石油公司公佈的24財年第一季度銷售額爲237.7億美元（同比下降11.2％），未達到預期的243.5億美元。
Price Action: PBR shares are down 7.16% at $15.50 at the last check Wednesday.
價格走勢：在週三的最後一次檢查中，PBR股價下跌7.16％，至15.50美元。
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