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（纽约证券交易所代码：PBR）透露首席执行官让·保罗·普拉特斯将辞职后，股价走低。
Paul will also step down from the position as a member of the Petrobras Board of Directors.
保罗还将辞去巴西石油公司董事会成员的职务。
The company will replace Paul with a former regulator who shares Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's views, reported Reuters.
路透社报道，该公司将由一位同意巴西总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦观点的前监管机构取代保罗。
As per the report, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Petrobras CEO following a dispute over dividend payments.
根据该报告，巴西总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦因股息支付纠纷解雇了巴西石油公司首席执行官。
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.
普拉茨担任巴西石油公司首席执行官不到一年半，是大约多年来第四位因政治原因被解雇的巴西石油公司首席执行官。
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.
报告称，首席执行官让·保罗·普拉特斯被视为在市场对严格资本支出和健康股息的需求与稳定燃油价格和投资创造就业机会的行业的政治要求之间取得平衡，行业分析师对此表示担忧。
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.
报告称，沃伦投资首席股票分析师弗雷德里科·诺布雷评论说：“没有必要，因为让·保罗·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，巴西石油公司公布的24财年第一季度销售额为237.7亿美元（同比下降11.2％），未达到预期的243.5亿美元。
Price Action: PBR shares are down 7.16% at $15.50 at the last check Wednesday.
价格走势：在周三的最后一次检查中，PBR股价下跌7.16％，至15.50美元。
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