On July 8, Petrobras rose 3.03% in regular trading, trading at $17.165/share, with turnover of $121 million. The stock gained alongside broad strength in the oil and gas sector.

On the news front, Latin America's two major state-owned oil giants PEMEX and Petrobras formally signed a cooperation agreement, with initial collaboration focused on the upstream segment. Technically mature Petrobras will assist Mexico in accelerating the development of deepwater oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico's Cantarell region. Analysts noted that the longer-term strategic value lies in leveraging Mexico's competitively priced imported natural gas combined with Petrobras' capital and petrochemical expertise to jointly advance midstream/downstream petrochemical and nitrogen fertilizer industrial upgrades.

Additionally, the company's CEO previously stated that oil prices have stabilized in the $72-75 per barrel range, and the company is restarting investment to deepen its presence in the Brazilian domestic market. The board also approved a $1.2 billion renewable fuels biorefining project at its Presidente Bernardes refinery in Sao Paulo state, with production capacity of up to 15,000 barrels per day of bio-jet fuel and renewable diesel expected to begin operations in 2030. Multiple positive catalysts combined to boost market sentiment.

Within the Integrated Oil & Gas sector, Occidental rose 5.66%, Chevron rose 2.47%, BP rose 1.80%, Exxon Mobil rose 1.04%, and Shell rose 0.76%.

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