Shell Brazil’s Pinto da Costa Departs After Orca Oil Project Approval

The head of Shell Plc in Brazil, who helped secure final approval for the Orca deepwater project, has decided to leave the oil major.

Cristiano Pinto da Costa will be replaced by João Santos Rosa, the current head of Shell in Italy, Shell said in a press release on Friday. Pinto da Costa is pursuing new opportunities after almost 30 years with the company, he said in a post on LinkedIn.