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Petrobras Inches Closer to Amazon Oil Exploration License
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Petrobras takes step toward Amazon oil exploration license with key test go-ahead (PBR:NYSE)
Petrobras moves closer to obtaining an exploration permit to drill in an environmentally sensitive offshore region in northern Brazil after gaining approval for a pre-operational assessment.
Petrobras Inches Closer to Amazon Oil Exploration License
Brazil’s state-controlled energy giant Petrobras is getting closer to obtaining an exploration permit to drill in an environmentally sensitive offshore region in the Amazon basin. Petrobras, which has been seeking for years to obtain a license to drill in Foz do Amazonas and the wider region known as the Equatorial Margin, has received authorization for a so-called pre-operational assessment in the area, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues said in a …
Petrobras Gets Permission for Accident Test at Key Oil Block
Brazil’s state-controlled oil company received permission from regulators to perform emergency response drills near the mouth of Amazon River, a crucial step toward winning approval to explore in a region the company has been pushing to access for years.
The Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources Renov Ves (Ibama) confirmed on this Thursday (13) that the perforation test was first in deep holes in the Amazon Foz base for the week of August 24th. Read more (08/13/2025)
Exploration is criticized by environmentalists, concerned about environmental impacts The post Last stage for licensing on the Equatorial Margin should be on the 24th appeared first on Monitor Mercantil.
Petrobras and Ibama (Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Resources Renewable) have come to an understanding for the implementation of the Pre-Operational Assessment (APO) at the base of the Amazon Foz base in the Amapá area. The exercise is considered the last step before the possible authorisation for the first oil well drilling in deep waters in the region. The simulation consists of testing emergency plans and protection of the…
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