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Brazil’s environmental regulator has refused to grant a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River, prompting celebration from environmentalists who had warned of its potential impact

The Brazilian environmental protection agency has refused to grant approval for a controversial offshore oil project led by state oil major Petrobras.

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The agency’s president highlighted environmental concerns in announcing Wednesday's decision to reject the state-run oil company Petrobras’ request to drill the FZA-M-59 block

The Brazilian environmental protection agency Ibama said on Wednesday it had rejected a request from state-run oil company…

Petrobras (PBR) said it will appeal the decision from Brazil's environmental agency rejecting its request to drill an exploratory well in a deepwater area at the mouth of the Amazon river.

Brazil's environmental protection agency rejected Petrobras' (PBR) request to drill an exploratory well in the ultra-deepwater section of the Foz do Amazonas basin at the mouth of the Amazon

A decision by Brazils environmental regulator to block state-owned oil company Petrobras Amazon oil project has exposed tensions in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvas coalition between green

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