Brazil Moves to Allow Amazon Oil Drilling
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government is moving toward allowing Brazil's state-run oil company to survey an ecologically sensitive offshore regi...
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government is moving toward allowing Brazil's state-run oil company to survey an ecologically sensitive offshore regi...
(Bloomberg) -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government is moving toward allowing Brazil’s state-run oil company to survey an ecologically sensitive offshore region, a decision that threatens to overshadow a major environmental summit and feed a festering dispute in his administration.Most Read from BloombergEveryone Wants to Work at UPS After Teamsters DealFirst American City to Tame Inflation Owes Its Success to Affordable HousingTycoon Who Gave Away $750 Million Sees Profit in Loans t
The attorney general’s office, or AGU, will issue an opinion that it is not necessary for Petroleo Brasileiro SA to conduct a major environmental impact study to begin prospecting oil in the so-called Foz do Amazonas, a region off the country’s northern coast, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Estimates indicate that the national oil production will increase from the current 3 million to 5.4 million barrels per day by 2029
According to Brazil's National Oil Agency (ANP), oil companies based in the country are expected to invest approximately BRL 21 billion