
Ibama authorized Petrobras to drill three new exploratory wells in the Foz do Amazonas Basin to assess the commercial viability of the recent oil discovery in the environmentally sensitive region of the Brazilian Amazon coast.
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Petrobras made a recent oil discovery in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, a region considered environmentally sensitive due to its proximity to the Amazon rainforest.
Ibama authorized Petrobras to drill three more new exploratory wells in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, according to a document seen by the Reuters news agency.
The new wells are key to determining whether Petrobras' recent oil discovery in the environmentally sensitive region off Brazil's Amazon coast is commercially viable.
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The results of the new wells will determine whether the discovery of oil in the Foz do Amazonas Basin will continue in the production phase.
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