Petrobras Clears Key Hurdle for Amazon Drilling

OilPrice · Tsvetana Paraskova · last updated September 25, 2025 – 4:08 AM

Petrobras moved a step closer to obtaining a license to drill in an environmentally sensitive offshore region in the Amazon basin after the Brazilian environmental agency approved test assessments made by Brazil’s state oil and gas giant in the area. Ibama, the environmental agency responsible for issuing licenses for drilling, has approved a pre-operational assessment, the so-called emergency response test, Reuters reports, citing documents it has seen. The agency, however, has requested that Petrobras make some adjustments to…

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