The political strain the Lula administration has taken on by pushing forward the environmental licensing process for the ...

In Brazil, home to about 60 per cent of the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel drilling and mining are prohibited in Indigenous ...

The first well at the mouth of the Amazon (block FZA-M-59) would be drilled at a depth of 2.88 km. Moreover, the ocean currents at the planned site are more complex and variable than those in the ...

Despite its potential in the oil and gas sectors, there are numerous objections stemming from environmental concerns given its proximity to the mouth of the Amazon River. In addition to the ...

that the country’s environment authority Ibama should authorize state-run oil giant Petrobras to drill wells in search of oil at the basin of the Amazon river mouth—Foz do Amazonas in ...

President Lula’s (PT) increased pressure on Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) has created widespread discontent among the agency’s technical staff and ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama this week or the next to discuss Petrobras' bid to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon river ...

Brazil's Lula to Meet With Agency on Petrobras' Bid to Drill Near Mouth of Amazon River SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama ...