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The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) Last Week Requested the Suspension of Drilling at the Mouth of the Amazon River and Petrobras Challenged It
The Ibama Released a New Technical Opinion on the Exploration of the Mouth of the Amazon River, Pointing Out Inconsistencies in the Documents Submitted by Petrobras, Which Seeks to Explore the Area.
Understand the Irregularity Committed by Petrobras
The Federal Public Ministry (MPF), Last Week, Had Requested the Suspension of Drilling at the Mouth of the Amazon River and Petrobras Denied It. Now, Ibama Informs That the Update of Documents and Procedures for Continuing the Environmental Licensing Process Is Necessary. Ibama Recognized That the 2013 Modeling Is Outdated, and Its Maintenance Brings Insecurity to the Progress of the Process.
The Project Was Initially Taken Over by BP Energy do Brasil Ltda. and Later Passed to Petrobras. Ibama Also Disagrees with the Individual Emergency Plan (PEI), Pointing Out the Need for Adjustments to Deal with Transboundary Damage.
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Naturgy begins an investment of R$ 1.6 million to expand the gas network in Niterói and benefit thousands of new residences and businesses.
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A major turn in the Justice system suspends tax increases and directly impacts oil and gas companies in Brazil by affecting costs, contracts, and financial planning, leaving uncertain what could happen to the sector if these costs had increased.
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Brava Energia begins drilling in Papa-Terra and Atlanta and could change the game by reducing costs in oil while increasing production and strengthening competitiveness in the offshore market.
What Petrobras Should Do
According to Ibama, Petrobras Needs to “Formalize Contact with Those Responsible and Inform About the Potential Risk of Offshore Drilling at Well Morpho, Since the Estimated Time for Oil to Reach French Guiana Is Less Than Six Hours.”
The Location of the Well in the Amazon River Raises the Probability of Oil Advancing into International Territory, Such as the Territorial Sea of French Guiana and the Coasts of Caribbean Countries.
Ibama Also Indicated the Need to Expand the Scope and Coverage of the Social Communication Program, in Addition to Holding New In-Person Meetings in the Municipalities of Oiapoque and Belém.
Report of Environmental Irregularity
At the End of 2021, a Manifesto Was Sent to the Federal Public Ministry by a Group of Civil Society Organizations, Including WWF, Observatório do Clima, and Greenpeace, Reporting Potential Irregularity in the Environmental Licensing of Offshore Drilling in the Mouth of the Amazon Basin.
The Report in the Document Includes Risks Related to Block FZA-M-59 and Questions the Environmental License Request Submitted by Petrobras for Obtaining the Preliminary License (LP). The Document States That the Licensing Process Has Already Lasted Seven Years and the Entrepreneurs Have Not Demonstrated Their Ability to Manage Environmental Threats. In 2018, Another Project in the Same Region, by Total E&P do Brasil Ltda., Was Denied by Ibama.
Read More About the Environmental Threats Faced in the Amazon:
Amazon on Fire
The Year 2022 Is Marked by High Rates of Deforestation and Wildfires, Yet the Federal Government Is Investing Below Average in Actions to Prevent Forest Devastation in the Amazon.
Ibama, the Main Federal Environmental Oversight Agency, Executed 37% of the Budget Allocated for Monitoring, Prevention, and Control of Forest Fires Until September 6, Spending Only R$ 20 Million from a Total of R$ 52.75 Million. This Data Was Taken from the Federal Budget Panel (Siop), from the Ministry of Economy, and Was Released by Observatório do Clima.
The Containment of Spending Occurs Just During the Dry Season When the Incidence of Wildfires in Brazilian Biomes, Including the Amazon, Usually Increases. The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) Recorded 18,374 Fire Hotspots in the Amazon Between September 1 and 7, 2022. This Number Exceeds the Incidents Recorded Throughout September 2021, Which Had 16,742 Hotspots.
The Use of the Budget Planned for Forest Fire Prevention Was, in 2021 and 2020, Around 70 to 75%.
According to Experts, Ibama’s Preventive Work Should Occur in April and May, Before the Arrival of the Dry Season. The Director of Science at IPAM (Institute of Amazon Environmental Research) and Coordinator of MapBiomas Fire, Ane Alencar Stated That the Situation in 2022 Is Not Worse Because the Amazon Is Under the Influence of the La Niña Phenomenon, Which Maintains Humidity in the Biome Despite the Shortage of Rain.
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