Petróleo encontrado no quintal de dona Tereza na Bahia

Oil Found in Dona Tereza’s Backyard in Bahia

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 05/05/2017 at 10:01

Updated on 29/12/2022 at 11:33

Uma pessoa reagiu a isso.

She Found Oil In The Backyard Of Her House And Earned The Nickname “Baroness Of Oil” From Her Neighbors

The oil was discovered when construction was taking place in the backyard of Ms. Tereza Barbosa’s house, now 61 years old, in the Lobato neighborhood of Salvador-BA. The bricklayer Edvaldo, 24, who was carrying out the excavation work, had already found the oil more than 7 days before this event made it to the media.

He said that his coworkers at the site were removing rocks when they spotted a pipeline. At first, they thought it was sewage, but upon smelling it, they realized it wasn’t, especially considering the mineral’s viscosity. He quickly called the homeowner since there had been oil extraction in that region in the past.

The lucky residence is located on Getúlio Vargas Street, in Lobato, where in the year of 1939 the first signs of oil onshore in Bahia, literally just a few meters from Ms. Tereza’s house.

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Exploration

After the visit from Martinho Sobral Rocha, a licensed petroleum engineer from the ANP, it was confirmed that the mineral was indeed oil, but its exploration was unfeasible because, after all, this well was closed at the time due to not being financially productive; the only thing to be done was to contain and close off the site.

With no possibility of earning a little extra money, Ms. Tereza and her family continue their lives happily to this day, because now they are also part of the city’s history, and friends have come up with various funny nicknames such as the “Baroness of Oil” and more.

If you find an oil well in your backyard and it is proven to be productive and economically viable, know that you are entitled to 1% of the company’s profits, according to Federal Law. This is already happening in the cities of Madre de Deus, São Sebastião do Passé, Catu, and Pojuca.

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Oil Found in Dona Tereza’s Backyard in Bahia

She Found Oil In The Backyard Of Her House And Earned The Nickname “Baroness Of Oil” From Her Neighbors

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