Petrobras wins approval to drill first exploration well near Amazon River
October 21, 2025
(World Oil)– Brazil’s state-controlled energy company received approval to explore for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, capping a yearslong standoff with environmental regulators Petroleo Brasileiro SA said in a filing Monday that it received permission to drill one exploratory well in the Foz do Amazonas basin. “The drill rig is at the well site and drilling is
