On the same day the Union’s Attorney General’s Office supported oil exploration near the Amazon River delta, Petrobras conveyed its potential for oil production for the next 30 to 40 years. Joelson Falcão Mendes, the company’s director of exploration and production, made this statement, echoing prior remarks by Petrobras CEO, Jean-Paul Prates. He indicated that […]
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