Brazil’s President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva says the country will explore oil and gas in the Equatorial Margin, the mouth of the Amazon River. This area lies between Amapá and Rio Grande do Norte. If the search proves fruitful, the government will decide on further steps. Lula often speaks about clean energy on the […]
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