Brazil’s Petrobras aims to lead in offshore wind energy, says company president Jean Paul Prates. He spoke at a Rio de Janeiro conference. The company wants to switch from oil exploration to wind energy. Prates points out that skills in deep-sea oil can easily apply to wind energy. Existing oil platforms can also be used […]
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