US EditionHead of Brazil's gas giant Petrobras criticized for 'drill, baby, drill!' comment about the Amazon
- On May 9, 2025, Magda Chambriard, head of Petrobras, made a 'Drill, baby, drill!' comment in Houston during the Offshore Technology Conference.
- Her comments came shortly after Petrobras announced new finds of premium crude in deep offshore locations within the Santos Basin, alongside plans for continued drilling operations in the area.
- Petrobras, a Brazilian state-owned company operating the Aram block with 80% stake, plans further analyses and drilling amid its role in boosting Brazil’s oil production.
- Chambriard expressed confidence that obtaining the environmental permit to begin drilling would lead to positive outcomes, a statement that received applause but also drew criticism related to climate objectives.
- Her comments highlight tensions between Brazil’s expanding fossil fuel development and its climate commitments, especially ahead of the November COP30 summit in Belem.
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Column: It’s either ‘Drill, baby, drill’ or ‘tariff, baby, tariff’
“Drill, baby, drill” has become something of a liturgical expression on the right since its introduction at the Republican National Convention by Michael Steele (remember him?) in 2008, with Sarah Palin playing the Pauline role in the slogan’s rapid absorption into the American political lexicon. While it is a trite platitude, the phrase has the benefit of being a good policy. Unshackling America’s oil and gas industries from the fetters placed …
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Head of Brazil's gas giant Petrobras criticized for 'drill, baby, drill!' comment about the Amazon
Environmentalists slammed the president of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras, Magda Chambriard after she echoed the phrase “Drill, baby, drill!”
Petrobras Discovers High-Quality Oil in Aram Block Offshore Brazil - teleSUR English
Since 2020, Brazil and the China National Petroleum Corporation have been operating jointly in this block. On Friday, the Brazilian company Petrobras announced that it had discovered high-quality oil in ultra-deep waters of the Santos Basin in the Atlantic Ocean. RELATED: Brazilian President Lula Travels to Russia and China The oil field was discovered in a well located in the Aram block, situated at a depth of 1,952 meters and 248 kilometers fr…
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energynewsbeat.coPetrobras plans to decommission 68 platforms and reuse three FPSOs
Brazilian state-owned giant Petrobras has revealed it will decommission almost 70 offshore platforms and FPSOs, three of which it has already decided to repurpose. Petrobras said that it is planning on decommissioning 68 platforms, two this year and a total of ten by 2029. The remaining 58 will be removed after that. This is according …
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