STJ Judges Rules to Exploit Oil and Gas by "Fraking" in This 4th

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The 1st Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) suspended the judgment in which it will decide whether it is possible to exploit oil and gas from non-conventional sources (such as shisto) by the technique of hydraulic fracture (fracking ) and what would be the conditions for this activity in the country, if allowed. The case involves large companies of the sector, in addition to the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) and the Federal Public P…

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Court finds that it can define national conditions for the use of the technique in the exploitation of non-conventional oil and gas. Read on Power360

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MPF claims scientific uncertainty about the risks of the technique, while ANP and companies involved in the action, such as Petrobras, defend its adoption.