作者：杰里米·贝克曼，伦敦编辑 

巴西里约热内卢——巴西环境机构IBAMA已确认巴西国家石油公司获得在赤道边缘波蒂瓜尔盆地BM-POT-17深水区块钻两口探井的环境许可证。 

第一口井将在离岸 52 公里处钻探，该计划将在钻井平台抵达该地点后的几周内开始。

巴西国家石油公司的目标是增加对该地区地质的了解，以评估 2013 年 Pitu 石油发现的经济可行性和范围。现阶段不计划石油生产。

该公司补充说，它已遵守 IBAMA 要求的所有要求和程序。评估的最后阶段于 9 月中旬进行，包括现场模拟或操作前评估，这证实了 IBAMA Petrobras 有能力对任何意外石油泄漏做出迅速、果断的反应。

该公司指出，在赤道边缘地区，有四个环境保护中心（CDA）位于Par谩、马拉尼昂、Cear谩和北里奥格兰德州，在巴西其他地方还有另外九个CDA、基地和应急中心。

巴西国家石油公司补充说，所有这些都具备应对海上漏油事故的能力。

波蒂瓜尔盆地覆盖北里奥格兰德州和塞尔谩州的近海地区：巴西赤道边缘被认为是世界上最有前途的深水和超深水油气勘探前沿之一。

巴西国家石油公司表示，邻国圭亚那和苏里南最近近海的发现表明巴西赤道边缘地区具有巨大的石油生产潜力，该公司计划在五年内在该地区钻探16口探井，计划投资约30亿美元。

在另一项开发中，巴西国家石油公司在回应媒体有关亚马逊地区 Amap谩 区块蕴藏 5.6 桶石油的报道时表示，该公司并未公开其勘探区域的体积潜力。

2023年3月10日

By Jeremy Beckman, London editor 

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil’s environment agency IBAMA has confirmed Petrobras’ environmental license to drill two exploratory wells in deepwater Block BM-POT-17 in the Potiguar Basin on the Equatorial Margin.

The first well will be drilled 52 km offshore with the program starting in the next few weeks, after the rig has reached the location.

Petrobras aims to increase its knowledge of the area’s geology to assess the economic feasibility and extent of the 2013 Pitu oil discovery. It does not plan oil production at this stage.

The company added that it had complied with all requirements and procedures requested by IBAMA. The final phase of the assessment, conducted in mid-September, involved an onsite simulation, or pre-operational assessment, which confirmed to IBAMA Petrobras' ability to respond swiftly and decisively to any accidental oil spill.

In the Equatorial Margin, the company noted, there are four Environmental Defense Centers (CDAs) located in Pará, Maranhão, Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, along with nine further CDAs, bases and emergency response centers elsewhere in Brazil.

All are equipped to respond to accidental events at sea involving oil spills, Petrobras added.

The Potiguar Basin covers the offshore areas of Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará states: the Brazilian Equatorial Margin is thought to be one of the world's most promising deepwater and ultradeepwater frontiers for hydrocarbon exploration.

Recent discoveries offshore neighboring Guyana and Suriname indicate significant oil production potential for the Brazilian Equatorial Margin, Petrobras said, and the company aims to drill 16 exploratory wells in the region over a five-year period, with planned investment of about $3 billion.

In a separate development, Petrobras, responding to media reports of potential for 5.6 Bbll of oil in blocks in the Amazon region of Amapá, said it does not make public the volumetric potential in its exploratory areas.

10.03.2023