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Petrobras Finds Offshore Oil 175 Km From Amapá Coast

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  • Petrobras announced oil signs in an offshore well 175 km off Brazil’s Amapá coast.
  • President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Oiapoque, calling the oil a “passport to the future.”
  • Indigenous Chief Wagner Karipuna warned a spill could devastate his 1,800-person village on the Curipi River.
  • Petrobras President Magda Chambriard said production will not start for another six or seven years.