Magda Chambriard referred to the phrase “Let’s Drill, Baby”, used by the president of the United States to encourage oil exploration
A, Magda Chambriard, said on Tuesday (6.MAI.2025) that oil exploration in represents a strategic opportunity for Brazil and defended drilling at the mouth of Amazonas during an event in the United States. “Let’s drill, baby”he said in English, echoing the associate to the US President Donald Trump. The translation would be something equivalent to “Let’s pierce, baby.”
“What I have to say to Amapá is ‘Let’s Drill, Baby, Drill'”he said in an English panel of the IBP (Brazilian Institute of Petroleum and Gas) at OTC (Offshore Technology Conference), held in Houston, Texas.
Alongside the governor of Amapá, (solidarity), the president of the state celebrated the potential of the new exploratory border and stressed that the presence of the Amapaense politician reinforces local support to the initiative.
“I celebrate Governor Clécio’s presence because he represents the opportunity we have in the equatorial margin and in the state of Amapá, where we really believe we will have good surprises as we have the license to drill”he declared.
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She also stressed that Petrobras will act responsibly to ensure safety in oil exploration in the region: “The people of Amapá can rest easy”, these.
Clécio added that the activity can represent a “Key turn” For the state economy and argued that extraction can be safely done.
The equatorial margin area extends from Rio Grande do Norte and goes to Amapá, and would have great potential for oil exploration.
Disagreement
The statement occurs amid pressure from leaders in the Northern Region so that Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment) authorizes the beginning of activities.
The president of the Senate, (Union-AP), has articulated support in Brasilia and has the support of the President (PT), which already the delay of the environmental agency, in contrast to the position of the Minister of the Environment (Network). She who licensing follows strict technical criteria, because it is an environmentally sensitive area.
In March, Ibama a technical opinion favorable to the Petrobras plan to clean the probe that will be used in the perforation of the region. The authorization represents an advance in the process for the company to obtain the environmental license necessary for exploratory activity.
