The new Petrobras
Magda Chambriard (an engineer and former Petrobras employee who headed the National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels during Dilma Rousseff's administration), the new president of Petrobras, argues that Brazil should accelerate oil exploration to replenish reserves. Without this, according to her vision, which is the same as Lula's, Brazil could return to being an importer. She is the eighth president of Petrobras in eight years. Chambriard, 66, is seen as someone who will strengthen the company's investments, especially in refining, and give more orders to the Brazilian shipping industry. For her, the last word must come from President Lula. She is a strong advocate of the national industry's ship orders, investments in refineries and oil exploration in the Foz do Amazonas basin, in the Equatorial Margin region. The potential exploration areas of the Foz do Amazonas Basin and Pelotas, in Rio Grande do Sul. Petrobras will focus on projects that generate profits, ...