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Oil discovery near Brazilian Amazon sparks new energy debate 

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Oil discovery near Brazilian Amazon sparks new energy debate 
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São Paulo, Brazil –  It was 175 kilometers off the coast of the eastern state of Amapá, beneath almost three kilometers of water, that Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras made a discovery President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has described as a “passport to the future.” 



On August 14, rock samples and electrical logging indicated the presence of hydrocarbons in the Atlantic Ocean, some 500km (310 miles) from the mouth of the Amazon River.



The discovery took place in the Foz do

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