Author: Agência Brasil
This evolution has taken place over the last six years, according to a research disclosed today by the Institute of Applied Economic Research. The study covers six metropolitan regions.
This week the company started producing oil in Agbami field. Petrobras has 13% participation in the field and has already invested US$ 2.2 billion in the country.
The president of Petrobras Biofuel, Alan Kardec, stated that there is going to be a significant increase in the total forecasted output, which is US$ 1.5 billion until 2012.
The initiative was announced today by the Brazilian minister of Environment, Carlos Minc. The funds will be invested in federal preservation units.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a bill creating the ministry yesterday. The government is going to disburse US$ 1 billion for investment in the sector until 2011.
The Brazilian import tax on machinery with no similar national model should continue reduced up to 2010. It had dropped from 14% to 2%, but the forecast was for the reduction to end in December.
The percentage in June is the highest since January 1995, according to the Central Bank of Brazil. This month, the total exceeded US$ 634.7 billion.
Brasília – The confidence of industrialists in the Brazilian economy decreased 0.7% in July, in comparison with the previous month. The figures of the Industry Confidence Index (ICI) were disclosed today (29) by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and indicate that "the industry is still expanding, although at a slightly lower pace than recorded in
Brasília – Deforestation in the Amazon totalled 876.80 square kilometres in June, an area 20% smaller than recorded in May (1,096 square kilometres), according to data supplied by the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe). The state with the largest deforested area was Pará, where 499 square kilometres were deforested in June, as against 262
The Petrobras Biofuel subsidiary should be officially inaugurated today with the opening of a biofuel mill in Bahia. The company is going to invest US$ 1.5 billion in the sector up to 2012.
Disbursements by foreigners in Brazil, on the other hand, reached US$ 393 million in the period, resulting in a monthly deficit of US$ 711 million in the balance of international trips.
The equipment, using 100 kilograms of plastic, heats 8,000 litres of water a day.
The commission for studying alternatives for the pre-salt layer discoveries will begin to meet next week. A proposal should be forwarded to the Presidency of the Republic within 90 days.
