Ibama Approves Petrobras’ Emergency Simulation for FZA-M-59 With Conditions

Overview

• The technical team at Ibama validated the Avaliação Pré-Operacional conducted in August for the Foz do Amazonas block, the final procedural step before a potential drilling license.
• Ibama cited points of attention, saying Petrobras’ wildlife rescue plan is not capable of ensuring adequate care in an oil spill scenario and ordering a new fauna exercise.
• The agency flagged deviations from the previously presented vessel positioning and requested specific adjustments to emergency plans before a licensing decision.
• Petrobras said it will resubmit revised fauna and emergency materials by Friday, September 26, after an exercise that mobilized more than 400 personnel, multiple vessels and aircraft.
• Ibama’s report recorded incidents during the fauna drill, including a boat caught in a fishing net, a grounding, a near collision, use of unauthorized boats and pilots without proper safety gear.