Libra Oil Field
The Libra Oil Field is expected to bring many benefits to
Brazilian economy. It is a deep-water oil project, located in Santos Basin,
about 230 kilometres from Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the largest oil field
discovery in the recent times. “The
property is estimated to contain reserves ranging from 8 billion to 12 billion
barrels of oil. President Rousseff has claimed that the project would generate
1 trillion Brazilian reals (about $460 billion) over the next 35 years, with
almost 75 percent of that amount to be spent on health and education. She added
that "85 percent of all the income to be produced in the Libra field will
belong to the Brazilian state and Petrobras. This is very different [from]
privatization.” (Ibtimes)
It is said that it is a very new model of privatizing where
the Brazilian government would be getting $1 billion and would also be
obtaining more than 60% of the oilfield’s output. It will also be a
game-changer in the energy field as the market is now slowly moving towards
Latin America, than the Middle East.
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