Ibama authorized on Thursday (4) Petrobras to expand activities in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, on the Equatorial Margin. The technical team of the environmental agency issued the amendment to the Operating License for block FZA-M-59, releasing the drilling of three additional wells off the coast of Amapá: Manga, PAD Morpho and Crotalus. The decision was signed by the institute's president, Jair Schmitt.
The measure releases the execution of the complete project designed by the state company in 2021, when the Environmental Impact Study called for the opening of up to four wells in the region — one firm and three contingent. In October 2025, Ibama had granted the license only for the first well, called Morpho, keeping the review of the other three on hold until now.
The new development came after Petrobras sent additional documentation to the environmental agency. With the decision, the state company may continue with the oil exploration plan in the Equatorial Margin region, expanding the operations that had already begun with the drilling of the Morpho well.
