Questões de Concurso Público Petrobras 2010 para Conhecimentos Básicos - Nível Superior

In “... possible changes to the concession laws that would give Petrobras the upper hand in the development of the Tupi area.” (lines 61-63), the expression “give the upper hand” means

In paragraph 7 (lines 60-76), among the possible changes to the Brazilian concession laws for the exploration of the deepwater blocks in the subsalt region, the author mentions

The expression in bold type and the item in brackets are semantically equivalent in

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is mentioned in the last paragraph because, according to the author,

“I am a bit apprehensive of the temptation of relegating to the background the lofty and creative initiative of Brazil in the sugar cane-based ethanol and other biofuel energy products, the moment the drilling of these huge oil wells in Tupi and its satellite oil wells takes off in earnest, amid challenging circumstances, though. My advice is that while Brazil is joyfully tinkering with the prospect of raking in colossal petro-dollar money, she shouldn’t, by any means, lose sight of the need to consolidate investment in the already standard setting, functional, renewable and clean energy source that is the ethanol. The government should find a perfect mix in due course.”

Enyinnaya wrote
Mar 21st 2009
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The author of the comment above expresses concern for the forecast presented in Text II since