BRAZIL · ENERGY DIPLOMACY
Key Facts
—The headline: Brazil and Suriname signed 13 bilateral acts in Brasília on Thursday, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva suggesting Brazil could import Surinamese crude to balance trade as the Petrobras Suriname partnership advances.
—The energy track: Petrobras and Surinamese state firm Staatsolie signed a memorandum covering offshore oil, renewables and safety in hydrocarbon exploration.
—The reserves: Suriname has identified offshore reserves estimated at 4 to 6 billion barrels in its Equatorial Margin, in deep waters roughly 150 kilometers off the coast.
