US interested in exploiting Brazilian pre-salt layer oil fields
The United States is interested in cooperating with Brazil to finance projects for exploiting the country's pre-salt
layer oil fields, US ambassador to Brazil Clifford Sobel said. The top US diplomat in Brazil told that his country,
as well as other nations, is very interested in the new oil discoveries in Brazil.
"Our interest is not only limited to the pre-salt discoveries, but also extended to other land and offshore
opportunities. The Brazilian oil industry brings us quite a few opportunities," he said when he attended the Rio Oil
and Gas Conference.
Sobel said that, with the pre-salt reserves, Brazil may become one of the main oil suppliers to the US in the
future.
"In the next decade, the Brazil-US partnership may grow significantly in the energy and oil industries," he said. The
US ambassador said that oil companies were watching whether the government would make new rules about exploitation of
the new pre-salt layer oil fields.
According to Sobel, the companies expected the rules to remain unchanged, but it was up to the Brazilian government
to make a final decision on the matter.
Sobel added that the financial crisis in his country would not affect US investments in the Brazilian pre-salt oil
fields.
