Gas terminal ‘will aid Brazilian self-sufficiency’
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has revealed that his country is aiming to become self-sufficient when it comes to energy supplies.
The South American leader says a new liquefied natural gas terminal means that Brazil will not be dependent on any other nations for maintaining its stock.
State-owned energy company Petrobras has invested in building the plant at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, which it says will eventually have the capacity to process 14 million cubic metres of gas per day.
Brazil currently imports a substantial amount of natural gas from Bolivia but has had disagreements with the country in the past over supplies.
Meanwhile, government figures have revealed that the economy generated 9,197 jobs last month, reversing a three-month slump of consistent redundancies.
Labour minister Carlos Lupi said the new report is a sign that the Brazilian economy is recovering and forecasted that more than 100,000 jobs will be created in March.
