Brazil investigates Chevron oil spill off Rio de Janeiro coast

ocpagu

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Sat Nov-12-11 10:49 PM
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Brazil investigates Chevron oil spill off Rio de Janeiro coast

Source: The Huffington Post

SAO PAULO - Brazil's president has ordered a full investigation into an oil spill near an offshore field operated by oil giant Chevron Corp.

Dilma Rousseff said in a statement that she wants a "rigorous investigation" to determine responsibility for the spill near the well being drilled by Chevron's Brazilian subsidiary.

The statement says the Mines and Energy Ministry and the National Petroleum Agency will conduct the probe.

The oil spill was detected on Thursday.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/11/12/brazil-investigates-chevr_n_1090187.html

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krispos42

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Sat Nov-12-11 10:55 PM
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1. Silly Brazilian socialist

If she was a patriotic Brazilian capitalist, she'd let the free-market punish Chevron. Or at minimum let Chevron investigate itself.

:crazy:

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Viva_La_Revolution

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Sat Nov-12-11 10:58 PM
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2. non hufpo link here...

Brazil's Rousseff orders probe on Chevron oil leak
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/12/brazil-oil-spill-idUKN1E7AA1VD20111112

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