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Petrobras Halts Production at Offshore Platform After Fire
1:06p ET July 31, 2014 (Dow Jones)

Petrobras Halts Production at Offshore Platform After Fire

By Will Connors
RIO DE JANEIRO--Brazilian state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR) halted production at one of its offshore oil platforms after a fire broke out during maintenance and oil began to leak into the ocean, the
company said Thursday.
The fire occurred Wednesday at the PNA-1 platform in the Namorado oil field during repairs and was quickly extinguished, the company said. It is the second fire at the platform in three months. No one was injured during the incident.
The platform, which produces about 2,400 barrels of oil a day, is one of Petrobras' oldest and is undergoing repairs. The company said production should resume in "the coming hours." Less


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