Chevron halts production after leak at Brazil oil field

March 16, 2012

The US oil company Chevron says it has temporarily halted production operations in Brazil after a fresh oil leak was discovered.
 
It has detected what it calls a "small new seepage" of oil on the seabed close to a well in the Frade field, where there was a major leak in 2011.
 
The company says it has taken the step as a precaution.

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