Petrobras reports oil leak at Osorio tanker terminal
1/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
By JEFF FICK
The transportation arm of Brazilian state energy company Petrobras reported an oil leak at its Osorio terminal in Rio Grande do Sul state, Transpetro said in a statement Thursday.
The incident happened Thursday morning while a tanker ship was offloading at a single buoy, a buoy used as a mooring and interconnection point for loading or offloading oil, natural gas or other liquid fuel products, Transpetro said.
"It's not yet possible to quantify the volume of oil spilled," the company said.
Transpetro said that it immediately deployed personnel and equipment to contain and remove the spill.
The spill was also reported to Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, and port authorities.
Dow Jones Newswires
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