60,000 Liters of Oil Spills From Pipeline Into Brazilian Bay

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By Lorraine ChowDec 10, 2018, 10:51 am122 pts
About 60,000 liters (15,850 gallons) of oil spilled from a pipeline into the Estrela River and spread to Rio de Janeiro's famed Guanabara Bay over the weekend, according to Reuters and local reports. The pipeline is owned by Transpetro, the largest oil and gas transportation company in Brazil, and a subsidiary…

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