Chevron says Brazil oil leaks reduced to ‘infrequent droplets’

[The Straight Story]

Chevron says Brazil oil leaks reduced to ‘infrequent droplets’

SAO PAULO — The Brazilian Federal Police has begun investigating an oil spill in an offshore field operated by oil giant Chevron Corp., which an environmental group alleges is far bigger than the company has stated.

Fabio Scliar, head of the Federal Police department’s environmental affairs division, told government news service Agencia Brasil that his division began to look into the causes and extent of the spill Thursday.

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Chevron has said that the volume of the oil spill was between 400 and 650 barrels of oil.

SkyTruth, a nonprofit group that uses satellite imagery to detect environmental problems, said on its website that satellite images show the oil spill extended 918 square miles (2,379 square kilometers) and that the spill rate as of Tuesday was up to at least 3,738 barrels per day.

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