Tag: Santos basin

• Friday, August 13th 2010 - 06:33 UTC

  Brazil halts operations on Petrobras oil platform citing safety reasons

  

  Brazil's oil regulator said on Thursday it halted operations of state oil company Petrobras' (PETR4.SA: Quote) offshore P-33 platform, citing safety concerns. The announcement follows oil workers union claims that the rig was “dangerous”.