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This excerpt taken from the PBR 6-K filed Dec 8, 2005. Campos Basin oil spill under control (Rio de Janeiro, December 8, 2005). – PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S/A - PETROBRAS, [Bovespa: PETR3/PETR4, NYSE: PBR/PBRA, Latibex: XPBR/XPBRA], a Brazilian international energy company, announces that an oil slick was detected at 05.40 hours this Thursday, in the vicinity of the transportation system in the center-south region of the Campos Basin oil field, close to platform PCE-1. Production at this system was immediately diverted to other transportation systems and the leakage consequently eliminated. Support vessels and a helicopter were brought in to estimate the extension of the slick and the volume of oil spilled. Preliminary estimates indicate approximately 30 m3 of oil (30,000 liters). Petrobras’ Emergency Plan was brought into action, with the participation of two oil spill containment and oil skimmer vessels, three support vessels and one vessel for inspecting the equipment and determining the cause of the accident. A helicopter continues active in the region to monitor and control these actions.
The appropriate authorities have been duly informed of the occurrence. http: //www.petrobras.com.br/ri/english
Contacts:
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – PETROBRAS
Investor Relations Department
Raul Adalberto de Campos– Executive Manager E-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br Av. República do Chile, 65 - 4th floor 20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ (55-21) 3224-1510 / 9947
This document may contain forecasts that merely reflect the expectations of the Company’s management. Such terms as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “forecast”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “seek”, “should”, along with similar or analogous expressions, are used to identify such forecasts. These predictions evidently involve risks and uncertainties, whether foreseen or not by the Company. Therefore, the future results of operations may differ from current expectations, and readers must not base their expectations exclusively on the information presented herein.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: December
8, 2005
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