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Brazil says Chevron oil leak larger than estimated

Houston Chronicle -- RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An investigation by regulators found that Chevron Corp. could have prevented an offshore oil leak last year and that the spill was larger than previously estimated, the head of Brazil's National Petroleum Agency said Thursday.
Magda Chambriard, who runs the agency known as ANP, said at a news conference that about 155,000 gallons seeped into the ocean from cracks in the seabed floor near a Chevron well in the Frade field. Previous estimates put the leak at about 110,000 gallons, which a Chevron statement said is the figure it sticks by.

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Submitted Jul 21, 2012 By: leemun

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Tegger Champion Author Ontario Posts:3,264 Points:1,674,060 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 7:04:38 PM Ignore Tegger Report Abuse What a surprise
mikerroy Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:2,696 Points:748,150 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:58:06 PM Ignore mikerroy Report Abuse That is the scary part of sea bed drilling.
ok603 All-Star Author Boston Posts:960 Points:584,975 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:56:05 PM Ignore ok603 Report Abuse No not a lie
badbonita Champion Author Syracuse Posts:6,366 Points:1,381,410 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:54:03 PM Ignore badbonita Report Abuse "...Cracks in the seabed...." That's kinda scary because it's not something that you can turn a valve and stop the leak.
timbyus1 Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,103 Points:419,190 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:52:16 PM Ignore timbyus1 Report Abuse read
tdmedan All-Star Author Colorado Posts:581 Points:149,715 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:49:19 PM Ignore tdmedan Report Abuse deja vu
MRHONEST Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,222 Points:1,696,805 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:45:09 PM Ignore MRHONEST Report Abuse Brazil needs to kick some tail!
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,347 Points:845,470 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:44:41 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse same story different locations, spill should cost a whole bunch more then you will see a hell of a lot less
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,992 Points:441,265 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:43:06 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Unless, it's right in their backyard, most people really don't care. It's really sad.
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,605 Points:774,765 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:40:16 PM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse OK
salog Champion Author Columbia Posts:7,730 Points:1,658,185 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:36:47 PM Ignore salog Report Abuse as long as it cost less to take chances; they have no incentive to do it right
roundtrip100 Champion Author Fort Wayne Posts:2,143 Points:423,675 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:35:57 PM Ignore roundtrip100 Report Abuse Didn't obama say we would be first in line!?
Discovery02 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:2,825 Points:338,365 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:35:49 PM Ignore Discovery02 Report Abuse Spill found to be larger than reported earlier. Violas of regulations contributed to spill. Company denies wrong-doing. We've lived through this story before...and will again, unless we do something about our nation-wide proclivity to short-term memory loss!
DeHavilland Champion Author Toronto Posts:6,016 Points:1,931,940 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:33:10 PM Ignore DeHavilland Report Abuse Not a surprise.
BWJM Champion Author KW Posts:1,113 Points:303,780 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:28:56 PM Ignore BWJM Report Abuse ok
tessnlu Champion Author Missouri Posts:24,552 Points:1,135,890 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:28:31 PM Ignore tessnlu Report Abuse funny...it's usually that way
AAxterra Champion Author Tennessee Posts:3,855 Points:794,905 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:24:58 PM Ignore AAxterra Report Abuse ok
us30ride Champion Author Fort Wayne Posts:3,469 Points:740,315 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:22:40 PM Ignore us30ride Report Abuse OOPS!
hauler43 Champion Author Oakland Posts:8,158 Points:2,597,750 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:22:35 PM Ignore hauler43 Report Abuse Fine em and move on
5Golfer8 Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,263 Points:326,925 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:19:29 PM Ignore 5Golfer8 Report Abuse Its time to hold the company heads responsible both civil and criminally.
HoosierDaddyKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,337 Points:310,135 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:19:28 PM Ignore HoosierDaddyKY Report Abuse Any spill is only partially cleaned up. The invisible part is on the ocean floor and will cause damage way into the future. Maybe this is why the third of the fish in the ocean are prophesied to die in future.
itzagasgasgas1 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:4,114 Points:1,626,970 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:19:00 PM Ignore itzagasgasgas1 Report Abuse Figures
IUVidiot Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,730 Points:737,135 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:18:32 PM Ignore IUVidiot Report Abuse ok
diegotoad Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,520 Points:837,910 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:17:52 PM Ignore diegotoad Report Abuse Drilling in the ocean, still a bad idea.
gobux10 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,309 Points:706,685 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:16:33 PM Ignore gobux10 Report Abuse figures
Feud Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,222 Points:331,115 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:15:22 PM Ignore Feud Report Abuse Of course they'll underestimate the spill. Let's just hope they get it all cleaned up.
Dsin44 Champion Author Abbotsford Posts:1,275 Points:276,195 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:12:41 PM Ignore Dsin44 Report Abuse no one will know fore sure... will they
jimedB All-Star Author Riverside Posts:540 Points:87,915 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:07:25 PM Ignore jimedB Report Abuse Anyone ever remember an estimate of a spill that was higher than what was later found to have spilled?
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,254 Points:2,578,705 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:05:53 PM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse Here we go again
AC-302 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:26,850 Points:2,929,270 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:03:14 PM Ignore AC-302 Report Abuse Oops. Hope that gets capped and cleaned up quick.
kiosk12y Champion Author Tulsa Posts:3,714 Points:704,610 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:02:39 PM Ignore kiosk12y Report Abuse ya think
gass12 Champion Author Omaha Posts:8,533 Points:2,332,370 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:00:08 PM Ignore gass12 Report Abuse Sounds like a BP repeat
HYEgasCA Champion Author Fresno Posts:2,126 Points:934,850 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:59:50 PM Ignore HYEgasCA Report Abuse Big Deal!!
Hazelnut Champion Author Greensboro Posts:3,202 Points:941,555 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:57:07 PM Ignore Hazelnut Report Abuse An underwater fracking?
guru36525 Veteran Author Montgomery Posts:433 Points:515,495 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:56:35 PM Ignore guru36525 Report Abuse Get a mop!
cobbwebb Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,624 Points:565,470 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:55:31 PM Ignore cobbwebb Report Abuse clean it up
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amayne11 Champion Author Vancouver Posts:1,839 Points:526,535 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:54:42 PM Ignore amayne11 Report Abuse With all the money the US got from BP from the Gulf of Mexico disaster, this probably means open season on the oil companies all over the world, and guess who will pay for this in the end, the consumer.
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dky63 Veteran Author Illinois Posts:417 Points:166,965 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:47:23 PM Ignore dky63 Report Abuse sit at home with a helmet on and nothing bad will happen
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fallbaby All-Star Author Indiana Posts:723 Points:323,515 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:39:37 PM Ignore fallbaby Report Abuse These things happen.
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Amanstrom Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,858 Points:559,350 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:36:28 PM Ignore Amanstrom Report Abuse Interesting
menagerie1013 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,365 Points:711,940 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:35:18 PM Ignore menagerie1013 Report Abuse Sadly this isn't anything new. Most of the companies are slow to respond and none of them take responsibility. This is why there should be no drilling in the Arctic.
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naw62 Champion Author Maine Posts:9,572 Points:2,244,615 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:27:30 PM Ignore naw62 Report Abuse I think it Brazil itself
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greenfog Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,630 Points:1,666,720 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2012 5:18:36 PM Ignore greenfog Report Abuse Why is that news, none of the oil companies want to admit to their screw UPS.