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04/12/2012
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Petrobras said on Wednesday that analyzes of samples of the oil found in the area of the Roncador field it is not confirmed from any reservoir oil producer.
In a statement, the state said that "the droplets collected have characteristics similar to a type of fluid used in drilling operation, which is the basic constituent n-paraffin."
The company did not know the origin of the fluid, but said there is no recent perforations made by it in the vicinity of the Roncador field. The state also said that there is no record of fluid stains on the surface of the sea.
"The quality of cementing wells of the Roncador field in the vicinity of the occurrence was observed, indicating that there is integrity and effective isolation between the wells and the formations around it," he said in a statement.
The company said that the origin of the fluid being analyzed for its crew.
Leak - On the evening of Monday Petrobras and the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) reported that leakage was detected in Roncador oil droplets, by operator Petrobras.
On the same day Chevron, which is the operator of the Frade field adjacent to the Roncador, said it was she who found the exudation in the area of Petrobras.
"Chevron Brazil identified a new small leak on April 7. Upon further investigation with a remotely operated vehicle, it was found that was the point of the flow outside the boundary of the Frade field. Notify the operator of the concession of the finding, "the company said in an email to Reuters.
Chevron has temporarily suspended its operations in Friar after two leaks occurred in Frade, the first in November last year and the latest in March.
The prosecution filed two lawsuits against Chevron, the operator Transocean rigs claims for damages of 20 billion reais each, the two spills.
In Frade Petrobras is a partner of Chevron and holds 30 percent of the consortium, but the Brazilian state is not named as a defendant in any judicial proceedings opened by leaks.
Source: Agency Brazil
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