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March 22, 2012

Oil Execs Face Charges for Brazil Spill 
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Brazilian prosecutors have filed charges against 17 executives from oil
giant Chevron and the rig operator Transocean in connection with a
recent deepwater oil spill. Some 110,000 gallons of oil leaked off the
shore of Rio de Janeiro in November. Last week, Brazil announced more
oil was leaking from cracks on the ocean floor near the off-shore
Chevron well. The executives are accused of a number of environmental
crimes, as well as deceiving Brazilian officials after the spill.



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