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Petrobras halts P-25 platform in Albacora field due to pipeline leak

FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company is seen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Monday it had halted production at its P-25 platform in the Albacora offshore field, after detecting a leak in a pipeline.

The leak was detected on Monday around dawn and had spilled 941 liters, the company said.

(Reporting by Marta Nogueira; Editing by Tom Brown)

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