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Petrobras Ships Avoiding Strait of Hormuz

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

January 8, 2020

© Anatoly Menzhiliy / Adobe Stock

© Anatoly Menzhiliy / Adobe Stock

Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has ordered its ships to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, it said in a statement.

Petrobras, as the company is known, says the decision, which was taken after consultations with Brazil's Navy, will not affect fuel supply in Brazil.


(Reporting by Luciano Costa Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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