Brazil Oil Spill Contained - Safety Issue Lingers

Brazil's second major offshore oil spill in four months appears to have been contained, but the latest accident raises questions about the safety of offshore drilling as the country barrels ahead with plans to develop massive offshore reserves.

State-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro - or Petrobras - continued recovery operations Thursday, piloting ships armed with water cannons to slice through oil slicks scattered over a 70-square-kilometer area in the Atlantic Ocean.

Petrobras estimates that 160 barrels of crude were dumped into the sea after a tube ruptured during a long-term well test at the Carioca Nordeste field.

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