Petrobras posts loss for the first time in 13 years

By Fabio Palmigiani Rio de Janeiro

 09 August 2012 22:59 GMT

Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras has recorded its first quarterly loss in 13 years, after being hit by currency losses and abnormally high expenses from write-offs of dry and sub-commercial wells.

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