Chevron may face charges over Frade spill

An aerial view is seen of oil that seeped off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, caused by a well drilled by Chevron at Frade, on the water in Campos Basin in Rio de Janeiro state November 18, 2011. Brazilian federal police have opened a probe into U.S. oil giant Chevron over alleged pollution linked to an oil spill at its offshore Frade project, local media reported. Brazil's energy regulator ANP said oil seeps off the coast of Rio de Janeiro were caused by a well drilled by Chevron at Frade, where the company has estimated that as much as 650 barrels had been released causing a

Frade fallout: An aerial view is seen of oil that seeped in the Campos Basin in this 18 November image

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By News Wires

 27 January 2012 09:47 GMT

A wire report claims that a Brazilian prosecutor plans to file criminal charges against Chevron and some of its local managers within weeks, adding to an $11 billion civil lawsuit being taken over a November offshore oil spill.

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