Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras hopes to boost the crude processing capacity of its newest refinery 62 percent to as much as 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the second half of this year, the company’s refining chief said Wednesday.
Petroleo Brasileiro SA plans to start testing higher processing levels at the Abreu e Lima, or RNEST, refinery near Recife, Brazil, this month, giving the company a chance to convince the local government to end environmental limits on production.

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