Brazil's Petrobras to invest $4.8 billion reais in integration between Reduc and Boaventura
Petrobras foresees the construction of a new thermal power plant in Reduc, with costs estimated at 860 million reais, and a 2.4 billion reais investment in maintenance stoppages at Reduc until 2029, it added.
($1 = 5.4151 reais)
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