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Petrobras signs MoUs with China's top energy companies

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Petrobras signs MoUs with China's top energy companies

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Petrobras signs MoUs with China's top energy companies

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The MoUs were signed with China Energy, Sinopec, CNOOC and Citic Construction. [Image: Petrobras] by: Shardul Sharma

Petrobras, the Brazilian state-owned oil company, has signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with China's top oil and energy groups, it announced on August 30. The agreements were signed in Beijing, b...

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