BP expands deepwaterfootprint off Brazilian coast

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London—BP expanded its exploration footprintin Brazil’s prolific offshore waters, buying in tofour deepwater exploration licenses off north-ern Brazil operated by state-run Petrobras, BPsaid March 6.Under the deal, BP Energy do Brasil istaking a 40% interest in the blocks—BM-BAR-3 and BM-BAR-5 in the BarreirinhasBasin and BM-CE-1 and BM-CE-2 in the CearaBasin—from Petrobras, BP said.