Brazil bars Chevron executives from leaving over spill
Marilia Brocchetto and Maria P. White
Updated 4:18 AM EDT,
Sun March 18, 2012
George Buck, chief operating officer for Chevron's Brazil division, is among a group of executives barred from leaving the country as it considers criminal charges stemming from an oil spill.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Among those asked to surrender their passports is an American
"We will defend the company," a Chevron spokesman says
The spill occurred in November off the coast of Rio de Janeiro
A thin sheen is spotted in the area
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