Petrobras Union Strikes, Says Some Oil Output Halted

(Bloomberg) — A strike by Petroleo Brasileiro SA workers cut output at refineries in Brazil and also temporarily halted crude production of 60,000 barrels a day and 1.4 million cubic meters of natural gas, union officials said.

The walkout over profit-sharing and safety issues may force the company to cut output from about 40 percent of the Campos Basin, Brazil