据路透社7月26日休斯顿报道，巴西国家石油公司（Petrobras）在美国的子公司同意支付350万美元，以解决其位于美国德克萨斯州的帕萨迪纳炼油厂涉嫌排放有毒物质的诉讼。
和解是在该公司出售炼油厂的同时进行的，这项协议需要经过美国联邦法官的批准。
据有关环保组织称，根据该协议的条款，巴西国家石油公司下属的帕萨迪纳精炼系统公司（PRSI）将向休斯顿地区的市政府和学区支付317.5万美元，该笔费用致力于将燃烧石油的汽车转换为电动或混合动力汽车。
环保组织还称，这家炼油厂还将向美国政府支付35万美元的民事罚款，因为它排放的二氧化硫和其他污染物超过了允许的标准，并在炼油厂安装了新的污染控制设备。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下:
Settlement reached in Petrobras' Texas refinery emissions case
U.S. unit of Brazilian state-run company Petrobras agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit over alleged toxic emissions from its Pasadena, Texas, oil refinery, two environmental groups said.
The settlement comes in the midst of the company’s efforts to sell the refinery. The deal is subject to approval by a federal judge.
Under the terms of the agreement, Petrobras subsidiary Pasadena Refining System Inc (PRSI) will pay $3.175 million to Houston-area municipal governments and school districts to convert fossil-fuel-burning vehicles to electric or hybrid models, according to the environmental groups, the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter and Environment Texas.
The 112,229-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery also will pay a $350,000 civil penalty to the U.S. government for releasing sulfur dioxide and other pollutants in excess of permitted levels and install new pollution control equipment at the refinery, according to the environmental groups.
