In response to a news article published by daily O Globo on Monday (Apr. 28), Petrobras confirmed that its total spending on oil refinery Pasadena Refining System Inc., in Texas, surpasses $1.9 billion, an amount considerably higher than the $1.249 billion previously announced.

Besides the $1.249 Petrobras paid Astra, the previous owner, for the purchase of the refinery, an additional $685 million was spent on maintenance services as well as operational, environmental and security reforms from September 2006, when the refinery was purchased, up to 2014, according to Petrobras.