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Article: Japan: Brazil Petrobras Starts E3 Fuel Production, Sales In Japan.
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- March 5, 2009
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Byline: manish03
Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), or Petrobras, said Tuesday that it has started the production and sale of gasoline blended with ethanol at service stations in Japan.
The first delivery of so-called E3 fuel, which is gasoline mixed with 3% sugarcane ethanol, was made at a gas station in Tokyo, Petrobras said. A company spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires in September that the sales were expected to start in March.
The E3 fuel was produced by Brazil Japan Ethanol, a joint venture formed by Petrobras and Japan Alcohol Trading. Brazil Japan Ethanol partnered with Japans Environmental Ministry to build a ...