de Petróleo do Nordeste - Fortaleza (Ceará) - 8 000 bpd Southeast Region REGAP - Gabriel Passos Refinery - Betim (Minas Gerais) - 150.000 bpd REPLAN - Refinery of Paulínia - Paulínia (São Paulo) - 415 000 bpd REVAP - Henrique Lages Refinery - São José dos Campos (São Paulo) - 252 000 bpd RPBC - Presidente Bernardes Refinery - Cubatão (São Paulo) - 178 000 bpd RECAP - Refinery of Capuava - Mauá (São Paulo)- 53 000 bpd REDUC - Refinery of Duque de Caxias - Duque de Caxias (Rio de Janeiro) - 239 000 bpd COMPERJ (Renamed GASLUB) - Itaboraí (Rio de Janeiro) - UNDER CONSTRUCTION South Region REPAR - Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery - Araucária (Paraná) - 207 563 bpd REFAP - Alberto Pasqualini Refinery - Canoas (Rio Grande do Sul) - 201 280 bpd Production In 1961, Petrobras geologist Walter K. Link published Link's memorandum, which implied that the company was better off exploring offshore instead of onshore. In 1963, Petrobras discovered the and Carmópolis oil fields. The company's growth was halted by the 1973 oil crisis. The entire country was affected, and the "Brazilian miracle", a period when annual GDP growth exceeded 10%, ended. Petrobras nearly went bankrupt. In 1974, the company discovered an oil field in the Campos Basin. This discovery boosted its finances and helped it restructure nationwide. In 1975, the Brazilian Government temporarily allowed foreign operators into Brazil, and Petrobras signed exploration contracts with foreign companies for oilfields in Brazil. The company was affected by the 1979 energy crisis, although not nearly as badly as in 1973. In 1997, Petrobras reached the production milestone of per day. The company also executed agreements with other Latin American governments and began operations outside Brazil. In 2003, on its 50th anniversary, Petrobras surpassed of daily production. On 1 May 2006, after the Bolivian gas conflict, Bolivia's president Evo Morales announced the nationalization of all gas and oil fields in the country and ordered the occupation of all fields by the Bolivian Army. On 4 May 2006, Petrobras cancelled a major future investment plan in Bolivia as a result. The Bolivian government demanded an increase in royalty payments from foreign petroleum companies to 82%, but eventually settled for a 50% royalty interest. In 2007, Petrobras inaugurated the Petrobras 52 Oil Platform. The 52 is the biggest Brazilian oil platform and the third-biggest in the world. In