RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras on Friday reiterated its stance that the oil polluting over 200 beaches in the country originates from Venezuela.

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"We analyzed over 30 samples and concluded that it was crude oil from three Venezuelan fields. That is the oil's origin," the company's Corporate Affairs Director Eberaldo Neto said at a press conference on the third-quarter results.

Although the oil came from Venezuelan fields, it did not leak from there, Neto said. The origin of the leak is believed to be off Brazil's northeastern coast, but has yet to be confirmed.

Since the first signs appeared in early September, the oil spill has now reached 230 beaches in all nine states across the country. Hundreds of tons of oil have been removed, but there is still a significant amount left to be dealt with.

Petrobras, which has agreed to help clean up the spill with the government, said that there is no way to prevent the oil from reaching the beaches.