MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Brazil expected to announce “the largest oil discovery in the world this year”
Petrobras CEO Maria das Gracas Foster described as ‘simply exceptional’ the latest discovery of hydrocarbons off the coast of the north-eastern state of Sergipe on the Atlantic but declined to give further details of the prospect. Even when the Brazilian administration has abstained from making any announcement the Sergipe government has said “it is the largest oil discovery in the world this year”. Read full article
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Oct 09th, 2013 - 09:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTO20R7NwnQ
Now we know why Brazil is looking to drop Mercosur in favour of the EU......they will be looking for investment & expertise from the European Oil giants like Shell, BP & Total to develop Sergipe
Oct 09th, 2013 - 12:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Obviously Argentina, Uruguay & especially Venezuela with it's corrupt oil industry cannot fill that need.....money trumps politics any day!!!
I'm sorry to tell you, but Petrobras is technologically far superior.
Oct 09th, 2013 - 01:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Shell, BP & Total eat dust:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORv4Sz9Tiac
Brazil expected to announce “the largest oil discovery in the world this year”
Oct 09th, 2013 - 02:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0- ANOTHER LIE- !
from this corrupt Brazilian government.
Our Mancunian lad is confused.
Oct 09th, 2013 - 02:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This basin is on the ground!
Oct 09th, 2013 - 03:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Money, money, money, money, money, money, money!
@4 do you have any prove or you're just showing off your trolling low self esteem here?
Oct 09th, 2013 - 03:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@1 Aracaju - Sergipe is indeed a very beautiful city. 2 of my univerisity (Dutch and Norwegian) naturalized Brazilian friends live there with wife and kids and that city has a suprising high quality of life. If this is correct what Petrobras will anounce, it will make it only better and will benefit another booming state alagoas..(amazing beautiful beaches there not yet so known by foreigners)
Bras #2
Oct 09th, 2013 - 03:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I know the Sergipe oil basin well;
also I feel that the EU and Norwegian oil-winning industry is at least as skilled in the extraction of marine oil deposits as is Petrobras.
Whilst Petrobras is learning the technologies well as the years go by, the European oil industry is many years ahead in extractive technologies.
But doesn't all oil in the South Atlantic belong to Argentina?
Oct 09th, 2013 - 04:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 6 Brasileiro
Oct 09th, 2013 - 04:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If as you say the discovery is ground based WHY did you put the clip of a submersible distributor?
OLD technology by the way!
@ 7 Dog Dildo © Simon68 2013
You are a foreigner.
@10 ChrisR
Oct 09th, 2013 - 04:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Do you have evidence of qualifying you say? (old technology)
Show!
APARENTLY
Oct 09th, 2013 - 06:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0WE WILL RE-START LOOKING FOR NEW FIELDS OF ENERGY AFTER 2015,
DEPENDING WHO WINS THE CYCLE RACE
CLEGG – CAMARON , MILLBAND,
SO THEY SAY.??
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@ 11 brasileiro
Oct 09th, 2013 - 08:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0FPSO are typically manufactures by two industries:
1) Heavy steel fabrication for the confirmed design;
2) The control and stability technology used to make the whole device work.
Brazil will be poor at no. 2 but very good at no. 1 (shipbuilding). The design is usually a contractor’s responsibility by fulfilling both participants needs.
Control gear: http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/industries-utilities/oil-gas/applications/offshore-production.htm
This company already has the compressor trains contract for Petrobras: there is also a PDF about them on this link.
So, you see, the concept is well understood and used all over the world for oil production platforms, the only thing special about them is the exact number of flow points for oil / gas / other fluids (or semi-fluids like clay/soap/chemical mixes).
Never think that Brazil is the leader in oil field technology. If that ever becomes the case then they have more trouble than enough coming their way. The clever companies ALWAYS use tried and tested technology, it’s difficult enough to avoid disasters in what Petrobras are doing without going looking for them.
There is no shame in this.
@7 Fido Dido
Oct 09th, 2013 - 09:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I am very pleased to know that your friends are enjoying Brazil. Thanks.
@13 ChrisR
Thank you for providing this information.
@ 13 “ it’s difficult enough to avoid disasters” now tell us about it, BP surely knows a lot about disasters lol http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10027271/Mexico-sues-BP-over-Gulf-disaster-as-oil-giant-faces-2200-new-lawsuits-in-less-than-two-months.html
Oct 10th, 2013 - 09:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 15 BOZO
Oct 11th, 2013 - 10:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0Oh dear, is your last little post supposed to point the finger at the UK because of BP?
Guess who owns BP? It's the Americans you uneducated twat.
Still, Obuma thought that (but KNEW better, he was using BP as a political football) so at least you have a “claim to fame”.
Ha, ha, idiota.
@ 16 The Telegraph is pointing the finger, not me.
Oct 11th, 2013 - 02:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 17 BOZO
Oct 11th, 2013 - 03:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No, they are reporting what is happening in Mexico, not pointing any fingers.
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