Petrobras pushing edge of deepwater frontier

Journal Article · Mon Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6127095

This paper reports on Brazil's Petroleos Brasileiro SA which continues to extend subsea technology, especially in the deepwater Campos basin. Recent technological advancements described are: an extensive deepwater production technology capability program covering more than 100 research projects in collaboration with dozens of domestic and international entities; the first guidelineless deepwater wet christmas trees in the Campos basin, part of Marlim's early production system; a special purpose deepwater template manifold; a multiplexed subsea control and monitoring system for working in more than 1,000 m of water; a joint venture of Fluor Ocean Services International and Sweden's GVA to develop basic design for a tension leg platform capable of working in 1,000 m of water and producing 100,000 b/d of oil and about 70 MMcfd of gas; a hyperbaric pressure simulation chamber capable of simulating pressure equal to that in 1,000 m of water; and advances in tools and basic equipment for remote operated vehicles (ROVs).

• OSTI ID: 6127095
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 89:16; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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