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Vol. 59 No. 9

September 2007

Field Development Projects

Espirito Santo: The New Deepwater Frontier in Brazil

Petrobras has been active in five simultaneous exploration and production frontiers in the Espirito Santo basin, namely gas in shallow water, light and heavy oil in deepwater, and light oil in ultradeep water and onshore. Petrobras has invested in new infrastructure projects including pipelines, processing plants, and a new port to support offshore operations. The company also has participated in research projects in partnership with the Federal University of Espirito Santo.

View a Synopsis of OTC 19082 as published in JPT.

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 19082, “Espirito Santo: The New Deepwater Frontier in Brazil,” by Márcio Félix Carvalho Bezerra, SPE, and Nery Vicente Milani De Rossi, SPE, Petrobras, prepared for the 2007 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 30 April–3 May.

Copyright 2007 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.

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The full-length paper is available for purchase at the OTC Library.  The paper has not been peer reviewed.