Petrobras Begins Assembling the “Dragon”, a Supercomputer That Will Be the Highest Geophysical Processing Capacity in Latin America
In order to have a fully digitized company and to accelerate production time, Petrobras announced on Monday that to optimize oil and gas exploration and production activities, it has started receiving equipment for the assembly of the company’s supercomputer, named “Dragon.” Looking for a job? 212 IMMEDIATE job openings to work on the construction of the Jaguatirica II Thermoelectric Power Plant
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According to Petrobras’ statement, this is a high-performance computer aimed at greater geophysical processing performance, reducing geological and operational risks.
In total, Petrobras already has nine supercomputers in production. The “Dragon” will have geophysical processing capacity greater than the two largest in Latin America (Atlas and Phoenix).
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According to Petrobras, ten trucks were used to transport the supercomputer’s material. In comparison to common technologies, it equals about four million mobile phones or one hundred thousand modern laptops in processing capacity.
In addition, the technology will meet the current needs of a large part of the geophysical data processing of the company. Algorithms developed by geophysicists and systems analysts will be used, enabling image generation.
The assembly process of the supercomputer may take up to three months, going through final adjustments, software installation, and assisted operation. According to Petrobras, the start of full production operation is scheduled for the second half of 2021.

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