Petrobras e Marinha investem 400 milhões de reais em pesquisas na Estação Antártica Comandante Ferraz

Petrobras And Navy Invest 400 Million Reais In Research At Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 25/01/2020 at 21:40

Updated on 25/01/2020 at 21:54

Petrobras e Marinha investem 400 milhões de reais em pesquisas na Estação Antártica Comandante Ferraz

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Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, Brazilian Base Operated by the Navy Receives Support from Petrobras Through the Brazilian Antarctic Program (Proantar)

Brazilian researchers at the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, where, in a partnership between the Navy and Petrobras, research is conducted in the areas of environment, meteorology, biodiversity, and chemistry, have a somewhat unusual routine. Job openings by a construction company require professionals with elementary and high school education

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Imagine leaving the office and encountering the largest desert in the world, spanning over 14 million km², with only penguins and elephant seals as neighbors. This is the routine of Brazilian researchers at the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.

An immense frozen desert, larger than the territories of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia combined. The driest, coldest, and highest continent in the world, with temperatures reaching -93ºC.

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About the Brazilian Station in Antarctica

The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station has 4,500 square meters, 17 laboratories, and can accommodate up to 64 people. With the current cooperation agreement between Petrobras and the Navy, which foresees investments of approximately R$ 400 million over the next five years, research, missions of researchers and teams to the region, purchase of equipment for the ships and laboratories, development of special fuels for the Antarctic environment, among other activities, will be made feasible. Our partnership with Proantar has existed since 1987.

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Petrobras And Navy Invest 400 Million Reais In Research At Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station

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While the U.S. still faces limitations in deep space, China is developing unprecedented technology with strategic satellites that maintain communication with the far side of the Moon and aims for dominance by 2030.

With 7.4 trillion tons of artificial snow pumped in 10 years, an extreme operation could stabilize the West Antarctic ice sheet and prevent a sea level rise of more than 3 meters, but it would require snow cannons, ocean water, and energy on an almost industrial scale at the end of the world.

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