Sonda da Petrobras operada pela Transocean chega em outubro ao Brasil

Petrobras’ Drillship Operated by Transocean Arrives in Brazil in October

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 10/08/2018 at 05:28

Updated on 10/08/2018 at 06:04

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The drilling unit of Petrobras known as drillship 10,000, belonging to Petrobras and operationally managed by Transocean, will soon leave the Gulf of Mexico, in the American sector, heading towards Brazil. The drillship has been operating in the region for about 365 days on the Cascade-Chinook project and is set to arrive in our country in less than 1 month for seabed drilling in the northeastern region.

Petrobras has not given 100% certainty, but the unit is expected to be allocated to the Farfan project, according to experts’ expectations. The project anticipates long-duration tests with the Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSPO) Cidade de São Vicente starting in August. This first intervention is due to the discovery of oil in the SEAL-M-426 sector, where Petrobras operates alongside 8 other sectors in this site of deepwater assets (from 300 to 1500 meters down to the ocean floor).

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