Broadband Seismic for Enhanced Pre-salt Imaging
comprehensive insight into, the evaporite architecture and potential pre-salt hydrocarbon reservoirs, allowing geologists to have a better understanding of these deepwater geological formations. “The pre-salt region runs from the south of the state of Bahia, to the north of the state of Santa Catarina, yet some remnants of the salt layer can be found further north, such as along the Sergipe/Alagoas Basin,” said Luiz Braga Ph.D, VP – Director of Geomarket Latin America for CGG. Pre-salt reservoirs are always found in carbonate rock formations beneath salt layers and salt domes that
Petrobras Pre-salt Reserves Up 43% in 2013
per day Petrobras announces that its proven pre-salt reserves are up 43% in 2013 compared to 2012. Since 2007, the Company has been adding increasing amounts to its proven reserves coming from the pre-salt layer, which extends from the south of the state of Espírito Santo to the state of Santa Catarina. Currently, more than a quarter of the proven Petrobras reserves come from the pre-salt. In 2013, forty-two wells were drilled in the pre-salt layer, coupled with the outstanding performance of the production platforms in the Campos and Santos Basins, so allowing reserves to increase by 43%. Import
Huisman Brazil Receives First Order
; Huisman opened an Engineering, Sales and Service office in Rio de Janeiro to locally support the South American market in 2008 and in 2012 started the construction of their new production facility in the city of Navegantes. Navegantes is located alongside the river Itajai-Açu in the state Santa Catarina, a state in the southern part of Brazil bordering the Atlantic Ocean. This makes the Huisman Brazil facility easily accessible for seagoing vessels, allowing for fast installation, commissioning and testing of the Huisman designed and built offshore construction equipment on board. This facility
February 2025
