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Brazil launches first semi-submersible oil platform

com.cn » 2008 » October » 7th » Brazil launches first semi-submersible oil platform

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro state the first semi-submersible oil platform in his country. The P-51 platform belongs to the state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras. It will operate in the Marlim Sul field, in the Campos Basin, 150 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, in waters 1,255 meters deep. The platform can produce up to 180,000 … Continue Reading »

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