Offshore staff
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Petrobras, Shell and SENAI CIMATEC have formed a cooperation to construct a large complex in Brazil for presalt R&D.
The Production Development Laboratory (LDP), due to start operating at the SENAI CIMATEC Park in the Petrochemical Camaçari Cluster (BA), will provide conditions similar to the Brazilian presalt for testing integrated systems and new equipment prior to their adoption in the field.
A 300-m deep well will be drilled in the complex, connected to a flow loop comprising pipes, compressors and pumps to simulate the flow of oil and gas production.
A multi-disciplinary technical team at the LDP will provide modeling and reliability analysis, advanced engineering and expertise in computer simulations, materials and examination of failures and processes.
The tests should allow the oil and gas industry to test innovations for subsea, topsides, production operations, lifting and flowing oil from the seabed, and processing.
The program involves a R$254 million (US$50.2 million) investment. Petrobras and Shell are funding the project with support from the Research, Development and Innovation clause of Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).
04.20.2023
