Fugro In Brazil

摘要

Fugro has recently supplied solutions for Devon Energy do Brasil Combining the teamwork of two leading Fugro companies from Brazil and the USA provides Devon Energy do Brasil Ltda with optimum services in oceanographic current measurement in deepwater, on their offshore Block BM-BAR-03, approximately 120 miles off the northern Brazilian coast. "The dynamics of the oceanography in this region can be challenging," explains Rosemary Smith, Senior Oceanographer. "The North Brazil Current (NBC) and its subsurface component, the North Brazil Undercurrent (NBUC), transport oceanic waters north westwards along the northern coast of Brazil. Once north of the equator these currents feed a system of zonal counter currents which flow eastwards. Large anti cyclonic eddies (NBC rings) can form from the North Brazil Current and propagate northwards. They are thought to transport up to half of all the surface waters north westwards. The NBC rings are of concern to drilling operations, as they are known to cause strong currents that can lead to downtime during drilling operations."