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Audrey Leon reports

Brazil Focus on the latest project and facilities updates in the region.

Brazil in progress

Brazil is a veritable diamond in the rough for foreign and local investors. Firms are investing in new centers of technology, fabrication, and worker training to increase the country’s skills and alleviate infrastructure diffculties. razil is very much the place building, ship repair, transportation, resource development. Exacerbat- to be at the moment, and and training. ing the problems are recent changes not just for its fantastic Even with extensive investment, to local content rules that require

B beaches and anything-goes Brazil is not immune to the problems Brazilian projects to include at least

Carnival. Multinational companies the oil and gas industry faces glob- 65% local content, including ser- are focking to the South American ally, such as a lack of skilled work- vices, people and products.

country to reap the benefts of emerg- ers and insuffcient infrastructure And yet, Brazil’s pre-salt potential ing industries that include ship- to support the country’s oil and gas remains a topic of unending interest.

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