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located on the right bank of TX2 and will have a production capacity of 250km of fexible pipe a year, in addition to a material

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testing and storage facility. The company envisions an investment of $200 million with the creation of 400

Brazil Focus direct jobs. This plant is forecast to come into operation in 2013, Berto adds.

LLX also signed an agreement with Technip Brasil for the installation of a fexible-pipe production plant. With production forecast to begin in 2013, this plant will be built at TX2. In February 2013, InterMoor was awarded a construction license for a plant offering specialized services and logistical support. That plant is forecast to come into operation at the end of 2013 and will be located on the right bank of TX2. It will provide a range of services to meet the specifc needs of its clients, including Petrobras, Shell, and OGX, as well as other oil and gas companies operating in Brazil. The plant will have a 90m wharf line and total area of 52,302sq m. OGX is the oil and gas division of EBX and has the largest

Celebrating , 6-9 May OTC-2013 offshore acreage after Petrobras.

OSX is building the Açu shipbuilding yard, UCN

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Açu, which is set to become the largest shipyard in Norwegian Pavilion 5041, the Americas. With a processing capacity of 180,000 tonnes per year, expandable to 400,000 tonnes per year, the shipyard is a joint venture with Hyundai Heavy

Industries. OSX has the largest portfolio of orders in the world with 60 offshore units worth a total of $31 billion. Some 4500 people are currently working on UCN construction, which is forecast to come into operation at

SUDA 450-L3T 2 under construction the start of 2013.

LLX has also signed a contract with GE do Brasil (GE) for the construction of a plant in the metalworking cluster. The plant will occupy an area of 322,498sq m, primarily to serve the oil and gas, and power generation sectors. The contract has a term of 30 years and is renewable for a period of up to 30 years. Construction of the production plant is still subject to the licenses and permits normally required.

ASCO Brasil Participações Ltda., a company of ASCO

Group, will provide logistics services to oil exploration and production companies and their suppliers. “This arrangement means Açu Superport will offer comprehensive and integrated logistical solutions of

Naval Architects & Marine Engineers international standard, with state-of-the-art technology, www.aksuda.com able to satisfy the highest requirements for effciency, safety, and environmental protection of the oil and gas industry; 1,400 jobs are expected to be created in the logistics services sector ,” Berto says.

NFX (Navigation Fuels X), a company to import, export, sell, and distribute marine fuels under the BP

Marine brand, elected Açu Superport as the best location to build its terminal. It will be located in TXl and will have the entire infrastructure necessary to distribute marine fuel. This fuel center will meet the requirements

SP 320-L3 of ships of a range of sizes and activities, such as PSVs delivered 2012 (platform supply vessels), cabotage, and long distance

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