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Brazil to deploy world's first floating oil terminal

Global Energy World -- Brazil's state-owned energy giant Petrobras said Tuesday it will deploy the world's first floating oil terminal capable of refueling tankers on the high seas.

"The new technology will ensure lower costs, by reducing the distance covered by oil transport vessels," the company said in a statement.

Currently, crude oil must be ferried from offshore rigs to the coast where tankers come to fill up.

But the new "Transfer and Storage Offshore Unit will make it possible to store oil on the high seas and to transfer it to export vessels," the statement said, adding that the first terminal will be operational in June 2014, 90 kilometers (55 miles) off Rio de Janeiro.

The terminal will sit on a vessel stationed near the drilling rigs and be capable of storing two million barrels, equivalent


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PDQBlues
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Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 1:16:41 PM

Interesting idea. Will it be practical and catch on?
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Ok
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Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 3:11:25 AM

Interesting
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The love boat .
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raelly
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I just hope it's safe.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2012 10:44:31 PM

Good luck on this idea.
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Any problem could make the Exxon Valdez spill look like a pimple on the rear of an elephant
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2012 10:10:25 PM

Security and environmental safety come to mind as possible problems. Sounds very interesting. Hope it works.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2012 10:04:12 PM

And how heavily armed are they going have to keep it to keep the pirates of the high seas at bay?
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Interesting idea.
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Sounds Good :).
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2012 9:43:54 PM

Sounds like a great idea to save on costs, and raise profits.
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ok
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OK
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hmm...
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OK
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Sounds like trouble
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