BRAZIL EMBARKS ON MAJOR OIL AND GAS PIPELINE NETWORK EXPANSION
January 1st, 2011
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
PETROBRAS, Brazil's national oil company, has been heavily investing in pipeline technology via a large-scale project to expand its pipeline network. This investment of time, energy and money has put Brazil on the cutting edge of global pipeline technology developments. Naturally, an extensive pipeline network, when constructed and managed correctly, enables a country to quickly and safely transport fuel for a low cost. However, until recently Brazil, despite being one of the world's largest countries, had a relatively small pipeline network ...
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