The
140,000-barrel
per
day
unit
made
its
way
through
the
port’s
channel
and
docked
at
the
Quip
consortium’s
dock
just
after
noon
local
time.
BW
Offshore,
Quip,
Petrobras
and
port
officials
all
assisted
with
the
logistics.
“This
is
the
first
project
completely
executed
by
a
national
company,
from
the
initial
stage
to
the
beginning
of
exploration
and
production,”
said
Miguelangelo
Thome,
director-general
at
Quip.
The
journey
to
Rio
Grande
was
challenging,
but
the
results
were
“extremely
positive”
in
working
with
their
timeline,
he
said.
The
company
now
has
four
months
of
“intense
work”ahead
to
meet…