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Bumpy road to self-sufficiency

FEW PETROBRAS projects have attracted as much attention as the Barracuda-Caratinga development — for the right and wrong reasons.

Fly in the self-sufficiency ointment: Petrobras is 'extremely pleased' with the Barracuda-Caratinga project, and the FPSO P-43 (above) is reportedly producing upwards of 165,000 bpd, but the oil company and turnkey contractor Halliburton could be heading for more rows over weakened flanges on subsea flowlinesPhoto: PETROBRAS
Fly in the self-sufficiency ointment: Petrobras is 'extremely pleased' with the Barracuda-Caratinga project, and the FPSO P-43 (above) is reportedly producing upwards of 165,000 bpd, but the oil company and turnkey contractor Halliburton could be heading for more rows over weakened flanges on subsea flowlinesPhoto: PETROBRAS
  • Gareth Chetwynd
Published 8 July 2005, 06:42Updated 27 June 2012, 04:40