The Chinese-built platform is part of a multi-year plan that will turn the South American giant into a leading crude exporter.
CNPC
Ultra-deepwater field 180 kilometres off Rio de Janeiro already producing up to 180,000 barrels per day.
More than a dozen companies vie for access in latest round of tenders for some of world’s largest gas reserves.
Project, first of its kind in deep waters off Africa, expected to produce 3.4 million tonnes of natural gas annually, which will be sold to BP.
