The event starts today (April 30) and for the eighth consecutive time, the Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro participates in the main offshore technology tradeshow - OTC 2018. As an official curator of the Brazil Pavilion and in support of APEX-Brazil, FIRJAN organized a series of talks with the participation of operators and entities that work in the country on business opportunities in the oil and gas market in Brazil.

The National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP), Apex-Brasil, Petrobras, and, in addition to the Federation of Industries, the ONIP, IBP and SEBRAE entities are in the Brazil Pavilion, the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Manager of Oil and Gas at FIRJAN, Karine Fragoso points out that, since 2011, the Federation has been in the OTC as an exhibitor or participant in an institutional mission to defend the Rio de Janeiro and national industry with the regulatory agencies and to expand relationships with development agencies and companies.

"Participating in the OTC is very important for the Brazilian oil and gas defense entities. We strengthen our relationship with the offshore market, as our technical team absorbs technical knowledge, identifies trends and good practices in the market, and prospects for commercial and technological partnerships, in the sense of inserting our industries in the world oil market, " exemplifies Karine.

President of the FIRJAN System and Chairman of the ONIP (National Organization of the Oil Industry) Deliberative Council, Eduardo Eugenio Gouvêa Vieira will highlight the entity's new way of acting, with integrating committees to deal with competitiveness and productivity issues, regulatory environment and access to market. The Organization's commitment is to promote interaction between institutions and governments in order to ensure effectiveness in the implementation of an industrial policy focused on the development of the oil market.

The Brazil Pavilion is located at NRG Park, which hosts the OTC 2018 from April 30 to May 3 in Houston, Texas, United States.

Schedule of the Brazil Pavilion

April 30, Monday

11:30 am - Official opening of the Brazil Pavilion with the participation of the Brazilian consulate in Houston and other Brazilian entities

15h - "Overview of the O & G Sector in Brazil and Main Investment Opportunities", with Luiz Carlos T. de Carvalho, coordinator of Investment Promotion (Apex-Brasil)

16h - "The oil and gas market in Brazil", with José Firmo, president of IBP, and Eduardo Eugenio Gouvêa Vieira, president of FIRJAN and the ONIP Deliberative Council; and "The vision of a foreign company about Brazil", with Veronica Rezende Coelho, vice president of Statoil]

May 1, Tuesday

11h - "Technology in the oil and gas industry", with Filipe Lopes (SOTREQ) on Connectivity in industry; and Claudio Makarovsky (SIEMENS) talking about Industry 4.0 in oil and gas

15h - "Pre-Salt: Challenges beyond Mero" (to be confirmed), with Solange Guedes (Petrobras); and "The paths and opportunities for the transformation of the Campos Basin", with Daniel Pereira and Diogo Parente (Reed Alcantara Machado)

May 2, Wednesday

15h - "The vision of a foreign company about Brazil", with Adriano Bastos (BP Energy)

16h - "Next rounds of bidding for exploratory blocks in Brazil", with Décio Oddone (ANP)