LabOceano/COPPE/UFRJ Information

The Ocean Basin at COPPE/UFRJ has been designed to carry out model tests of ocean structures and equipments used in the exploration and production of oil and gas offshore. In Brazi, as in many others oil fields worldwide, these activities are progressing very fast towards fields located in water depths up to 3000 meters, bringing about new technological challenges. Our ocean basin, with its depth of 15m, deepest in the world, it meets the present needs and strict requirements posed by the offshore industry. Equipped with sophisticated multi-directional wave generators - sea current and wind generator systems will be available in the near future - the new facility is able to produce a quite realistic representation of the ocean environment. The operation of such a facility in Brazil contribute to consolidate the Brazilian leading position in deepwater technology, providing experimental support available only in very few places in the world. The laboratory is intended to help to develop and test innovative structures and equipments as well as to operate higher quality and safer ocean systems and devices as required by an ecologically sensitive environment as the ocean.