After sleeping in a little late and packing, we took a subway to a different part of Rio and went through security at the Chevron Oil Company. Chevron receives threats sometimes from people who are against drilling and so it is important the proper security measures are taken. We went upstairs in the building and met with a group of people that work for Chevron, some of which are originally from America. Each of the member presented us with a power point specifically relate to what they work on. 10% of Brazil’s economy relies on oil companies like Chevron which has produced four times more oil than other companies in Brazil in the past 20 years and is expected to double by 2020. Chevron is one of the largest oil companies in Brazil and usually ahead in the race of finding new places to drill. Although recently some of their wells have come up dry in the past few years, they are optimistic and continue to drill what they can. Their current largest field produces 88,000 barrels of oil a day and all of their activity happens off shore. Brazil is a marketable area for drilling because much of its rock is very old and Brazil does not get tsunamis or earth quakes or tornadoes, they just experience a lot of rain. We learned step by step how the company uses equipment and what they see to underground and what goes into finding the best places to drill. We saw step by step how a well is built, how oil is extracted, and how wells are closed off along with common issues and the safety precautions that are taken to prevent and solve them.
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