August 09 2022 / News
PRIO at the 1st Reservoir Geology and Geophysics Week
Rio de Janeiro, August 09, 2022 – Aiming to share knowledge and contribute to the training of future professionals in the sector, PRIO (formerly PetroRio), Brazil’s largest independent oil and gas company and a pioneer in recovering and increasing the useful life of mature fields, will be present at the 1st Reservoir Geology and Geophysics Week, organized by Fluminense Federal University (UFF). PRIO’s participation will be on August 16, and the event will take place between the 15th and 19th of this month.
Igor Neves, the company’s Geophysics specialist, will give a lecture “Application of genetic inversion to update the geological model and positioning of producing wells”, starting at 5:45 pm on August 16.
“Being able to share knowledge is always rewarding. And participating in an event like this is also an opportunity to strengthen ties with the academy and to be able to take PRIO’s message and culture to the talents who are graduating and, in the future, will be in our market”, says Neves.
The event will be held at UFF’s Institute of Geosciences, located at Milton Tavares Avenue, Niterói. The program includes debates, case study presentations, and courses given by reservoir specialists from companies and universities. Those interested in attending the event can purchase their ticket at https://www.eventbrite.com.br/e/1a-semana-de-geofisica-e-geologia-de-reservatorio-da-uff-registration-362517659077?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.
The 1st Geology and Reservoir Geophysics Week is promoted by the Exploratory Interpretation and Reservoir Characterization Group (GIECAR) from the Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF, with the support of the National Institute of Science and Technology of Petroleum Geophysics (INCT-GP) and Halliburton.
About PRIO
PRIO is the largest independent oil and gas company in Brazil, a pioneer in recovering and increasing the useful life of fields in production. With its assets located in the Campos Basin, the company seeks operational efficiency with process optimization, the use of new technologies and innovative solutions that aim to reduce costs, always with the premise of excellence and safety in operations. PRIO has been growing through acquisitions. Thanks to the constant positive results, it had a strong appreciation, becoming part of the B3 index, the main Brazilian stock exchange index in 2020.