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This includes information relating to operations
in Ecuador and how New Stratus is helping mit-
igate potential non-financial risks emanating
from the oilfields.
Environmental: The operation of Blocks 16
and 67 (Tivacuno) takes place in an area of great
environmental sensitivity, which partially coin-
cides with the Yasuní National Park, located in
the Amazon jungle of Ecuador.
NSE continues making improvements in
the design and efficiency of the operational
processes in Ecuador, with the goal to enhance
environmental performance. We are reviewing
practices such as cluster drilling (multiple wells
drilled per location), directional and horizon-
tal drilling, centralised production facilities,
injection wells for handling produced water,
construction of centralised industrial facili-
ties, roads and right of way with minimisation
of the use of areas (reduction of deforestation)
incorporated from the beginning. Thus, the area
occupied by industrial facilities, internal roads
and right of way is only 0.26% (367 hectares) of
the total concession area (138,800 hectares).
Social: Blocks 16 and 67 (Tivacuno) are in the
Waorani and Kichwa indigenous communities.
To balance the opportunities that the commu-
nities have for a better quality of life, prior oper-
ators signed a collaboration agreement with contractor and supplier management and sur- unique type of undersea fibre optic system,”
N.A.W.E (Nacionalidad Waorani del Ecuador) vey and installation oversight, in addition to said Ronaldo Moidano, Project Manager for the
in the Waorani community. The agreement handling all components of the marine program Consortium. “We have all the usual challenges
focuses on the following four broad matters: related to the O&G platform hookups. Sub- related to construction of an undersea fibre
health, education, support to N.A.W.E. manage- sea telecommunications industry veteran Bob system, but with added complexities related to
ment and community leaders and, support to the Munoz, who recently joined the Pioneer team, platform umbilicals, wet-mate connector assem-
development of communities. will serve as the full-time O&G Marine Consult- blies and other aspects which are unique to O&G
New Stratus Energy, August 29 2022 ant for the project. networks. After reviewing the project and strat-
“We are very excited to help the Zemax- egising with Pioneer Consulting, we knew they
Planova Consortium make this project a reality,” would be an ideal part of our team to ensure the
PROJECTS & COMPANIES said Gavin Tully, Managing Partner of Pioneer project’s success.”
Consulting. “Pioneer Consulting has significant The 1,200 km trunk-and-branch fibre system
Pioneer Consulting experience working on commercial subsea tel- will link 13 floating production storage and off-
ecom projects, but Malha Óptica gives us the loading vessels (FPSO) and one static platform
engaged by Zemax-Planova opportunity to demonstrate our expertise in the with two cable landing stations in Praia Grande,
field of O&G. Malha Óptica is set to become the São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. The project will
consortium to assist with world’s foremost O&G fibre optic system, and also give Petrobras the possibility to almost tri-
it’s an honour to play such a critical role in its ple the number of connected platforms over the
deployment of Petrobras’ deployment. Many members of our team have system’s lifetime. The project marine survey is
a background in O&G telecom projects, but I’m already underway, and the system is expected to
Malha Óptica system particularly excited to welcome Bob Munoz in be ready for service by 2023.
About Pioneer Consulting: Drawing on dec-
a full-time capacity. For the past year and a half,
Pioneer Consulting, the full-service submarine Bob has been leading our marine team for the ades of experience, Pioneer Consulting empow-
fibre optic telecommunications consulting and Southern Cross NEXT project, which recently ers clients to take their vision for a submarine
project management company, announces it has entered commercial service, so the transition fibre optic telecommunications system and
been contracted by the Zemax-Planova Con- to working on Malha Óptica comes at a perfect make it a reality. The company provides expert
sortium to provide expertise related to the var- time.” counsel to guide clients through the full process
ious oil and gas (O&G) aspects of the Petrobras “The Zemax-Planova Consortium has been of subsea cable installation, while also providing
Malha Óptica project in Brazil. trusted by Petrobras to build its Malha Óptica valuable technical and commercial insight about
Pioneer Consulting will provide support for network, so it was important to us to have addi- the submarine telecom industry.
route engineering, quality and documentation, tional experience and expertise related to this Pioneer Consulting, August 30 2022

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