Paulo Cezar V. M. Gouvea Email and Phone Number

Senior Petroleum Engineer with 40 years of experience, (35 years with Petrobras, Brazilian National Oil Company), with extensive deepwater drilling and completion expertise. Some highlights- "Company-man" in deep-water and land drilling (1975-78), Amapá and Amazon Basins, Brazil. - Casing and cementing specialist (1979-82).- Lecturer and coordinator of petroleum engineering courses and seminars (1982-1999) - Co-author of the book “Fundamentos de Engenharia de Petróleo” (in Portuguese).- "Company-man" in deep-water drilling and completion (2000-09) including "pre-salt" deep wells in Campos and Santos Basins, Brazil. - Coordinator of Engineering Project Group (GEP) for offshore field developments on the “Espadarte Phase II” project (2006-07), with a innovative system of Deepwater Extended Reach Horizontal Wells for Espadarte Field, in Campos Basin, Brazil. Retired after 35 full years with Petrobras, created the engineering company Engegouv.- Consultant for Petrobras International (Rio de Janeiro), related to procurement of OFE (Owner Furnished Equipments) for deepwater drilships Petrobras 10000 and Vitoria 10000, built in South Korea. Coordination of acceptance tests of Vitoria 10000 in South Korea and South Africa- Company Representative for Petrobras International and Petrobras America during the pre-delivery phase of construction and commissioning of the deepwater drillships 'Ocean Rig Poseidon' and 'Dragonquest' (presently 'Titanium Explorer'), respectively in the shipyards Samsung and DSME, in Geoge City, South Korea.- Company Representative for Sonangol Starfish Oil & Gas (SSOG), in support to the drilling operations of deep pre-salt well in Santos Basin, offshore Rio de Janeiro, and onshore drilling in Bahia, Brazil.- Senior Operations Advisor at CBH - Compagnie Béninoise des Hydrocarbures in the drilling process of ultra-deepwater deep well offshore Benin, Africa.