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Rome, Italy, 2019/04/01 - Leonardo, through its subsidiary Telespazio Brasil, signed a contract with Petrobras for satellite monitoring of the company's oil rigs in the Campos basin, north of Rio de Janeiro - Petrobras.com.br / Telespazio.com / LeonardoCompany.com. FNC IM; SIFI.MI
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• More than 50 Petrobras oil rigs north of Rio de Janeiro will be monitored by COSMO-SkyMed satellites daily, along with another 40 critical locations;
• Leonardo’s subsidiary Telespazio Brasil operates in the country in key areas: satellite communications, monitoring of Amazon, security, Defence.
The activity, which continues a multi-year collaboration, aims to detect any oil spills from the exploration and production operations. The announcement was made ahead of LAAD Defense and Security Exhibition, Rio de Janeiro, 2-5 April.
The 14 months contract includes the supply to Petrobras of an average of 150 images per month from the COSMO-SkyMed satellites constellation, the most advanced radar Earth observation system, as well as specialised technical services available 24 hours a day. More than 50 oil platforms operating in the Campos basin will be monitored by COSMO-SkyMed satellites, the only ones capable of providing night and day information in any weather condition with a high frequency of review, ensuring coverage of the entire area and of additional 40 critical locations every 48 hours.
Petrobras (petrobras.com.br) is the largest Brazilian company in the energy sector. Active in the production, refining and transport of oil & gas products, Petrobras is one of the world leaders in the technologies for exploration in deep and ultra-deep waters.
In Brazil, Leonardo has been present for more than twenty years in the space sector through its subsidiary Telespazio Brasil. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and with offices in São Paulo, Porto Alegre and Cuiabá, Telespazio Brasil (telespazio.com) is one of the leading Brazilian providers of satellite services and solutions in the communications, multimedia, and Earth observation sectors, as well as engineering, operations and maintenance services for satellite ground systems.
The contract announced today represents a new success in the business area of services and applications based on data from the COSMO-SkyMed satellites, already used in Brazil for monitoring deforestation in the Amazon, for safety, to support agriculture and for Defense applications.
About Leonardo
Leonardo (leonardocompany.com) is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees. The Company has a significant industrial presence in four domestic markets (Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States and Poland) as well as strategic partnerships in the most important high potential international markets. Since 4 July 2013 Gianni De Gennaro is the Chairman and since 16 May 2017 Alessandro Profumo is the Chief Executive Officer. Leonardo's structure is organised into seven Divisions. The Company also operates through subsidiaries and joint ventures.
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