Santos Offshore Oil & Gas Expo was acquired this week by Reed Exhibitions, becoming the latest addition to a growing number of events in Reed’s global energy portfolio. Held in the port city of Santos in Sao Paulo State, Santos Offshore enjoys a key geographic position. Brazil continues to develop the extensive Pre-salt oil and gas reserves in the Santos Basin and their largest energy company Petrobras and others are rapidly expanding their infrastructure and engineering presence in the city.
Santos Offshore Oil & Gas Expo has been held in Santos City since its 2007 launch. When it opens in October 2011, it will present 7,000nsm of exhibits and is expected to attract 18,000 visitors. The event has grown 20% in its last two editions. Working in close partnership with the Brazilian Institute of Petroleum (IBP), Reed Exhibitions Brazil will immediately begin developing world-class content and customer value for exhibitors and attendees alike.
Globally, Reed Exhibitions produces a total of 16 upstream oil and gas and renewable energy events. The Santos Offshore event joins a wider global portfolio that includes Offshore Europe, All Energy (UK) and the World Future Energy Summit (Abu Dhabi). In South America the event lines up alongside Brasil Offshore (Macae) and Protection Offshore (Rio de Janeiro) in Reed Brazil’s upstream energy group and Fenasucro (Ribeirao Preto), Sucronor (Recife) and Agrocana (Ribeirao Preto) in the ethanol sector.
“All of us at Reed will join with our colleagues at IBP to maximize this exciting opportunity to support the continuing growth of Brazil’s oil and gas industry,” said Juan Pablo de Vera, President of Reed Exhibitions Brazil. “We will strive to make Santos a special part of our global energy portfolio, helping customers from around the world to discover a new market in Santos.”
Reed Exhibitions acquired Santos Offshore from AGS3 Promocoes e Eventos LTDA.
Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Nina Gardiner
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