As Brazil eyes what appears to be the largest oil reserve discovered in the Western Hemisphere in the last 30 years, a raft of U.S. energy sector service providers stand to gain considerably. The so-called `pre-salt' region off Brazil's southeastern coast contains an estimated 50 billion barrels of oil, and Brazil will no doubt need assistance from U.S. oil field service industry companies, says  Andrew Derman of Thompson & Knight. "This will require massive financial investments, advanced technologies and a highly skilled workforce over many years, if not decades, to fully assess and recover these reserves," Derman says. The plan calls for Brazilian energy giant Petrobras to be the region's sole operator and hold a 30 percent stake in all development joint ventures, while allowing the government to keep a bigger share of oil profits. To interview Mr. Derman, contact Barry Pound at 800-559-4534 or barry@androvett.com.