An explosion proof mobile phone for Shell Brasil has to suit offshore work in Brazil's deep water. Shell holds interests in the Santos Basin pre-salt, including the Mero and Atapu developments, and operates the Parque das Conchas fields in the Campos Basin. This page is for the HSE, telecoms and operations teams who decide what may be carried onto a floating production unit and across a classified boundary. The IS-04Z1 is designed around intrinsic safety rather than a flameproof enclosure.
Launching Q4 2026 · ATEX and IECEx documentation in progress
Shell's Brazilian upstream is mostly non-operated: in the pre-salt it holds participating interests alongside Petrobras and other partners, and the units are run to the operator's procedures. Parque das Conchas, in the Campos Basin, is the field where Shell is the operator, so its own procedures apply. Shell has also been developing Gato do Mato, a Santos Basin discovery planned for later this decade. A handset therefore meets several rulebooks in a single career: the operator's on a partner-run FPSO, and Shell's own where it controls operations.
The classification sets the limit. The rotation, the offshore environment and the number of parties involved set the day-to-day experience.
A technician flies out, works the rotation and flies back. If a handset fails mid-rotation there is no replacement until the next helicopter, so reliability and sealing matter more than headline features. The 4,000 mAh cell is meant to carry a working day between charges in the accommodation.
A deck environment is wet and salty. IP68 sealing and the rugged build are the starting point, and drop resistance matters when the user is wearing gloves and the platform is moving.
Owner of the vessel, operator, shuttle-tanker crews and contractors all have rules. A device enrolled in an existing MDM console can carry a profile for each, so the Shell team can restrict what runs on its own users' units.
A European operator's engineers usually reference both. The IS-04Z1 is being certified to IECEx and ATEX, with a marking target of II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4, but the certificates will define scope once they exist.
Brazilian crews work in Portuguese, while a global operator's review is often in English. The interface runs in Brazilian Portuguese and the documentation is intended in both languages.
A Shell representative on a non-operated unit has to see what the operator sees. A handset that works inside the classified area allows photographs and notes to be taken during a walkdown, then shared once back on the accommodation Wi-Fi.
Where Shell is the operator, its own standards apply. A single device for inspections, permits and the daily report keeps the paper trail in one place and under its own control.
During construction and commissioning, crews work in areas that change from week to week. A managed handset gives the commissioning team a list of approved apps and a means of recording punch-list items on deck.
No. The device is pre-launch, and certification, including ATEX and IECEx, is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch. No unit should be taken into a classified area before the relevant certificates exist.
The operator of the field sets the site rules, and the vessel owner may add its own. A non-operating partner such as Shell would normally have to work within them, so ask the operator's HSE team first.
It adds treatment and compression equipment, and so classified space, but the hazardous-area classification is decided from the gas and release sources on each unit. The site's classification drawing is the document to check.
No. Raízen is a separate company, a joint venture of Shell and Cosan, with its own mills, safety procedures and procurement.
Tell us the site, the zone and gas group, and roughly how many handsets. The SAMS team replies by email with the datasheet and the certification schedule for Brazil. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch and certification is in progress, so there is no list price yet; indicative pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Tell us the zone, gas group and operator. We will send the datasheet and the certification schedule for your market.
