With Some Latent Decommissioning Projects Starting in 2020, Brazilian Shipyards May Have an Economic Breather With These New Activities
Due to the current crisis in our shipyards, the Brazilian Shipbuilding Industry is looking for new sources of business to try to offset the lack of activities due to the absence of contracts. A good alternative would be the decommissioning market for oil and natural gas platforms, given the number of offshore units that have been in operation for over 25 years in the country.
Nowadays, 45% of these units are already in advanced stages of research to start their first decommissionings from 2020, which will generate many movements in the naval hubs during this period. It is worth noting that in Brazil, there are currently 160 offshore platforms and only 55% will be part of Petrobras’ new business plan by 2022, as the state-owned company decided to build units in Eastern countries.
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SOBENA (Brazilian Society of Naval Construction) has been studying the subject for some time and held the first workshop on the topic in 2017. It ended up leading two incursions by Brazilian companies for decommissioning in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico successfully. Now, SOBENA is promoting a second Workshop on August 29, to prepare entrepreneurs and specialists in shipbuilding for this new market. Interested parties can register on the website www.sobena.org.br.
There are 74 platforms over 25 years old in Brazil, and Petrobras already has a new generation of offshore units that have been built and is about to build, it is natural that these relatively old units be replaced. The first decommissionings planned are for the Marlim fields in the Campos Basin and for Cação in the Espírito Santos Basin. The Brazilian shipbuilding industry is eagerly awaiting this new cycle of activities and economic injection.

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