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At the service of Petrobras, the flotel may have cases of contamination by covid 19

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published 02/05/2020 às 18:28
Updated 05/05/2020 às 19:21
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Outsourced oil tankers complain that only Petrobras employees are testing for the detection of covid 19 on boarding, which can result in problems since both are in the same unit

Not just one, but several oil tankers from outsourced companies that provide services to Petrobras has reported to the CPG in recent years that tests against covid 19th are not being carried out before boarding. Recently, an accommodation unit (Flotel) located in the Campos Basin was the target of poorly organized passenger logistics and tests against the coronavirus, which may have caused a major problem on the platform.

One of the most recent cases happened as follows:

A contracted transportation logistics company traveled from Rio de Janeiro with two oil tankers, one departed from Macaé airport and the other from Farol de São Tomé on behalf of the Petrobras.

The oil tanker that embarked through Farol de São Tomé, tested positive for the covid 19th and he didn't get to board, but this other tanker that was with him on the transport (on the trip from Rio) embarked through Macaé for the flotel, he didn't take the test and ended up going up to the unit.

Up to this point, you can even imagine the despair of the outsourced oil workers when they heard about this case. Today (02) we were able to confirm that the oil tanker that embarked without taking the test has already disembarked and will carry out the tests on land. We don't know how many days the exam will be ready, but if it's positive, every unit will go into special contingency.

Let Petrobras and other companies that are taking care of the issue of prevention and combat aboard the platforms remain alert, several oil tankers from the most different units are making the same complaint about testing when boarding and disembarking workers. We will not cite the names of units and persons here.

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Paulo Nogueira

An electrical engineer graduated from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), I worked for several years in the areas of offshore oil and gas, energy and construction. Today, with over 8 publications in magazines and online blogs about the energy sector, my focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian employment market, macro and micro economics and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes for this purpose.

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