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Comperj is being fiercely disputed and there are only 4 companies left in the fight to see who wins the works in July
Finally, Comperj is in its final stretch and the press office of the UPGN has already released that of all the invited companies, only 4 of them remained in the dispute. In July we will have the final answer as to which corporation will win the contract for finish the venture.
About 34 companies from abroad were requested by Petrobras to participate in the bids, but during the voracious elimination process, only 4 of them remained. That's because they showed the best offers and required certifications. The companies that are on the final stretch are:
- Toyo
- Fluorine
- Cobra
- kervi
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BR set a minimum price of 2 billion reais, but this value will probably be a little higher, according to the calculation of the executives responsible for the project. Remembering that these works are the only ones 100% guaranteed by Petrobras, I share the need to urgently drain the pre-salt production. This undertaking is also part of the state-owned company's business plan, which began in 2017 and ends in 2019.
This news generated a lot of controversy at the time of the announcement of this bid because only foreign companies were called and the Brazilian ones did not participate in the move, because many of them, who would have the expertise to carry out the work, were involved in the Lava Jato scandals. Even so, Pedro Parente, who is the current president of Petrobras, met with several mayors of the cities that make up the Comperj region, guaranteeing that it is not a matter of promises, the UPGN is necessary and fundamental for the pre-salt layer and will happen in a way or another.
Pedro Parente with Mayors from around Comperj
But although there is this preference for foreign companies that had a better classification, in one way or another the association with Brazilian companies will be inevitable, not least because some of them have already provided construction services for BR in the past. Engineers who are familiar with the works have already said that this budget of 2 billion reais will not be enough and Petrobras will probably face pressure to increase this amount. The only Brazilian company released by the court and able to take over the UPGN would be Andrade Gutierrez, but unfortunately there was not enough time for it to participate in the bids. The estimate is that the work will begin in the second half of 2017, but there is already talk of an extended period for 2018 because a company has not yet been hired to process the natural gas.
Source: Petronoticias
