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Meet Abdias Nascimento: The Metal Giant Launched by Transpetro on Its Way to the Campos Basin

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 20/09/2017 at 06:44
Lançado Pela Transpetro o navio petroleiro
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This Is the First of Its Kind and Five More Are Being Built, Shell May Also Join the Game!

[supsystic-social-sharing id=’1′]The Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS), located in Pernambuco, was able to deliver the vessel Abdias Nascimento on the stipulated deadline to Transpetro last Thursday (September 14), and without wasting any time, Petrobras’ subsidiary has already set sail towards the Campos Basin, demonstrating the urgency of the state-owned company to get the oil machinery in the region up and running once and for all. Here are some technical specifications regarding this unit:

The ship measures about 274 meters from end to end and can carry no more, no less than 1 million barrels of oil on each trip, in addition to being able to operate in Brazil and in the most remote places around the globe. The Abadias belongs to the Suezmax category, which now integrates and maximizes Transpetro’s fleet portfolio. With this exponential increase in its fleet, its customers’ needs are gradually being met with greater operational quality, safety, and compliance with all international regulations.

At the moment, five ships are being constructed at EAS, with 3 of them expected to be completed by 2018 and 2 more in 2019. All of them are Aframax class.

Engagement with Shell and Other Multinational Companies

Aware that the contracts signed with the Atlântico Sul Shipyard will be finalized in 2019, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Fernando Bezerra Coelho Filho, committed to bringing companies like Shell and other industry giants closer to establish new ventures. He also mentioned that he would relax the local content rules to make shipbuilding more attractive for these companies. Today, we know that high tax values in Brazil hinder investments; by lowering these taxes, the naval sector could thrive in 2018. Source: Petrobras and Portos e Navios.

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Paulo Nogueira

Eletrotécnica formado em umas das instituições de ensino técnico do país, o Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF ( Antigo CEFET), atuei diversos anos na áreas de petróleo e gás offshore, energia e construção. Hoje com mais de 8 mil publicações em revistas e blogs online sobre o setor de energia, o foco é prover informações em tempo real do mercado de empregabilidade do Brasil, macro e micro economia e empreendedorismo. Para dúvidas, sugestões e correções, entre em contato no e-mail informe@en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Vale lembrar que não aceitamos currículos neste contato.

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