Shipbuilding: Rig work close to resumption at Brasfels (RJ) and Jurong (ES)

The works of the Arpoador, Guarapari, Urca and Frade rigs are much awaited by the cities of Angra dos Reis (RJ) and Aracruz (ES)

After vacancy announcement at the Brasfels shipyard, more good news for the workers of the brazilian shipbuilding was the important step taken by the winner of the auction for the sete Brasil rigs which are moored at the finishing pier at the Brasfels shipyard in Angra dos Reis (RJ) and at Jurong de Aracruz (ES).

The Magni Partners group and MIC Capital Partners (a company of the Mubadala group) created a special purpose partnership (SPE) whose purpose is to own and manage the drillships Arpoador, Guarapari (under construction at the Jurong shipyard in Aracruz (ES) and the semi-submersibles Urca and Frade, under construction at Brasfels.

The important step was the approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) of the purchase of the SPE by the conglomerates mentioned above, which will now become the owner and manager of the rigs. The equipment will be operated by ETESCO, a Brazilian company that provides infrastructure, services and oil and gas services.

The resumption works of the rigs are much awaited by the traditional shipbuilding cities of Angra dos Reis (RJ) and Aracruz (ES), due to the high level of unemployment that occurred with the stoppage of the works as a result of the investigations of the car wash operation in 2014/2015.

Remembering

It is worth remembering that Magni Partners was the winner of the Sete Brasil rig auction, which took place in April 2019 with the offer of US$ 296 million, beating competitors that included the Brasfels shipyard itself.

In 2010, Sete Brasil was created and signed charter contracts with Petrobras for the construction of 28 rigs capable of operating in the pre-salt layer in a water depth of 3 meters.

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