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Line of Many Workers at Comperj Forms Today for Mass Layoffs

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 16/06/2020 at 15:30
Updated on 16/06/2020 at 15:51
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With A Series Of Problems And A Doubtful Future Due To Covid-19, Only In October Will Some Workers Be Rehired At Comperj If Everything Goes Well

On Tuesday (16) at Comperj, many workers were surprised to arrive at the site with the announcement of mass layoffs. In the videos and images sent to CPG, the line extends to dozens, perhaps even more than 100 employees being dismissed at the same time.

When The Problems Started At Comperj

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Comperj, line with workers being dismissed on June 16, 2020.

Initially, Comperj was being built to be a refinery in partnership between Petrobras and CNPC, but the Chinese ended up deciding that the project would not be economically viable, aborting what would be its entry into the Brazilian refining market. Soon Petrobras also announced it would give up on the refinery, keeping only the UPGN to process the gas from the pre-salt. There is still no definitive destination for what will become of the enterprise, but everything indicates it may turn into a thermoelectric plant.

The works at Comperj have been halted twice. The first time in 2015 due to corruption issues in the project, more than 800 workers were laid off. Now, this second time, Covid-19 has exacerbated the existing problems in the project. For example: Delay in payment by Kerui Metodo, resulting in retention of equipment at the Port of RJ.

Many experts say the project will not recover, and perhaps it may even be completely extinguished, although that is a remote possibility. The pre-salt needs this project to transport at least gas production through the Rota 3 pipeline, which already has the maritime and land section well advanced.

Paulo Nogueira

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), he worked for several years in the offshore oil and gas, energy, and construction sectors. Today, with over 8,000 publications in online magazines and blogs on the energy sector, the focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian job market, macro and microeconomics, and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions, and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes at this contact.

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