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GE wins contract for 11 Petrobras thermoelectric plants

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published 16/04/2018 às 12:58
Updated 19/06/2018 às 17:27

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The value of the contract was approximately 1 billion reais for inspections and maintenance of machinery at Petrobras thermoelectric plants, there may be hiring

A General Electric (GE) just signed a maintenance contract with Petrobras budgeted at approximately 300 million reais to provide machines and maintenance services for state-owned thermoelectric power plants for a period of 4 years, this was the official communiqué of the company today(16) in the main communication vehicles. In all, GE was able to take over eleven plants that together add up to an installation power of around 4,3 gigawatts, approaching the capacity of 80% of all that Petrobras managed to generate. GE points out that this is the broadest deal for this type of service that the company has ever achieved in Latin America, in terms of power generation.

The activities provided for in the contract include inspection services, repairs and supply of apparatus for 20 gas turbines, also including twenty-three aeroderivatives, steam-powered equipment and 13 generators for all the undertakings involved, which have been operational since 2001.” This project demonstrates how we were able to design the best service solutions especially to allow Petrobras to cut operating and maintenance costs by up to 25 percent, in addition to providing support for the next four years,” said the CEO of GE Power Service in a statement. , Scott Strazik.

General Electric tends to hire frequently here in Brazil in many areas of activity, especially for those with technical and higher education in engineering. We did some articles on the hiring she made and you can check them out here, there is even the official link for you to register your CV's, but than ever now is the time to do it.

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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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