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After Several Months of Negotiation, Modec Closes Contract with GranEnergia to Support Petrobras Projects Located in the Campos and Santos Basins
Starting in January, the Flotel UMS Venus, from GranIHC, will support three FPSOs and one FSO from the Japanese Modec, currently installed in projects of the Brazilian state-owned company Petrobras, located in the Campos and Santos basins. At Petrobras, SBM Hires Technicians, Engineers, and More for 29 Offshore Job Openings on FPSO Vessels in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
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After several months of negotiation, GranIHC and Modec finally closed the deal. The contract is expected to be signed next Monday (09/28).
The campaign will focus on the FPSOs Cidade de Niterói, in Marlim Leste, in the Campos Basin, Cidade de Santos, in Uruguá-Tambaú, and Cidade de São Paulo, in Sapinhoá, in Santos, as well as the FSO Cidade de Macaé, which serves the fields of Marlim Leste, Marlim Sul, and Roncador.
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The flotel UMS Venus, from GranIHC, will be chartered for a firm period of about 300 days, with the possibility of extending the contract for another 180 days. The two oil companies have been negotiating the terms of the contract since June.
GranIHC presented the lowest daily rate in the bid conducted by the Japanese Modec, under the auction model, with a proposal below US$ 70,000/day, outperforming proposals from Prosafe and Posh, which offered the units Safe Concordia and Posh Xanadu, respectively.
Currently undergoing minor repairs, the UMS is docked at Porto do Açu, at the Dome dock, in São João da Barra (RJ).
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Petrobras Hires Two Semi-Submersible Platforms for Maintenance and Support in the Pre-Salt
The offshore accommodation platforms will be used for maintenance and accommodation support for platforms of Petrobras and Floating Production Storage and Offloading (“FPSO”) vessels in Brazilian waters of the pre-salt for approximately 3 years.
Petrobras will have the option to extend the contracts for an additional 1.5 years for both vessels that will operate in the pre-salt.
This is the third contract for POSH Xanadu and the first for POSH Arcadia with Petrobras. Both platforms are designed for deep water and aggressive operational environments, such as the Brazilian pre-salt. They offer accommodation for 750 people each.
