The chaos in the offshore world of Macaé, where many Petrobras operations are concentrated, has intensified due to the pandemic caused by Covid-19, and the mass layoff of workers in the sector is one of the few options that contractors can take at this time to minimize accounting impacts, given the halt in maintenance activities.
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Just as happened with Elfe Engineering, forced to also lay off more than 300 workers, now it’s Grupo Cobra’s turn, a maintenance repair company that holds contracts in some units with Petrobras.
The platforms are: Cherne 1 and 2 (PCH1; PCH2), Pampo 1 (PPM1), Namorado 1 and 2 (PNA1; PNA2), P-9 and P-12. This was the lot 2 of contracts signed by Cobra in 2018, with a final price of R$ 233.999.989,74 after winning a Petrobras bid.
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As described in the subtitle of the article, about 25 workers were laid off this week from the onshore base in Macaé, and there are internal reports that another 150 working in offshore operations will also face the same fate, as their contracts are intermittent and there is no forecast for resumption by Petrobras, nor by the health authorities in Brazil.
Grupo Cobra Wins Contract from Marlim Azul Thermoelectric Power Plant in Macaé
The company will provide engineering, supply, construction, testing, and commissioning of the combined cycle thermoelectric plant with a capacity of 565 MW. The first EPC project in Brazil operating with pre-salt in local oil fields.
It will have a gas turbine of 301 MW, a steam turbine, a boiler, a generator, cooling towers, a water treatment station, and a gas station.
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