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Petrogotas de Macaé provides an offshore cleaning service for potable water, oil, ballast tanks, pest control, vertical maintenance (external cleaning of buildings and areas of difficult access) and sanitization of environments, which consists of eliminating viruses and bacteria, including Covid-19
More job openings are coming to Macaé! Petrogotas Serviços, a company in the offshore and onshore industrial cleaning and surface decontamination segment in Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, headquartered in the city of Macaé, has gone against the grain of the market and, since the beginning of the pandemic, has experienced growth amazing of their activities. As a result, the company has increased the number of employees by 1000% and more opportunities will open soon.
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To adapt to the new economy retracted by the pandemic, Petrogotas added the fight against the coronavirus to its portfolio of services, providing sanitization services on oil platforms. For this, the company reinforced its specialized workforce, hiring 74 new employees, and invested in new equipment and state-of-the-art products.
Coronavirus increases demand for decontamination services
As a result of the current health crisis, the demand for decontamination services on oil platforms has grown exponentially over the last 12 months, corresponding to 80% of the company's total revenue.
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João Paulo Gorni, founder and director of Petrogotas de Macaé, closely monitors all operations. According to him, the Oil & Gas sector, especially the offshore segment, understood the relevance of preventing Covid-19.
“I am proud of the work we are doing. In the midst of the crisis, we were able to generate jobs and implement work of enormous importance for the health of workers. We are one of the few organizations certified for this type of service”, says João Paulo.
Petrogotas values the satisfaction and safety of its employees
The company maintains permanent contact with the workforce, which shows the importance of what Petrogotas has been offering to society: “The satisfaction of employees and their safety are also fundamental to our success”, says the executive.
With almost ten years of activities, the company is engaged in social actions, such as the decontamination of health centers, reception centers and public hospitals, and delivery of basic food baskets and hygiene products in vulnerable communities.
“Our slogan is 'We're here to take care of you'. Take care of yourself, your employees, customers and partners. Let's learn lessons from the experiences we are living. One of them will certainly be the improvement of our personal and collective hygiene habits and routine”, adds the businessman.
Petrogotas de Macaé provides services to 16 oil platforms
Currently, Petrogotas provides services to 16 platforms, in addition to a large supermarket chain. Its workers periodically undergo new training and qualification processes.
Thinking about the future, Petrogotas is already preparing for the post-pandemic scenario and has invested in industrial painting and maintenance for the oil and gas industry. “We are not afraid to innovate. The market and the economy as a whole are dynamic, we have to keep up, adapt. And the company has this in its DNA”, says the director.
Petrogotas' portfolio of services is extensive: cleaning and sanitizing tanks for potable water, oil, ballast, oily sludge silos, with a focus on the offshore segment, in addition to controlling urban pests and vectors, vertical maintenance (external cleaning of buildings and spaces with difficult access) and sanitation of environments, which consists of eliminating viruses and bacteria, including Covid-19.
