Lula Will Be at Comperj On Thursday for Event to Resume Construction

In Order to Protest and Demand the Resumption of Works at Comperj Early in 2018, Lula Will Be in Itaboraí on a Caravan Through RJ

[supsystic-social-sharing id=’1′]Comperj was initially conceived to be Petrobras’ largest project and the largest petrochemical facility in Rio de Janeiro, but for obvious reasons, the company was forced to halt construction in 2014, even though it was almost finished, with only 15% remaining to complete it, involving investments that exceeded 54 billion reais. In order to highlight the abandonment of the project and how this can be detrimental to the people of Rio, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be at Comperj in the city of Itaboraí on Thursday during his electoral pre-campaign in Rio.

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Due to the operations of Operation Car Wash and the negative repercussions it was causing, Petrobras decided to halt construction. According to José Maria Rangel, who is the chief coordinator of FUP (Federation of Petroleum Workers), the aim of downplaying the importance of Comperj is to reduce the size of the state-owned company in view of future privatization, which is not far off. Rangel adds that this aims to show Brazilian citizens that Petrobras is corrupt and not as operational as before, blaming the PT, but the less informed people do not understand that this could bring catastrophic consequences for the national economy, according to him.

When under construction, Comperj employed more than 30,000 workers; today only 600 are there to maintain the space and equipment. In early 2017, Petrobras Opened a Bid for the Resumption of Works with an Initial Amount of 2 Billion Reais, all the companies competing were foreign; the one that ended up winning was a Chinese company that will also be its partner in the project. Rangel’s concern is that in addition to completing the works, the Chinese are actually buying part of Comperj and the pre-salt, gaining free access to the oil and gas produced in the Santos Basin.

So, will you be at Lula’s caravan on December 7? Do you think this is opportunism due to the presidential race or is it genuinely in her interest for these works to be resumed soon? In fact, Comperj is very important for the flow of the pre-salt from the Santos Basin; if these works are not completed by 2010, Petrobras will be forced to reduce production and burn a lot of gas, which will directly impact fuel prices, which are already expensive by nature. Soon Click Petróleo e Gás will have an official app #aplicativocpg. Don’t Forget That Imetame Won a Big Contract and Will Hire Thousands in 2018, See the Article.