Over 200,000 Jobs in Oil and Gas Sector! Multinationals Are Already Recruiting Professionals in Macaé, Says Brazilian Association of Oil Services Companies (Abespetro)

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 11/09/2020 at 19:06

Mais de 200 mil vagas offshore! Projetos em áreas leiloadas pela Agência Nacional do Petróleo, retoma a indústria de óleo e gás em Macaé

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Over 200,000 Offshore Job Openings! Production Projects in Areas Auctioned by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Reignite the Oil and Gas Industry in Macaé

The resurgence of the oil and gas industry in Brazil. Macaé will once again be the major hub for offshore job generation, according to data from the Brazilian Association of Oil Service Companies (Abespetro). Immediate Hiring: A Company Specializing in Naval Repairs and Maintenance Is Recruiting Candidates with Basic Education in Macaé for Positions as Helpers, Welders, and Boilermakers

The good news is due to production projects in areas auctioned by the National Agency of Petroleum (ANP) in 2017 and 2018, and according to Abespetro, oil companies headquartered in Macaé have already begun the phase of hiring offshore professionals.

The interest in increasing oil and gas production capacity in Brazil, an agenda that has been discussed by the sector over the past three years, continues to be a priority amid the crisis caused by the new coronavirus.

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According to the Executive Secretary of Abespetro, Gilson Coelho, “After the auction phase and the signing of contracts, we have now entered the development phase of production projects. The pandemic caused a downturn in activities in Brazil, but did not suspend the development of these strategies. With the gradual recovery of the global economy, the oil industry in Brazil will also continue its investments to increase oil and gas production.”

According to information from the Brazilian Association of Oil Service Companies (Abespetro), over 200,000 offshore jobs will be created with the resurgence of the oil and gas sector in Brazil, and the city of Macaé will be the biggest beneficiary.

“Local companies were the most affected by the pandemic. For this reason, business institutions are working to create an agenda with large companies to ensure the practice of promoting local content. In simple math, if every bolt, oil, and service from the offshore industry is purchased and contracted here, our stores and companies will hire more, take many people out of informality, and ensure that the daily bread is never lacking on the tables of the people of Macaé,” says Marcelo Reid (Merrel), a member of the Municipal Commission of Firjan.

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The oil and gas market will be promising in 2021 with the construction of thermoelectric plants, and Francisco Navega states that he is excited and happy to implement the project, and he can’t wait to change the scenario of Macaé and transform the municipality into a hub for oil and gas.

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Over 200,000 Jobs in Oil and Gas Sector! Multinationals Are Already Recruiting Professionals in Macaé, Says Brazilian Association of Oil Services Companies (Abespetro)

Over 200,000 Offshore Job Openings! Production Projects in Areas Auctioned by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Reignite the Oil and Gas Industry in Macaé

Read About Offshore Jobs and Oil and Gas News

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Over 200,000 Jobs in Oil and Gas Sector! Multinationals Are Already Recruiting Professionals in Macaé, Says Brazilian Association of Oil Services Companies (Abespetro)

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