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Modec hires Prosafe unit to work in Brazilian waters

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published 18/07/2018 às 08:00

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Modec hires Prosafe
Modec hires Prosafe

Modec hires a Prosafe unit to work in Brazilian waters.

Prosafe, an operator of offshore accommodation units better known as Flotel, has been awarded a contract by Japan's Modec (Modec hires Prosafe unit) for the supply of a semi-submersible accommodation vessel. The company said on Tuesday that the contract was awarded by Modec's subsidiary, Modec Petroleum Services of Brazil.

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The contract is for the supply of the semi-submersible accommodation vessel (Modec hires Prosafe unit) Safe Concordia to support specific Modec FPSO operations in Brazil. According to the company, the firm duration of the contract begins in September 2018 and will last for 200 days with an option of 15 days.

Prosafe added that the value of the contract, although undisclosed, included mobilization and demobilization.

President's Word

Jesper Kragh Andresen, CEO of Prosafe, said: “Prosafe is very pleased with this contract as it marks Safe Concordia's re-entry into Brazilian waters. “We have a good track record of providing interlinked accommodation services for the propagation and tower FPSOs, and we will strive to provide the best possible services for Modec, who we consider to be an important customer with significant potential future demand going forward.

Prosafe

Prosafe is a leading owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels. The company owns, operates eight semi-submersible accommodation, security and support vessels and one tender support vessel (TSV) which is providing drilling support services on the Norwegian continental shelf.

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Safe Concordia was in lay-out

It is worth mentioning that Safe Concordia was in lay-out since the third quarter of 2017 after the conclusion of the contract with Petrobras.

Safe Concordia is a 2-person dynamically positioned semi-submersible platform (DP461) built at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore and delivered in March 2005.

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Paulo Nogueira

An electrical engineer graduated from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), I worked for several years in the areas of offshore oil and gas, energy and construction. Today, with over 8 publications in magazines and online blogs about the energy sector, my focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian employment market, macro and micro economics and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes for this purpose.

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