GranEnergia Offered The Best Price In The Bidding By Japanese Modec And Will Support Campaigns In Units Serving Petrobras
GranEnergia is very close to providing a hotel ship (UMS) to operate in the maintenance campaign that Modec will promote in four of its units serving Petrobras. The Japanese company started July with an onshore and offshore selection process in Macaé, there are also opportunities for the Young Apprentice Program
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According to sources from PetróleoHoje, GranEnergia presented the lowest daily rate in the auction by offering the vessel “Venus,” a compact semisubmersible that is docked at Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra (RJ), at the Dome pier.
The last work of the “Venus” was in West Africa, where it conducted campaigns over the past two years, and the Maintenance and Safety Unit (UMS) will support Modec’s campaigns in the FPSOs Cidade de Niterói, in Marlim Leste, Campos Basin; Cidade de Santos, in Uruguá/Tambaú, and Cidade de São Paulo, in Sapinhoá, in Santos, and at FSO Cidade de Macaé.
The bid from the Brazilian group GranEnergia was below US$ 70,000/day, winning over the offers from Prosafe and Posh, which also competed in the auction with the units Safe Concordia and Posh Xanadu, respectively.
Posh Xanadu is docked at Angra port conducting maintenance services while awaiting new contracts.
It is commented in the market that the engagement will be for a period of 476 days, as the scope includes service to 4 platforms.
Modec is the largest FPSO operator operating in Brazil, with nine floating production storage and offloading units in operation for Petrobras, in addition to four others under construction in Asia.
SBM Offshore Secures Financing For The Construction Of An FPSO That Will Operate For Petrobras In The Mero Field
The loan was secured by the special purpose group that owns the FPSO Sepetiba and was agreed with a consortium of four international banks. The SBM Offshore is the majority owner of this group (64.5%), along with Mitsubishi Corporation (20%) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (15.5%).
The loan will be made in July 2020 to finance the ongoing construction of the FPSO Sepetiba.
The bridge loan term is six months, with an option to extend for another six months. The installation benefits from guarantees from the sponsor, which must be released upon reimbursement. Click here to read the full article

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