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More than 200 jobs in the oil and gas sector! Multinationals are already recruiting professionals in Macaé, says the Brazilian Association of Petroleum Services Companies (Abespetro)

Written by Flavia Marinho
Published 11/09/2020 às 19:06
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More than 200 jobs offshore! Projects in areas auctioned by the National Petroleum Agency, resumes the oil and gas industry in Macaé

More than 200 jobs offshore! Production projects, in areas auctioned by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels, resumes the oil and gas industry in Macaé

Resumption of the oil and gas industry in Brazil. Macaé will once again be a major reference in the generation of offshore jobs, according to data from the Brazilian Association of Petroleum Services Companies (Abespetro). IMMEDIATE hiring: Company specialized in naval repair and maintenance recruits fundamental level candidates in Macaé for positions as Helper, Welder and Boiler

The good news is due to production projects in areas auctioned by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) in 2017 and 2018, and according to Abespetro, oil companies headquartered in Macaé have already started 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 last three years, remains a priority amid the crisis caused by the new coronavirus.

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For the executive secretary of Abespetro, Gilson Coelho “After the auctions phase and the signature of contracts, we are now entering the stage of development of production projects. The pandemic caused the retraction of 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 to invest to increase oil and gas production”.

According to information from the Brazilian Association of Petroleum Services Companies (Abespetro), more than 200 offshore jobs will be created with the resumption of the oil and gas sector in Brazil, and the biggest beneficiary will be the city of Macaé.

“Local companies were the ones that felt the effects of the pandemic the most. And, for this reason, business institutions strive to build an agenda with large companies that guarantee the practice of stimulating local content. In simple math, if every screw, oil and service in the offshore industry is bought and contracted here, our stores and companies will hire more, take a lot of people out of informality and ensure that the daily bread is not missing from the tables of the Macanese” , says the member of the Firjan Municipal Commission, Marcelo Reid (Merrel).

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Many jobs will arise along with the 12 thermoelectric plants! The new bets were concentrated in Macaé for the construction of 12 thermoelectric plants starting next year, according to the words of the president of the Commercial and Industrial Association of Macaé (ACIM), Francisco Navega, popularly known as 'navega' the construction of new thermoelectric power plants that will produce energy with natural gas, adding the two existing ones, can transform Macaé into an energy capital.

The oil and gas market will be promising in 2021 with the construction of thermoelectric plants and Francisco Navega says that he is eager and happy to put the project into practice and that he can't wait to change the scenario of Macaé and transform the municipality into a center of oil and gas.

For the construction of 12 new thermoelectric plants, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) released R$ 2 billion in financing for the implementation of the OUTDOORS Marlim Azul Energia SA

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Flavia Marinho is a postgraduate engineer with extensive experience in the onshore and offshore shipbuilding industry. In recent years, she has dedicated herself to writing articles for news websites in the areas of industry, oil and gas, energy, shipbuilding, geopolitics, jobs and courses. Contact flaviacamil@gmail.com for suggestions, job openings or advertising on our website. Do not send your resume, we are not hiring!

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