Petrobras' development director says that the state-owned company has already launched the FPSO contracting process to be installed in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin

Last Tuesday (13/07), Petrobras development director João Henrique Rittershaussen gave an interview to epbr, talking about hiring an FPSO for a deep water project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The director points out that Petrobras has already launched a competition process for contracting the platform on the market and that proposals should be received in 2022. See also: For US$ 105 million, Petrobras sells the Papa-Terra Field, in the Campos Basin, to 3R Petroleum

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Specifications of the Petrobras bidding process on the FPSO that will be installed in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin

In an interview, Rittershaussen stated that a bidding process was initiated for the Built Operate and Transfer (BOT) model, whereby the charterer operates the platform for some time and subsequently transfers it to Petrobras. The process is aimed at an FPSO-type unit.

João Henrique says that the FPSO BOT for the deep water project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin is already on the road and that the companies are already working on the process. According to him, Petrobras should already receive a proposal next year.

The BOT model is new for Petrobras, although the company had anticipated in February this year that it intended to work with this option for the deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. In the interview, Rittershaussen also pointed out that Petrobras has been working hard to reduce the time to deploy platforms, as well as to reduce construction time and increase the efficiency of the units.

Hiring of rigs

The director of Petrobras stated that the company currently has 22 rigs in operation, and that the portfolio should revolve around 20 to 25 rigs between 2021 and 2025, as planned by the company. Rittershaussen stressed that several rig contracts expire in 2023, but that the company has carried out new bids.

João Henrique says that there is some probability that the rigs that are already in Brazil will win this tender, as they are already in operation, have no mobilization cost and do not need to make large investments to continue operating with Petrobras. of Petrobras is in the pre-salt layer, which receives 70% of Petrobras' investment and has shown "excellent productivity", noting that the company has no prospect of drilling new wells in shallow water.

Also check: Petrobras vende campo terrestre de **** Branco, na Bacia de Sergipe-Alagoas

A Petrobras formalizou a venda de sua participação no campo petrolífero terrestre **** Branco, na Bacia de Sergipe-Alagoas, localizada no Estado de Sergipe. O valor da venda foi de US$ 1,5 milhão, que será pago à vista no momento da assinatura do contrato. A estatal brasileira e a operadora Petrom1 possuem 50% cada do campo de petróleo de **** Branco.

According to Petrobras, this operation is in line with the portfolio optimization strategy and the improvement of the company's capital allocation, which began to focus more and more resources on world-class assets in deep and ultra-deep waters.