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Petrobras Signs Contract With Chinese CIMC Raffles and Dutch OOS International for Offshore Accommodation Vessel Supply

Written by Ruth Rodrigues
Published on 22/07/2022 at 12:19
A companhia estatal Petrobras acaba de anunciar um contrato com as companhias CIMC Raffles e OOS International para o fornecimento do navio de alojamento OOS Tiradentes durante os próximos anos nas operações de óleo e gás offshore da petroleira.
Foto: OOS Tiradentes; Fonte: OOS Internacional
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The State-Owned Company Petrobras Has Just Announced a Contract with the Companies CIMC Raffles and OOS International for the Supply of the Accommodation Vessel OOS Tiradentes During the Next Years in the Offshore Oil and Gas Operations of the Oil Company.

On last Monday, (07/18), the oil and natural gas company Petrobras announced a contract with the Chinese company CIMC Raffles and the Dutch service provider OOS International. The agreement provides for the supply of an accommodation vessel over the next four years, the OOS Tiradentes, which will support the company’s offshore production and enable greater efficiency in maintenance and support services in the segment.

Contract Between Petrobras and Companies CIMC Raffles and OOS International for Supply of Offshore Accommodation Vessel Lasts for 4 Years

Petrobras continues to invest in improvements in the safety and maintenance services of its offshore oil and natural gas production operations and has just announced another contract. This time, the company has partnered with CIMC Raffles from China and the Dutch service provider OOS International for the supply of an offshore accommodation unit that will assist the state-owned company in this segment for the next few years. 

The final agreement made between the three companies is scheduled to be completed in four years, and Petrobras will utilize the agreement with CIMC Raffles and OOS International for the services of the OOS Tiradentes, which is a semi-submersible unit built to provide offshore safety and maintenance support. Thus, the company will have more quality and efficiency during its offshore operations in the production of these fuels. 

Furthermore, Petrobras’s agreement provides that the offshore accommodation vessel will start its activities in the national territory already in the year 2023. The company is currently expanding its production capacity of oil and natural gas in Brazil, and the vessel will be essential to support this process. 

Petrobras’s Offshore Accommodation Vessel Supply Contract with CIMC Raffles and OOS International Follows Two Other Long-Term Contracts from the Company

The newly signed contract between Petrobras, CIMC Raffles, and OOS International for the supply of the offshore accommodation vessel over the next 4 years in Brazil follows two other long-term contracts of the state-owned company granted in 2018 and 2019 respectively. 

Currently, the offshore accommodation vessel that will be chartered by Petrobras, the OOS Tiradentes, is managed by Ocean Challenger, an asset management company from CIMC, and its technical manager is OOS International, a provider of offshore services for vessel management. 

The vessel was built in 2018 by CIMC Raffles from China and functions as a high-specification semi-submersible accommodation platform equipped with DP3 with an advanced telescopic gangway and capacity to accommodate 600 people, thus ensuring greater efficiency in Petrobras’s accommodation process in offshore maintenance services.

Learn More About OOS International

OOS International was established in 2009, focusing on the offshore construction and accommodation industry, with one of the most modern, safe, and reliable floatel fleets in the world, initially targeting markets in West Africa and Brazil, with established customer networks in Angola and Brazil.

Currently, the company is a global reference in the segment of Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality and has achieved ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications, in addition to pursuing certification for the new IOS 45001:2018 standard, which has already been completed and is awaited by the company.

Ruth Rodrigues

Formada em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), atua como redatora e divulgadora científica.

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