Rio authority highlights the importance of Petrobras with the resumption of shipbuilding and says that 5 job openings are planned for the state in the sector

Naval construction – Last Thursday (10/06), the largest oil company in Brazil invited authorities from the state of Rio de Janeiro to present the oil platform, FPSO Carioca, which is being built by Modec at the Brasfels shipyard, in Angra dos Reis, on the Costa Verde do Rio. Two weeks before the end of the works, the unit, which belongs to Petrobras, will have its final destination in the Sépia field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, where it will start operating in August.

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The visit was attended by the mayor of Angra, Fernando Jordão; the president of the Naval Industry Commission of the Legislative Assembly of Rio, state deputy Célia Jordão; members of the Mines and Energy Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, federal deputies Edio Lopes and Altineu Cortes, and city councilors.

The technology applied in the works and the advances in the deep water offshore sector, of which the Brazilian oil company Petrobras is a pioneer, were presented.

“I believe in the Brazil of the future! The recovery of the naval industry and the oil and gas sector has always been one of my struggles, especially in relation to Comperj. At the invitation of Petrobras, I visited the FPSO Carioca platform, which will be deployed in the Sépia field, located in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin. And it will have the capacity to process 180 barrels of oil per day. 6 million cubic meters of natural gas will be allocated to the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN), at Comperj in Itaboraí. Accompanying the delegation were the president of the Mines and Energy Commission, federal deputy Edio Lopes, the director of Institutional Relations at Petrobras, Roberto Ardenghy, the mayor of Angra dos Reis, Fernando Jordão, and his wife, state deputy Célia Jordão, and councilors from the County." said Federal Deputy Altines Cortes, in his Facebook social profile.

Rio authority highlights the importance of Petrobras with the resumption of shipbuilding

The President of the industry commission at Alerj, Célia Jordão, highlighted the importance of the company's approximation with leaders who work on the front line for the resumption of shipbuilding. Mayor Fernando Jordão, who is in his fourth term in the management of Angra dos Reis, for example, said that he had never received a call from Petrobras to learn more about the operation.

“This approximation brings deeper knowledge and understanding of the subject so that we can develop a better job and help leverage this segment, so that new jobs are generated in the state. We put on the agenda the issue of local content, which is so important for the resumption of the sea economy of our shipbuilding industry”, said deputy Célia Jordão.

5 jobs are planned for shipbuilding in Rio de Janeiro

The companies also commented on market difficulties in shipbuilding regarding technology, infrastructure, and lack of tax incentives to make them more competitive. According to the parliamentarian, there is a forecast of 5 new vacancies with construction in shipyards in the state.

“It is a market with a great contribution to the economic development of the state, with a growing perspective of new works, but which needs a development plan. With the construction of the P-78, MV-32 and Almirante Tamandaré Platform, there is a forecast of 5 new vacancies”, said the parliamentarian.

About FPSO Carioca – MV 30

According to Petrobras, the unit is scheduled to start production in mid-2021. When completed, the FPSO “Carioca MV30” will have the capacity to process 180 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd) and 212 million cubic meters of gas per day . The unit's storage capacity is 1,4 million barrels of crude oil.

The FPSO will be deployed in the Sépia field, operated by Petrobras, located in the gigantic pre-salt region of the Santos Basin, about 250 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in a water depth of approximately 2.200 meters. 6 million cubic meters of natural gas will be allocated to the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN), at Comperj in Itaboraí.

This is the 13th FPSO / FSO that MODEC will supply in Brazil, as well as MODEC's 6th FPSO in the "pre-salt" after FPSO Cidade de Angra dos Reis MV22, FPSO Cidade de São Paulo MV23, FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba MV24, FPSO Cidade de Itaguaí MV26 and the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27, which achieved First Oil Production in December 2016.