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The state 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 coming years in the oil and gas offshore operations of the oil company.
During last Monday, (18/07), 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 provision of a ship of accommodation over the next four years, OOS Tiradentes, which will collaborate in supporting the company's offshore production and will enable more efficient maintenance and support services for the segment.
Contract between Petrobras and companies CIMC Raffles and OOS International for the supply of an offshore accommodation vessel has a duration of 4 years
Petrobras continues to invest in improving safety and maintenance services for its offshore oil and natural gas production operations and has just announced another contract. This time, the company entered into a partnership with China's CIMC Raffles and the Dutch service provider OOS International to supply an offshore accommodation unit that will help the state-owned company's operations in this segment for years to come.
The final contract signed between the three companies is expected to be finalized in four years and Petrobras will use the agreement with CIMC Raffles and OOS International for the services of the OOS Tiradentes, 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.
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In addition, the Petrobras agreement foresees that the offshore accommodation vessel will start its activities in the national territory already during the year 2023. The company is currently expanding its oil and natural gas production capacity in Brazil and the vessel will be essential for support in this process.
Petrobras offshore accommodation vessel supply contract with CIMC Raffles and OOS International follows two other long-term company contracts
The recently signed contract between Petrobras, CIMC Raffles and OOS International for the supply of the offshore accommodation vessel during the next 4 years in Brazil follows two other long-term contracts of the state-owned company, awarded respectively during the years 2018 and 2019.
Currently, the offshore accommodation vessel that will be chartered by Petrobras, the OOS Tiradentes, is managed by Ocean Challenger, CIMC's asset management company, and its technical manager is OOS International, an offshore service provider for ship management .
The vessel was built during the year 2018 by CIMC Raffles of China and serves as a high specification DP3 semi-submersible accommodation platform equipped with an advanced telescopic gangway and capacity to accommodate 600 people, thus ensuring more efficiency in Petrobras' accommodation process in offshore maintenance services.
Learn more about OOS International
The company OOS International was created during 2009, focusing on the offshore construction and accommodation industry, with one of the most modern, safe and reliable floatel fleets in the world, initially focusing on the West African and Brazilian markets , with customer networks established in Angola and Brazil.
Currently, the company is a world reference in the Safety, Health, Environment and Quality segment and has achieved ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications, in addition to seeking to merge with the new IOS 45001:2018 standard, which has already been carried out and is expected by the company.
