Petrobras finally manages to sell the drillship Vitoria 10000; according to sources, the platform is expected to go to the scrapyard
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has managed to sell the ultra-deepwater drillship Vitoria 10000 after its first auction received no bids. In March of this year, the state-owned company announced that it would sell the Victoria 10.000 vessel, ex-schahin, which for a long time was the protagonist of a lawsuit between the two companies.
According to Norwegian broker Bassoe Offshore, the drillship was sold earlier this week for around $15 million.
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"You don't second auction of the drillship belonging to the Petrobras, Win 10000, highest bid was $15,05 million. The name of the highest bidder has not yet been released, but indications point to a sale for recycling purposes,” Bassoe Offshore said on Wednesday.
As previously reported, the company tried to sell the 2010-built rig at an auction in September. The minimum starting bid was set at $47 million.
No bids were submitted, forcing Petrobras to organize the second auction, lowering the initial bid to US$5 million, with US$1 million “intervals” set between bids.
The Vitoria 10000 is 227,8 meters long with a width of 42 meters built by Samsung Heavy Industries in 2010.
It can accommodate 199 people and has a maximum drilling depth capacity of 11430 meters. It is capable of drilling in water depths of up to 3048 meters.
However, if Bassoe's report is correct, none of these features will matter as the rig is slated to go to the scrapyard.
