Petroleiros from FUP and Sindipetro-NF Unite to Request Cancellation of FPSO Charter Bid. Petrobras Platform in Campos Basin Becomes Fuel Market Discussion.
Petroleum workers from the Unique Federation of Petroleum Workers (FUP) and the North Fluminense Petroleum Workers Union (Sindipetro-NF) have been in conflict with Petrobras since last Friday, (08/18), due to a bidding notice for the chartering of an FPSO platform in the Campos Basin. The main point of contention is the local content required in the bid, set at only 10%, raising concerns about negligence toward the national industry by the state-owned company.
FUP and Sindipetro-NF Request Cancellation of Petrobras Chartering Bid
FUP and Sindipetro-NF continue this week with their conflicts with Petrobras.
The focus of the conflict is the bidding notice for the chartering of an FPSO platform for the revitalization project of the Barracuda and Caratinga fields, located in the famous Campos Basin, in Rio de Janeiro.
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One of the main points of contention is the low local content established in the bid, set at a mere 10%.
The petroleum workers argue that such a low percentage and the exemption from penalties in the event of non-compliance with this index effectively equate to zero local content.
This would allow suppliers to disregard the national industry and Brazilian workers, which FUP and Sindipetro-NF consider unacceptable in the current market context.
Deyvid Bacelar, general coordinator of FUP, emphasizes that one of Petrobras President Jean Paul Prates’ commitments is to revive the shipbuilding industry in Brazil.
Bacelar criticizes the mentality still present in the company, reflecting bureaucratic parameters from the previous government.
He argues that structural changes are necessary for the Brazilian industry to be strengthened, but the 10% set in Petrobras’s FPSO platform bid will not contribute to that.
The bid in question stipulates that the minimum expected local content percentage is 10%. Surprisingly, failure to meet this index will not result in fines or sanctions for the contractor.
This raises questions about the effectiveness of policies to incentivize the local industry, causing significant discontent among the petroleum workers of FUP and Sindipetro-NF.
Petroleum Workers Will Not Accept Low Local Content Rate Set by Petrobras in Its Bid
FUP and Sindipetro-NF do not intend to accept the situation regarding the chartering of the FPSO platform in the Campos Basin without first contesting it with the state-owned company.
Tezeu Bezerra, general coordinator of Sindipetro-NF, states that both unions are determined to change the scenario. The refusal to accept the bidding is clear, and the demand is for the cancellation of the notice.
“It is crucial to cancel this notice. Contracts must be established based on rules of local content that respect the ordering capacity of the local shipbuilding industry,” he stated.
The petroleum workers also highlight the importance of contracts established based on rules that respect the capacity of the local shipbuilding industry.
They recall the presidential decree that established the Interministerial Commission for Innovations and Acquisitions, emphasizing that local content is a vital instrument for the development of the Brazilian industrial sector.
The dispute between the petroleum workers and Petrobras over the FPSO platform chartering notice in the Campos Basin highlights the clash surrounding local content and the revival of the shipbuilding industry in Brazil.
The outcome of this battle will have significant implications not only for the petroleum workers but also for the country’s economic development.

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