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Petrobras Platform in Campos Basin Reports Many Covid-19 Cases This Week, According to Oil Workers’ Union

Written by Flavia Marinho
Published on 25/03/2021 at 10:27
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Petrobras Reports 5684 Oil Workers Infected with COVID-19, Representing 12.2% of Petrobras’s Workforce. Of These, 17 Died and 5,356 Recovered

Platform P-48, in the Caratinga field, in the Campos Basin (RJ), operated by Petrobras, registers a COVID-19 outbreak. This week, the facility reported eight oil workers infected with the coronavirus in just two days, increasing to ten the number of workers disembarked due to infection, said the oil workers’ union. Stay informed, The Brazilian Shipbuilding Industry Receives Over Half a Billion Reais to Invest in Construction and Repair Projects for Vessels

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“The situation is critical, due to sanitary and safety issues,” says Alexandre Oliveira Vieira, Director of Health and Environment at the North Fluminense Oil Workers Union (Sindipetro-NF), affiliated with the United Federation of Oil Workers (FUP). Vieira refers to the fact that amongst the infected oil workers are technicians from teams considered essential for the operation of Petrobras’s platforms, such as cabotage masters, vessel coordinators, and production coordinators. “P-48 is working with an incomplete team of operators,” he emphasizes.

In addition to the outbreak on Petrobras’s P-48 platform, in the Campos Basin, 248 offshore workers were diagnosed as infected with COVID-19, between March 15 and 22, according to data from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP).

Cases of Oil Workers Infected with COVID-19 Rise in Petrobras Units

The number of Petrobras workers infected with COVID-19 rose from 258 to 294. Of these, 17 workers were hospitalized and another 17 died. The information was published last Monday (03/22) in the COVID-19 Monitoring Bulletin number 49 on the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) website.

This marks the sixth consecutive week of growth in the number of cases. Thus, the week began with a total of 5,684 oil workers infected with COVID-19, representing 12.2% of Petrobras’s workforce. Of the 5,684 infected workers, 5,356 have recovered.

Source: FUP/Sindipetro NF

Flavia Marinho

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