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Naval Construction Resumes! Petrobras Will Resume Manufacturing Its Own FPSOs, and Shipyard EBR Is Among the Pre-Qualified

Written by Flavia Marinho
Published on 18/07/2020 at 13:12
Updated on 18/07/2020 at 13:57
Retomada da construção naval! Petrobras voltará a fabricar seu próprios FPSO’s e estaleiro EBR é um dos pré-qualificados
Retomada da construção naval! Petrobras voltará a fabricar seu próprios FPSO’s e estaleiro EBR é um dos pré-qualificados
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Excellent News for Brazil’s Shipbuilding Industry! The EBR Shipyard in RS Was Announced by Petrobras as Pre-Qualified for FPSO Construction

The week ends with yet another great piece of news for Brazil’s shipbuilding industry! Petrobras president, Roberto Castello Branco, declared that phase 2 of the Búzios field will require platforms with a greater production capacity (FPSO). Ecovix Shipyard Will Generate About 5,000 Job Openings in the Construction of the POLAR Ship for the Brazilian Navy

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The FPSOs used in the first phase of the asset had a processing capacity of 150,000 barrels/day of oil and now FPSOs with a capacity of 225,000 barrels/day will be required.

The main reason is the volume of reserves in the development plan for phase 2 of the Búzios oil field, which is much larger than that of phase 1. The new phase is set to begin in 2024, according to Petrobras president.

Meanwhile, Petrobras is already searching the market for qualified EPC companies to participate in its tenders for the supply of FPSOs.

The tender does not yet have a scheduled date, but it is already eagerly awaited by the EPC market (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction).

The EBR shipyard in São José do Norte, in the south of the country, has already been announced by Petrobras as pre-qualified, according to the new state-owned enterprises law that requires this phase in new tenders.

According to EBR’s commercial manager, Luiz Felipe Camargo, “This pre-qualification is very important for EBR, as it proves our ability to satisfactorily deliver complete projects, based on our recent history. It also demonstrates our financial capacity to compete with large companies in the international market, as well as certifying Petrobras’s satisfaction with our work, for which we were awarded for the early delivery of the oil from the FPSO P-74.”

Pre-Qualification Petrobras

To pre-qualify a company, Petrobras requires, in addition to good financial health, proof of delivery, in the last 10 years, of an FPSO with a minimum production capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil per day and treatment of 2 million m³ of gas per day.

The pre-qualification achieved by the shipyard is valid for 1 year, and it is expected that the tender marking Petrobras’s return to contracting its own units will take place before the expiration of this period.

The EBR shipyard stood out in the construction of the FPSO P-74 and today manufactures modules for Modec. The company is part of the group Toyo Engineering, well-known in the EPC market.

Flavia Marinho

Flavia Marinho é Engenheira pós-graduada, com vasta experiência na indústria de construção naval onshore e offshore. Nos últimos anos, tem se dedicado a escrever artigos para sites de notícias nas áreas militar, segurança, indústria, petróleo e gás, energia, construção naval, geopolítica, empregos e cursos. Entre em contato com flaviacamil@gmail.com ou WhatsApp +55 21 973996379 para correções, sugestão de pauta, divulgação de vagas de emprego ou proposta de publicidade em nosso portal.

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