Probes with extremely low values are now practically on scrap.
On the 17th, the Petrobras decided to sell the P-59 and P-60 rigs with an initial bid of US$ 40 million (both together), and they cost the state-owned company a balela of US$ 720 million in 2010, not much, right? These drilling rigs are part of Petrobras' strategic divestment plan and, according to it, 7 units in the sales package will be auctioned by May.
The 2 rigs mentioned in the first paragraph were assembled at the time in association with the companies Odebrecht, UTC and Queiroz Galvão (did anyone mention Lava Jato?) at the Petrobras works complex in Bahia.
With promises that the construction of the P-59 and P-60 units would be an important step in the reconquest of the Brazilian naval sector, this milestone was celebrated by large companies and high-ranking government figures. See the photo of Dilmão and the other sharks at the event:
She spoke at the baptism ceremony in 2012, exclaiming that the partnerships made at the time would make the economy of the Brazilian naval sector, especially in shipyards, generate jobs and make Brazil rise in the ranking in this category, since since 1980 the sector was practically instinctive
Now imagine, each rig cost US$ 360 million and the minimum bid is US$ 20 million, 360-20 = 340. This math made José Maria Rangel, who coordinates the FUP (United Federation of Petroleum Workers) literally freak out, emphasizing that this price is too low and now is not the time to part with anything
According to Petrobras, these values are only virtual with the objective of just starting the auction and that the rigs will only be sold if they reach a consensual minimum value. But guess what! She doesn't want to say what that value is.
In 2013, the drillships were received by Petrobras and unlike drillships, which can work in water depths from 1000 meters, the P-59 and P-60 only reach a maximum depth of 106 meters.
The rigs that are under auction for sale are the P-3, P-10, P-16, P-23, P-59 and P-60. All of these only work in shallow water. Some of these are already in shipyards for a long time waiting for service.
