Brazilian state-owned enterprises signed newbuild and charter contracts for 12 deepwater drilling platforms
2013-03-09 09:00
It is understood that Petrobras, a Brazilian state-owned company, recently signed newbuild charter contracts for 12 deepwater drilling rigs.
Drilling rig charter contracts were signed with Sete Brasil, Queiroz Galvao, Petroserv, Odebrecht, Odfjell, and Seadrill.
These drilling rigs will be built in Brazilian shipyards, requiring a 55%~65% localization rate, with a charter period of 15 years.
These 12 drilling rigs are part of a series of 21 drilling rigs under negotiation with Sete Brasil Company Six drilling rigs will be built by Estaleiro BrasFELS, with Queiroz Galvao operating three, Petroserv two, and Odebrecht one. Odfjell and Seadrill will each operate three rigs on behalf of Petrobras. These six rigs will be built at the Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz shipyard. All 12 are to be delivered by 2016, capable of drilling at depths of up to 3,000 meters underwater and reaching depths of 10,000 meters.
Petrobras stated that in this contract, the company particularly focused on the shipyard's delivery and localization capabilities.
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