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The Bahia LNG regasification terminal has been operating beloow capacity (Photo: Bahia Pilots)
The other two are international firms that spe- side of the FSRU,” Petrobras said.
cialise in LNG – Bermuda-registered Golar It also noted that the lease will cover certain
LNG and Excelerate Energy (US). physical assets associated with the terminal –
The eventual winner of the tender will have namely, a 45-km pipeline that runs from termi-
the right negotiate a lease contract for the Bahia nal facilities in the port of Bahia to exit points in
underutilised LNG terminal, which is capable São Francisco do Conde and São Sebastião do
of importing and regasifying the equivalent of Passé, along with the power-generating facili-
20mn cubic metres per day of LNG. ties in the Madre de Deus Waterway Terminal
The terminal is “an island-type pier with (TEMADRE).
all the necessary facilities for mooring a FSRU However, it will not include access to the
(floating storage and regasification unit) ship Excelerate Experience, the FSRU that Petrobras
directly to the pier and a supply ship on the port has installed at the port of Bahia. ™

Keppel, Daewoo, Samsung submit bids

to Petrobras for FPSO construction

BRAZIL’S national oil company (NOC) Petro- installed at Búzios, an offshore oilfield in the
bras said on February 1 that it had received three Santos Basin, in 2025. Each FPSO will be able to
proposals for a contract to build two new drill- handle 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil
ing platforms. and 7.2mn cubic metres per day of natural gas.
In a statement, Petrobras said that the offers Petrobras hopes to name the winning bidder
had come from three Asian consortia – one led and finalise the contract before the end of June,
by Keppel (Singapore), one led by Samsung the statement said.
(South Korea) and one led by Daewoo (South The NOC’s statement was published several
Korea). It did not reveal the financial terms of days after Reuters reported that subsidiaries
the offers, but it did say that the groups were bid- of three South Korean conglomerates had set
ding for the right to build floating production, up consortia to bid for the right to build the
storage and off-loading (FPSO) units that will new drilling platforms for $1.7bn apiece. Four
be known as P-78 and P-79. sources familiar with the matter told the news
It also reported that the consortia had all agency last week that Daewoo Heavy Industries
pledged to work with Brazilian partners such as & Machinery (DHI), Hyundai Heavy Industries
state-owned EBR or Brasfels to build the FPSOs. Holding (HHI) and Samsung Heavy Industries
All three have promised to comply with local (SHI) had all signalled their interest in the rig
content regulations that call for at least 25% of construction contract.
the value of the contract to go to Brazilian com- It was not known as of press time whether
panies, the statement said. HHI had submitted an offer as expected, and of
According to the terms of the tender, both press time, none of the South Korean firms had
P-78 and P-79 are due to be completed and commented on the matter. ™

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