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Brazil Focus established in 2011 in Espirito Santo state. content requirements,” he says.

Drilling rigs in Brazil In March 2012, South Korea’s Sam-

Wärtsilä’s facility will handle the

In mid-April, there were 122 offshore sung Heavy Industries Co. sold its 6% assembly and testing of the compa- drilling rigs in Brazil, including 29 under interest in the EAS yard, and it is now ny’s generating sets and propulsion construction and 93 others: 26 drillships, wholly owned by local construction frms products. Wärtsilä plans to hire some 52 semisubmersibles, 8 jackups, and Camargo Correa SA and Queiroz Galvao 100 workers.

7 platform rigs. The status of the rigs SA. The EAS yard is now building drill-

Acteon companies InterMoor and not under construction: 77 drilling, 8 on ships for Petrobras through Sete Brasil

Seatronics are also constructing new workovers, 1 platform rig being used for Participacões SA, some of which will be facilities in Brazil. InterMoor plans production, 1 rig waiting on location, I managed by Etesco.

to join Wärtsilä by building its own rig under inspection, 2 being modifed, Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary service base at the Açu Superport 1 ready-stacked semisub, and 2 cold- Jurong Shipyard opened the EJA yard

Industrial Complex north of Rio. stacked jackups. in late 2011 after building 18 platforms

Construction started last month at a for Brazilian oilfelds. The frst drillship 52,000 sq m plot at the right bank of order came in February 2012, from

Under construction the terminal’s inland channel. Inter- There are six semisubmersible rigs Netherlands-based Guarapari Drilling

Moor has not said when construction under construction for Sete Brasil S.A.: BV, a subsidiary of Sete Brasil. In Febru- is expected to be completed on the

Botinas, to be managed by Odebrecht ary 2013, the EJA yard announced that project.

Oil & Gas; and , to be it would build seven drillships for Sete

Frade Portogalo

Aberdeen-based subsea marine managed by Petroserv SA; and Brasil that will be managed by Odebrecht Bracuhy, equipment rental frm Seatronics

Mangaratiba, Urca and , to be managed Oil & Gas and Odfjell. The frst drillship is completed the startup phase of its by Queiroz Galvao Oleo e Gas S.A. scheduled to be delivered in Q2 2015.

new facility in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, An amazing 23 drillships are under Time delays in projects and high man- earlier this year. The center will construction in two Brazilian shipyards: ufacturing costs due to competition are serve as an offce, workshop and

Estaleiro Atlântico Sul (EAS) yard estab- proving to be unfavorable to the Brazilian warehouse facility for sales, rental, lished in 2005 in Pernambuco state, and offshore rig construction industry.

engineering, and cable molding the Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA) yard -Nina Rach activities. ENGINEERS F/M

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