IBP, Petrobras & APEX Brasil Promote New Business for the Shipping Industry

The Brazilian Institute of Oil and Gas (IBP) and Petrobras, in partnership with APEX Brasil, promoted this Tuesday (07/05), in Houston (Texas, United States), a meeting between Brazilian suppliers and international investors to encourage new business in the naval sector. The event took place in parallel with the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the largest fair in the oil and gas sector, which is being held in Houston.

The “Maritime Industries Connections – Brazil Offshore Energy Sector Roundtable Business Meeting – Brazilian Shipyards Map” brought together industry leaders to discuss strategic partnerships that aim to revitalize and modernize the Brazilian shipping and maritime industry. The meeting was attended by the president of IBP, Roberto Ardenghy, the director of Engineering, Technology and Innovation at Petrobras, Carlos José Travassos, and the president of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates.

“We wish to always support the national industry to increase its competitiveness and business opportunities. This initiative is an opportunity for Brazilian companies to reinforce their commitment to delivering quality and excellence within a segmented, heated market with demand increasingly directed towards low carbon solutions”, commented Ardenghy.

"For the first time we are promoting a meeting between the main Brazilian and foreign suppliers of the offshore industry. Together at the same table, national shipyards will have the opportunity to present their construction capacity to their international peers and to work in partnership with foreign companies”, said Jean Paul Prates.

“We know the potential of national shipyards to meet Petrobras’ demands and we see opportunities for growth in this segment. With this initiative, we are bringing together players who can work together to guarantee compliance with the local content requirements set out in the contracts”, declared Carlos Travassos.

The meeting brought together 36 companies from Brazil and 18 from other countries, as well as sector entities.

Shipyards Map

Recently, in joint work with associated companies and Sinaval, IBP launched the Shipyard Map, which is made up of an intuitive panel with the opportunity to filter the search for shipyards capable of producing FPSOs, different vessels or showing their data, such as position geographic location, steel handling capacity and size throughout Brazil, always updated in real time. The objective is for shipowners, oil companies and investors to learn about the entire infrastructure of shipyards in the country.