New bids on menu for Brazilian subsea job

摘要

PETROBRAS may end up having to hold a second rebid for a contract to remove huge amounts of flexible pipes and mooring systems that served production platforms in the Campos basin.The Brazilian state-controlled oil company first welcomed commercial offers in the tender in June but the process was marked by numerous glitches, said sources, including allegations from some contractors that Petrobras' private network system for the submission of bids was not working properly."In an attempt to ensure the isonomy of the process, Petrobras decided to reopen the bidding stage for all contractors," a broker said.On offer is an engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) contract for decommissioning more than 75,000 tonnes of ageing infrastructure on the seabed that is temporarily being stored near the Corvina, Pargo and Garoupinha shallow-water fields off Brazil.