Bids land in trio of Brazilian rig tenders

摘要

PETROBRAS has received more than two dozen commercial offers in a trio of tenders aimed at contracting low-specification drilling rigs to conduct a series of worko-ver and well intervention activities in Brazil. The state-controlled oil company is in the process of replenishing its rig fleet, as 11 of its 21 units on hire have contracts expiring by the end of next year. However, unlike the high-specification rigs it usually charters for its pre-salt programme, it this time is seeking units with a simpler configuration to execute campaigns in shallower waters in the Campos, Santos and Espirito Santo basins.In the first tender, Brazilian contractor Constellation Oil Services emerged on top by proposing the semi-submersible rig Gold Star for a dayrate of $195,000, according to a pair of contracting sources.