Petrobras - First platform built entirely in Brazil to be baptized this Tuesday

By La Société - October 06, 08 at 23:33 Petrobras will baptize the P-51, the first semi-submersible platform built entirely in Brazil, this Tuesday (10/07), at the BrasFels shipyard, in Angra dos Reis (RJ). Scheduled to operate in the Marlim Sul field, in the Campos Basin (RJ), the unit is a milestone in a new achievement of the Brazilian naval industry, with local content of more than 75% of goods and services purchased from domestic vendors. The baptism ceremony will be attended by the president of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of Petrobras, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, by Petrobras’ former president and the current president of BR Distribuidora, José Eduardo Dutra, as well as by ministers of State and Company directors. The platform’s godmother will be first lady Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva.... [read full story]