Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras received offers from three consortia looking to build the company’s first in-house platforms in more than seven years, the company said on Feb. 2.
In a release, Petrobras said it had received offers from consortia led by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery Ltd. and Keppel Corporation Ltd.
The platforms, named P-78 and P-79, are FPSO units.
The company is reviewing the offers and hopes to make an official selection in the first half of 2021, it said.
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