Prosafe has emerged as the successful bidder in Petrobras' tender for a four-year contract, offering the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil.
The contract's formal award is pending a standard process, during which Petrobras is not obligated to finalise the agreement, and appeals from other bidders are possible.
The potential contract, valued at approximately $204m, would have a firm commitment for four years, with operations expected to begin in September 2026.
This will follow directly after the current Safe Notos contract, which started in the third quarter of 2022.
The Safe Notos is a state-of-the-art dynamically positioned (DP3) vessel designed for harsh environments. It can accommodate up to 500 persons and features extensive recreational facilities, significant crane capacity, a spacious open deck and a telescopic gangway.
Prosafe CEO Terje Askvig said: “The tender process with Petrobras resulted in the Safe Notos being best placed, and after a qualification and negotiation phase we are very pleased to be declared the winner.
“The Safe Notos is one of the best-performing UMS [unattended machinery spaces] vessels for Petrobras, consistently delivering safe and reliable operations. The contract, if awarded, demonstrates that the market is strong in Brazil, with charter rates significantly increasing from those in the recent past.
“Prosafe will continue to be the leading provider of UMS vessels in Brazil and is well positioned to increase its market share through continued best-in-market delivery, close and valued partnership with Petrobras, and having units capable of meeting all the requirements set out by both Petrobras and regulators.”
In a related development, Baker Hughes won a multi-year contract in March to provide fully integrated completions systems for Petrobras' offshore fields in Brazil.
Awarded through an open tender, this contract will leverage Baker Hughes' completions technology to enhance production across various deep-water fields.
