Tuesday this week, Petrobras released a third partial result notification to their public PSV tender, originally intended to hire up to 20 vessels. In the new notice, Petrobras qualified one more vessel, reaching a total of 14 vessels awarded out of the 34 originally presented in the opportunity. Petrobras have also officially disqualified a total of 12 vessels, 3 for not meeting set delivery windows and 9 for excessive pricing (over Petrobras designated budget for the tender). With yet another partial disclosure, 8 vessels remain unassessed by Petrobras which leaves the question: with 3 other SEP tendering processes also closed and pending awards for up 18 more vessels and a very limited number of candidates left, can Petrobras afford themselves to fix even more vessels for their public tender? The 3 other closed opportunities are intended to charter similar PSVs for campaigns at Búzios, Roncador, Mero and Tupi fields, all operated by Petrobras under JVs with several different Oil Companies.
