Petrobras released a new tender to charter up to six more OSRVs, for contracts of 4 years firm duration. Vessels hired in this opportunity are set to begin operations by November 2025 or May 2026, depending on which of the two availbale batches Owners will offer for.
Only Brazilian flagged vessels (or REB) are eligible to participate. Proposals are due by August 15th. Petrobras is considering vessels built 1997 onwards, with DP-1 capabilities, complete oil spill response equipment and 750m³ oil rec capacity.
This tendering process comes out to the market two weeks after Petrobras disclosed the classification of their latest OSRV opportunity, in which almost half of the contenders were disqualified as a result of failing to comply with that tender’s document submission requirements, following revisions from Petrobras towards the end of that process.
