Brazilia. Sembcorp Marine's wholly-owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard (JSPL) will be building a new shipyard in Brazil to cater directly to one of the fastest growing offshore oil and gas exploration and production markets in the world.
A freehold land area of 825,000 sqm (approximately 1.7 times larger than the land size of Jurong Shipyard's Tanjong Kling location) with 1.6 km of coastline in the State of Espirito Santo in Brazil has been acquired and will be developed as a shipyard.
Located in the Municipal of Aracruz, the site is about 80 km by road north of Vitoria, the capital of Espirito Santo State which is the 2nd largest producer of oil in Brazil.
The investment in the new shipyard is in line with Sembcorp Marine's global hub strategy and it reinforces the Group's commitment to forging a strategic foothold in Brazil to grow its offshore oil and gas businesses.
These platforms produce more than half of Petrobras' daily 2 million barrels of oil output, thus effectively making JSPL the main contractor to Petrobras.
"With our track record and experience operating in Brazil, we are confident that the new shipyard will be well-positioned to meet the needs of the vibrant market for drilling rigs construction, FPSO integration, topsides modules fabrication, ship and rig repairs. The shipyard will also provide plentiful employment and training opportunities for the local workforce in Espirito Santo."
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