Petrobras will commission four additional ships by 2026, bringing the total to 48.

Magda Chambriard, the Chief Executive of Petrobras, said that four new support vessels would be ordered by the company by 2026. This will bring its total number of ships to 48.

Petrobras is bolstering its fleet in anticipation of a higher oil production offshore over the next few decades, as it brings new production units online at Buzios. The field expects to produce 2 million barrels of oil per day by 2030.

The oil giant's commissioning of the new vessels follows the President Luiz inacio Lula da S Silva's plan to revitalize the shipbuilding industry by using the firm to create jobs and fuel demand.

Initially, the company expected to order 44 vessels before 2026. Chambriard says that the plans include coastal shipping vessels, support vessels, and gas tanks, among other things.

Sergio Bacci had previously mentioned that the head of Petrobras’ transportation and logistics subsidiary Transpetro was Sergio Bacci.

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Last week, it was reported that the oil company's plans could include new vessels. (Reporting and writing by Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Fabio Teixeira, Editing by Gabriel Araujo).

(source: Reuters)