São Paulo – The Brazilian state of Pernambuco wants to become a supplier hub of services and goods in the field of gas and oil. In order to accomplish the task, the Federation of Industries of the State of Pernambuco (Fiepe) has established the Oil, Gas, Offshore and Naval division. The goal is to prepare companies, especially small and medium ones, to become suppliers to projects in the segment.
“The initiative, coupled with structural investment that is entering the state, will put Pernambuco on the map of significant investment in manufacturing of parts and components for this important industry," said the president of the National Confederation of Industries (CNI), Monteiro Neto. He attended the launch of the project last week.
The division will be linked to the Industrial Development, Articulation and Integration Hub (NDI) and should start operating this month. The partners involved are the Program for Mobilization of the National Oil Industry (Prominp), the Brazilian Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP), the National Organization of the Petroleum Industry (Onip) and the National Union of the Naval and Offshore Construction and Repair Industry (Sinaval).
One of the new division’s priorities is infrastructure to support engineering companies in the elaboration of projects and the planning of construction, assembly and maintenance of equipment and premises. The first event turned to discussion of the engineering environment, to be promoted by the IBP, is scheduled to take place this month.
In August, a business meeting should bring together representatives of companies hired by the Abreu e Lima refinery. The agenda for the meeting includes presentation of demand for goods and services and selection criteria for micro, small and medium businesses in the state of Pernambuco to be able to identify business opportunities.
“We are working in tandem to create a chain of suppliers and of labour force training, geared at the investment that should take place in the oil, gas, naval and offshore sectors underway in the state,” said the president of Fiepe, Jorge Côrte Real.
*With information from Agência CNI. Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
