Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras has placed a $427 million order with the Estaleiro Rio Grande shipyard for the construction of four medium-range oil tankers that will transport oil and petroleum products along the Brazilian coast.
Source: Transpetro
The contract was signed through Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro) on June 18 for the MR1-class vessels, with each to have a gross tonnage (GT) of 40,000 tons and to be able to operate on biofuels, such as ethanol, and in electrified ports.
The first vessel is expected to be delivered within 33 months. All of the vessels will be approximately 175 meters long and 30 meters wide, and will be able to transport products such as diesel, gasoline, and fuel oil.
The order is part of the Mar Aberto Program aimed at renewing and expanding Petrobras’ own
