With over 10 years of experience in the market, the Brazilian company Plataforma has a positive outlook regarding the oil and gas sector. The company, which rents machinery and equipment for various segments, is excited about the new opportunities emerging in the oil industry. This is according to Mariana Sanchez, the director and owner of Plataforma, in our interview this Monday (3rd). “Today, we see the resumptions of Rnest and Gaslub (formerly Comperj) as priority projects, and we anticipate the reopening of shipyards,” she stated. According to Mariana, new orders from Petrobras, with a closer look at national industry and engineering, should ensure a more promising business horizon. The executive also mentions the company’s long history in projects within thermoelectric plants and activities in other sectors. “In the mining segment, we are present in the Carajás mineral province with a local fixed unit to support Vale’s expansion projects and other mining companies, both in iron ore and in important minerals for decarbonization, such as copper and nickel,” she detailed. Mariana also notes that her company is very attentive to energy transition projects. “In this context, we are closely following projects that are beginning to take shape using hydrogen. We believe that beyond oil, this is the future market we need to focus on,” she evaluated. Finally, the interviewee mentioned Plataforma’s Advanced Bases concept, which offers increased productivity and a 30% to 40% cost saving for clients.

To start our interview, could you tell our readers about the company’s focus within the oil and gas sector?

Platforma has extensive experience in projects within this sector. We emerged amid Petrobras’s investments in new refineries, which were later interrupted by the Lava Jato investigation. Our technical team brings experience from previous projects, such as the construction of Rio Polímeros and maintenance shutdown works on oil platforms, among other projects. Although we have a strong presence in mining and steel projects, as well as paper and cellulose, we naturally maintain a focus on this market, especially now that Petrobras, under new management, signals the resumption and acceleration of projects. We have also maintained an Advanced Base at the EBR shipyard for several years, in a long-standing and beneficial partnership for both companies. We possess expertise that no other company in the field has in oil and gas projects.

Could you also explain the concept and the advantage of the company’s Advanced Bases system?

The concept of Advanced Bases goes back a long way and is part of our DNA. The main advantage for the contractor with Plataforma on their construction site is the productivity and cost savings this concept brings. Our commitment is to maintain a permanent stock during the execution phase of electromechanical assemblies, and the client only pays for the equipment they use, for the duration they use it. Compared to a conventional rental system, our system already represents a 30% to 40% saving. But the impact of this system on productivity is almost immeasurable. It is enormous.

Could you highlight some of the main projects/contracts executed by the company in the oil and gas segment?ústria e a engenharia nacional, garantam um horizonte mais promissor.

Plataforma Expands Operations in Mining and Energy and Has Positive Expectations for the Oil and Gas Sector

With over 10 years of market experience, the Brazilian company Plataforma has a positive outlook regarding the oil and gas sector. The company, which rents machinery and equipment for various segments, is excited about the new opportunities emerging in the oil industry. This is according to Mariana Sanchez, the director and owner of Plataforma, in our interview this Monday (3rd). “Today, we see the resumptions of Rnest and Gaslub (formerly Comperj) as priority projects, and we anticipate the reopening of shipyards,” she stated. According to Mariana, new orders from Petrobras, with a closer look at national industry and engineering, should ensure a more promising business horizon. The executive also mentions the company’s long history in projects within thermoelectric plants and activities in other sectors. “In the mining segment, we are present in the Carajás mineral province with a local fixed unit to support Vale’s expansion projects and other mining companies, both in iron ore and in important minerals for decarbonization, such as copper and nickel,” she detailed. Mariana also notes that her company is very attentive to energy transition projects. “In this context, we are closely following projects that are beginning to take shape using hydrogen. We believe that beyond oil, this is the future market we need to focus on,” she evaluated. Finally, the interviewee mentioned Plataforma’s Advanced Bases concept, which offers increased productivity and a 30% to 40% cost saving for clients.

To start our interview, could you tell our readers about the company’s focus within the oil and gas sector?

Plataforma has extensive experience in projects within this sector. We emerged amid Petrobras’s investments in new refineries, which were later interrupted by the Lava Jato investigation. Our technical team brings experience from previous projects, such as the construction of Rio Polímeros and maintenance shutdown works on oil platforms, among other projects. Although we have a strong presence in mining and steel projects, as well as paper and cellulose, we naturally maintain a focus on this market, especially now that Petrobras, under new management, signals the resumption and acceleration of projects. We have also maintained an Advanced Base at the EBR shipyard for several years, in a long-standing and beneficial partnership for both companies. We possess expertise that no other company in the field has in oil and gas projects.

Could you also explain the concept and the advantage of the company’s Advanced Bases system?

The concept of Advanced Bases goes back a long way and is part of our DNA. The main advantage for the contractor with Plataforma on their construction site is the productivity and cost savings this concept brings. Our commitment is to maintain a permanent stock during the execution phase of electromechanical assemblies, and the client only pays for the equipment they use, for the duration they use it. Compared to a conventional rental system, our system already represents a 30% to 40% saving. But the impact of this system on productivity is almost immeasurable. It is enormous.

Could you highlight some of the main projects/contracts executed by the company in the oil and gas segment?

We can mention recent investments in Thermoelectric Plants (UTEs), for example. The UTEs Barra do Coqueiro in Sergipe, now owned by Eneva, and UTEs Parnaíba V and VI, also owned by Eneva. We also participated in UTE Jaguatirica in Roraima and Azulão in Amazonas. Currently, we are present in UTE Novo Tempo in Barcarena. Additionally, as I mentioned earlier, we have a long partnership with EBR in the construction of modules for floating platforms.

However, it is important to note that Plataforma is not limited to the oil and gas segment. Today, we are involved in a very unique project that signals an important pursuit of less polluting energy transition sources, such as E2G ethanol. In the mining segment, we are present in the Carajás mineral province with a local fixed unit to support Vale’s expansion projects and other mining companies, both in iron ore and in important minerals for decarbonization, such as copper and nickel.

And how is the prospecting for new projects at this moment? Are there new contracts on the company’s radar?

We have been in discussions with several important market players, companies that are securing new contracts after the difficult phase imposed by Lava Jato. Today, we see the resumptions of Rnest and Gaslub (formerly Comperj) as priority projects, and we anticipate the reopening of shipyards. We understand that Petrobras’s new president has understood the message and is more aligned with the project that won the presidential elections.

What is the company’s long-term perspective regarding Brazil’s oil and gas sector?

Unfortunately, thinking long-term in Brazil is a great challenge and a big unknown, because when governments change, so do the directives. The past teaches us to be more conservative. However, we expect that the gas market, the fertilizer market, and Petrobras’s new orders, with a closer look at national industry and engineering, will ensure a more promising horizon.

What is the company’s strategy to continue growing and securing new business in the oil and gas sector?

We are betting on this stability perspective in Petrobras’s planning, which is undoubtedly the driving force in this universe. But we are also very attentive to energy transition projects. Oil is a finite energy source, and every company needs to think beyond this scenario. In this context, we are closely following projects that are beginning to take shape using hydrogen. We believe that beyond oil, this is the future market we need to focus on.