Market Talks: Vessel Shortage in the Pre‑Salt
Shortage of vessels limits pre-salt oil offloading and raises market concerns over the DP fleet.
The availability of vessels for offshore oil transportation is a bottleneck for the expansion of crude production in Brazil. Market participants fear that the fleet of Dynamic Positioning ships will be insufficient to meet output growth in the coming years. Listen to this conversation between Conrado Mazzoni, business development manager based in Sao Paulo, and João Scheller, who handles crude oil pricing in Latin America.
Some of the topics discussed in this episode:
- DP ship fleet in Brazil and worldwide
- Expansion of logistics and port infrastructure
- Increase in oil production and exports
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