Tenenge’s Managing Director, Maurício Almeida, was one of the speakers at the OTC – Offshore Technology Conference, which took place between May 5 and 8 in Houston, USA.

Representing Sinaval, where he has been Vice-President since 2019, Maurício took part in the panel “Setting the Scene in Brazil: An Anticipation of What Is Coming” on May 5 and gave the opening speech at the “Maritime Industries Connections: Brazil Offshore Energy Sector – Roundtable Business Meeting” the following day, which was attended by important industry figures such as Magda Chambriard, President of Petrobras; Renata Baruzzi, Director of Engineering and Innovation at Petrobras; Roberto Ardenghy, President of the Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP), among others.

In his speech, Almeida presented the infrastructure installed in Brazil as a result of the investments made in shipyards and construction sites around the country, highlighting the strong capacity to mobilize skilled labour in various regions. For him, this is a valuable opportunity for Brazil to present its capacity and expertise to the main players in the global energy industry. “We are a continental country, with extensive installed capacity and skilled labor to supply a significant part of the local demand for oil-producing platforms (FPSOs),” he says.

Also present from the Novonor Group were Tenenge’s Business Director, Marcelo Neves, and the president of the Enseada shipyard, Ricardo Ricardi, who presented to the audience the strengths of the partnership between the two companies to meet the demands of national offshore construction.

About OTC

Recognized as the world’s largest deepwater oil and gas industry conference, OTC annually brings together leaders, experts and companies to debate the main innovations and challenges facing the offshore industry. This year, more than 1,200 exhibitors are gathered in an area of around 19,500 square meters. The event expects to bring together more than 30,000 people from 108 countries. Thirty-one Brazilian companies have confirmed their presence at the conference.

OTC serves as a convergence center for energy professionals from around the world to share ideas and innovations, discuss, debate and build consensus around the most pressing topics facing the offshore energy sector. The fair features an extensive program with more than 450 technical talks, covering a variety of topics directly or indirectly related to the offshore exploration and production sector.