Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) hired consultancy company Telemétrica Sensoriamento Remoto on February 29, to provide refining consultancy services. The hiring is in compliance with the provision of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), which establishes that PPSA should carry out studies with technical and economic evaluation of prioritization mechanisms for the national supply of petroleum-derived fuels.

Telemétrica won the bid, in the electronic auction modality, held by PPSA on January 30, with five other bidding companies. Telemétrica shall have up to 120 days to prepare a report on mechanisms for aggregating the value of the Government’s oil, through refining and processing service contracts in Brazil, or long-term contracts for the purchase and sale of Government oil, with the objective of expanding the national refining and petrochemical chain.

During the same period, the company will also deliver a report on the technical and economic feasibility of the proposed mechanisms. By the end of the work, the final technical reports will be presented during a workshop event.