Drilling ships for Brazilian DRU programme

A recent oil market report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that the world oil demand will reach 95 million barrels per day in 2016. Extending 500 miles across the Santos, Campos and Espirito Santo basins, Brazil’s pre-salt fields hold an estimated 10  to 16 billion barrels. These resources could eventually result in Brazil becoming one of the largest producers of oil in the world. This has led to tremendous growth in the country's shipbuilding industry, and large investments in offshore drilling and platform supply vessels.
Each of the three newbuildings from Ecovix will be powered by six Wärtsilä 32 generating sets and will feature six underwater de-mountable thrusters.
Delivery of the equipment will begin in 2013.