Origem Energia – an energy integration company with upstream, midstream and power generation operations, which operates concessions in Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Norte and Alagoas – was the eighth participant in the Rede de Oportunidades Program: Oil, Gas and Naval da Firjan SENAI SESI – Oil, Gas and Naval, which encourages the approximation of suppliers and market demanders. The meeting brought together around 120 company representatives at Firjan's headquarters, on 3/21, to listen and talk to Gabriel Camargo, Supply Chain, E&P manager at the operator, who spoke about challenges, trends and supply opportunities from Origin.

Gabriel Camargo reported on the evolution of the company, founded in 2017 with an exploration field in Espírito Santo and which today operates a network of 300 kilometers of pipelines, a UPGN (natural gas processing unit), in addition to having direct access to a terminal of oil export. Among the current needs of the Origin are earthmoving services, construction of pipelines and intervention in wells to increase production. The company has no plans to operate offshore.

“Our challenges are many, because there is a global crisis in the supply chain and there is a lack of qualified professionals to work onshore. We face shortages of material and personnel. The Brazilian market does not have enough drilling rigs for our needs. And we don't have labor suppliers in the places where we operate for different services, such as tube inspection”, commented Camargo.

Karine Fragoso, manager of Oil, Gas and Naval at Firjan, recalled that, given the new investment cycle in the oil and gas market, the prospects for orders for goods and services for the coming years led to the launch of the program, created in 2022 in order to support the country's industry, especially in Rio de Janeiro.

So far, the program has identified more than 2,000 suppliers in the production chain, offering more than 4,500 goods and services for the energy industry. Firjan's mapping also revealed that there are BRL 300 billion in investments planned for up to 2024 in this production chain, with potential for realization with local content. Nuclep and EBSE, SBM Offshore, Equinor, Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz, Modec and BrasFELS participated in previous meetings.