PortosRio announced on Wednesday (October 22) another significant milestone in its agenda to attract private investment and modernize the infrastructure of public ports in the state. In an auction held at the B3 headquarters in São Paulo, Petrobras won the lease for the RDJ07 terminal, located at the Port of Rio de Janeiro, with a grant bid of R$104 million.

With a total area of 56,800 square meters, the RDJ07 terminal will be dedicated to handling offshore logistics support cargo, serving oil and natural gas exploration and production activities. The 25-year lease contract foresees an estimated investment of R$99.4 million, aimed at modernizing infrastructure and expanding the terminal’s operational capacity.

The project includes the demolition of old structures, construction of a new warehouse with a minimum area of 3,500 m², and the implementation of administrative and operational facilities, gates, fencing, and improvements to internal access roads. Planned investments also include the acquisition of large-scale equipment, such as six cranes, ten forklifts, and twenty trailers, as well as the installation of a new firefighting system and an electrical substation. 

“Petrobras’ success in this auction demonstrates the confidence that Brazil’s largest company places in the Port of Rio de Janeiro. PortosRio has been working to ensure a competitive and efficient environment capable of attracting investments and boosting the state’s economy. This result confirms that we are on the right track, consolidating the Port of Rio as a strategic logistics hub for offshore operations and for strengthening the oil and gas supply chain,” said Flavio Vieira, CEO of PortosRio. 

“We are very pleased with the outcome of the auction. The Port of Rio de Janeiro is extremely important to Petrobras — it played a key role in the development of the pre-salt, has a privileged geographic location, and is close to major highways connecting key industrial and economic regions, as well as to offshore support areas,” said Fernando Vidal, Petrobras’ Director of Exploration and Production Logistics. 

The bidding process was conducted by the Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPor) and the National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq), under the Federal Government’s Port Lease Program, based on the criterion of highest grant value.