Transpetro conducts integrated operation in Rio Grande do Sul

Largest fuel transportation and Logistics Company in Brazil and subsidiary of the Petrobras System, Transpetro recently conducted an unprecedented operation of naphtha transportation from Terminal Almirante Soares Dutra (Tedut), in Osorio (RS), to a Braskem unit, in Triunfo (RS). The operation was conducted in an integrated action with Refinery Alberto Pasqualini (Refap), owned by Petrobras and with reduced use of refinery tankage, allowing for more solid delivery logistics with greater operating efficiency.

Transpetro’s operation of transporting 100 thousand m³ of naphtha has been a well-tended success. The company’s president Sergio Machado said that the operation was possible due to its meticulous control of the Oscan 16” II and Orsul 14” oil pipes pumping capacity, associated to monitoring of the Refap and the Braskem petrochemical pole’s tankage availability.

The analysis consists of integrated work of logistics intelligence, led by Transpetro, involving its National Operating Control Center (CNCO), the Refinery Alberto Pasqualini (Refap) and the petrochemical Braskem.

Sergio Machado added that the prior study enabled the operation to use only one tank of the refinery, during a shorter period. Instead of the need to storing material while waiting for availability of pipes, the unit acted as a kind of lung, directly transferring material between oil pipes, which could operate simultaneously, always keeping the highest safety standards.

The integrated vision of the infrastructure for oil and oil products distribution across the entire national territory, and tools such as CNCO, put Transpetro in a privileged condition, allowing it to implement new solutions, and restating the Company’s status as main provider of logistic solutions for the Petrobras System.

Sergio Machado: Transpetro goes eco-friendly, deploys better installation lining

Thinking for the environment is imperative for our century and taking a step in this direction is Transpetro. The company has been deploying a new eco-friendly lining in the installations of terminals of Paranaguá (PR), Pecém (CE), Madre de Deus (BA) and Norte Capixaba, in São Mateus (ES), confirms its president Sergio Machado.

The material that is being used by Transpetro is elastomeric. This material helps in preventing external corrosion in waterways terminals, submitted to the maritime atmosphere, which is more aggressive. This material is water-based, and so provides long-term protection. Its use ensures up to eight years of durability – four times more than the durability provided by previous techniques. In addition to increasing the safety and durability of the equipment, the measure also allows for cost reduction, said Sergio Machado.

According to the demand of the units, the new method is being applied. Firstly, the areas, particularly those exposed to maritime atmosphere, are diagnosed to verify the level of corrosion of the material. Thereafter, should the responsible team identify the need for protection reinforcement, the new, more durable technology is applied.

 Another product that helps minimizing corrosion problems is the Teflon billet, a technology that is already being applied in the Paranaguá Terminal. When installed on pipe supports, it avoids friction with the pipes, thus minimizing the process of corrosion in the region.

Transpetro, being the largest logistics company in the country, operates 49 ground and waterways terminals, 14 thousand kilometers of oil pipes and gas pipes spread across the Country and a fleet composed of 60 ships. The operations of the Company supply factories, thermoelectric plants and refineries, and generate millions of jobs to Brazilians. 

Brazil will surprise the world with its latent potential, says Sergio Machado

Brazil is touted to emerge as one of the stronger economies of the world in next few years. This has put the country in a very powerful position at the global belvedere. The fact that Petrobras has emerged as the second most profitable company in America is an evidence enough to support the statement.

This isn’t something which Brazil is experiencing for the first time. There was a time when Brazil was among the most successful economies in the world. But due to some external circumstances and unfortunate upheavals, there was a lull in the economy. But the turnaround has already begun, says Sergio Machado, ex-President of Transpetro.

American President Obama’s recent visit to Brazil and Dilma Rousseff’s visit to China is a clear indication that Brazil is looking towards an array of prospects and the country must be prepared to make the most of these opportunities.

Brazil, due to its diversified set of advantages seems to be a better prospect than big economies like China and Russia at various levels. It is the country with largest arable land and will soon become a major supplier of oil and ethanol.

A major reason for such great prospects of Brazil is because of political stability and its glorious history. Sergio Machado draws an analogy between the good times that are to follow and the ones that existed. He remarks that both the times, there was a coming together of various intelligent minds and visionaries who, wither their esteemed leadership, would take Brazil towards unparalleled success.

Machado is extremely hopeful that the coming generation of youngsters would take care of the situations in the best way possible and bring more laurels to the country. The success, he says, is to be taken.

For Sergio Machado, politics was an exclusive lover

When Sergio Machado joined politics in 1986, he gave up all his former titles. Sergio owned Vilejack jeans factory and a school, was the president of Ceará Industrial Center (CIC), owned TV Jangadeiro (SBT network), Fortaleza, and the FM Radio Education of Crateús (EC)  but gave up all and moved business to his children. For him, politics was an ‘exclusive lover’ which demanded his full attention.

Machado was 16 when he accompanied his father in exile in France. This was the time when he learnt the most intellectual lesson of his life. Sergio Machado learnt from his father that power was transient. His inclination towards politics was always very strong. Machado studied administration at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio and participated in the student movement and the march of 100,000 in 1968.

In his political career, he never took handouts but earned his way up. The CIC group had Tasso Jereissati as protagonist and entered politics with a modern discourse, in contrast to the existing policy of the State Colonels. Machado became Interior Minister in the first term of Tasso, but it turned away when Ciro Gomes occupied space in the party, chosen as candidate for governor of Ceará. Machado continued in the PSDB and was elected congressman in 1990. Four years later competed in and won election to the Senate.
Being the man responsible for resuscitating Brazilian Naval Industry, Jose Sergio de Oliveira Machado rarely used to go out of Transpetro before 23 hours. He would work religiously and was often sighted having his lunch in the evening, spending all afternoon handling the tasks
No wonder, Machado made the cover of British magazine ‘Fairplay’ under the ‘Virtual Reality’ title.  He also appeared on the list of 100 most powerful person of the ship industry. He was placed 65th, just behind the president of Vale, Roger Agnelli and 16 positions ahead of Eike Batista.

SERGIO MACHADO of TRANSPETRO, THE R $ 8.3 BILLION MAN

JOSE SERGIO DE OLIVEIRA MACHADO of TRANSPETRO

Listening to the classical music on his ipod, Machado used to work 14-16 hours daily in his office. Jose Sergio de Oliveira Machado, President of  Transpetro was passionate about two things; his work and music. He had an eclectic taste in music, ranging from classical to Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra the hinterland. The sound of his preferred music reaching his ears made him work more efficiently.

The president of Petrobras carrier used to monitor five 32-inch flat screens in his office, in real time, the flow of gas pipelines and 3.6 million barrels of oil in the company’s pipeline, the construction of the ship Celso Furtado, and the position of the vessels of the company worldwide. 

Among his responsibilities, Machado used to run the Program for Modernization and Expansion of the Fleet (Promef). It is a program of R $ 8.3 billion budget that aims to order 49 new ships to be built in Brazil. 

Sergio Machado believed in the philosophy that the oil could never be a curse but a gift for transformation. No country is sovereign without its own merchant fleet: 80% of world trade and 95% of the country’s is done by ships. Brazil spends annually $ 16 billion (R $ 28.1 billion) - Petrobras alone spends $ 2 billion (US $ 3.5 billion).

Transpetro made studies on the bottlenecks to make the fragile marine industry in Brazil one of the  most competitive ones in the world. The beginning was difficult.

The biggest challenge for Sergio Machade was to create a sustainable industry. He went to Korea, Japan, and what he saw was too huge and overwhelming.  For Machado, ships in Brazil by Promef, offered great strategic advantages in spite of being 3 % more expensive for it offered a great economic benefit

Sergio Machado launches the first Promef Ship built in Rio de Janeiro

Sergio Machado launches the first Promef Ship built in Rio de Janeiro

Under the aegis of Sergio Machado, Transpetro launched a ship at the Mauá Shipyard.  This was the first ship built in the state of Rio de Janeiro for the Program for Modernization and Expansion of the Fleet (Promef). The launch was attended by Governor Sérgio Cabral, the Transport Minister Paulo Sergio Passos, the acting president of Petrobras, Grace Foster, and the president of Transpetro,Sergio Machado. The event marked the revamp of shipbuilding industry in the country as one of the economic vocations.

At a news conference on the roof of Windsor Guanabara Hotel, Center of Rio de Janeiro, the president of Transpetro, Jose Sergio de Oliveira Machado, said the ship would carry the name ‘Celso Furtado’, named after the economist who created the SUDENE and released the latest industrial development cycle of the country. It is a vessel for the transportation of light oil products with a capacity of 48,300 dwt and 183 meters long.
The state of Rio, largest and most traditional naval hub of the country, already has 16 vessels ordered by Promef, with R $ 2.25 billion in investments. The program will create at least 50,000 jobs in the state, 10 thousand direct and 40 thousand indirect jobs.

The Mauá Shipyard which will build four Promef product tankers, is located in Ponta D'Areia, in Niterói, the region where the Brazilian shipbuilding industry started in the nineteenth century at the hands of the Baron of Mauá. President Sergio Machado at the ceremony said that a circle was completed.  He said that the restructuring of Brazilian Naval Industry was initiated at the same spot from where the industry began.
The ship Celso Furtado is the first commissioned to a Rio de Janeiro shipyard by Petrobras to be thrown overboard, 23 years after the last order. The latter had been the Livramento, completed in 1997 by Eisa Shipyard. The vessel took 10 years to complete, amid a severe industry crisis. A Brazilian naval industry, which had been the world’s second largest manufacturer in the 1970s, virtually disappeared from radar from the 1980s.

Sérgio Machado, the workaholic who strengthened Brazilian Shipping Industry

Once the owner of Vilejack jeans factory and a school, Sergio Machado was the man who left it all to build a better shipping industry in Brazil.  The president of Transpetro, Sergio Machado, was the president of the Ceará Industrial Center (CIC) just before entering politics in 1986. He disposed off all other business responsibilities to his children and became an exclusive lover of politics.
 Son of Machado Bridge, Minister of Transportation and Public Works of João Goulart at the time of the military coup of 1964, Machado was 16 when he accompanied his father in exile in France. This was the time when his father taught him a great lesson; a lesson which stayed by Sergio all through his life, that power was transient. Sergio was wise enough to realize that power could never be stores forever. So he decided that as long as he holds power to do something, he will do all he can to make people’s lives better.

Sérgio Machado, the workaholic who strengthened Brazilian Shipping Industry

Machado achieved a milestone when his first ship Suezmax tanker was launched.
"I cried the whole world. It was not easy to get here. That's what excites me to know that we are transforming lives, generate opportunities. That is the oxygen that feeds me.”
These were his marvelous words.  The twinkle in his eyes was priceless.
When started in Transpetro, to meet the business, Sérgio Machado traveled the world visiting shipyards, mainly in Asia. He is described by officials as a workaholic, enough to start meeting at 22 hours and would sleep five hours a night. Such was his passion towards his work. He was a visionary who is credited with the revival of Brazilian Naval Industry.