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SBM Offshore inaugurated its newest office location in Porto, Portugal on October 11, 2022, during an event that recognised the important bridges being built between the company and the city.

SBM’s Douglas Wood, CFO, Jordan Strik, Sustainability Director, and Rita Prates, Country General Manager welcomed representatives from the Porto City Hall, Councilor Mr. Ricardo Valente, the Porto Engineering University, the AICEP institutes, and local vendors and partners to the event.

Primacy focus

Porto became part of SBM Offshore's global network of offices in May 2022 and is expanding rapidly. The office’s primary focus is as a tactical central office for the company’s operations in ‘Region 2’ which comprises Africa, Asia, and Guyana, and which manages 8 of SBM’s current fleet of 15 FPSOs.

After unveiling an inauguration plaque with Douglas Wood, local City Hall Councilor for Economy, Employment, and Entrepreneurship, Mr. Ricardo Valente, addressed the audience and explained how delighted he was to welcome such an attractive company as SBM to the city.

Vision and objectives

He cited a common vision and objectives between the City Hall and SBM, namely sustainability, the value of quality educational structures supporting talent development, and Porto’s reputation as a city that builds bridges with the wider local and global communities.

He finished by expressing his optimism that this excellent relationship and bridge-building will continue as SBM further establishes itself in Porto.

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