Bolting for Rio de Janeiro, Macaé & the Campos–Santos Basins.
The onshore heart of Brazil's offshore oil industry: supply bases at Macaé and Açu serving the Campos and pre-salt Santos basins, the REDUC refinery and gas plants around Guanabara Bay, and Latin America's largest gas-fired power complex.
- RefineryPetrobras Duque de Caxias Refinery (REDUC), Duque de Caxias — 239,000 barrels/day
- Gas plantPetrobras Boaventura Energy Complex (gas processing unit), Itaboraí — 21 million m³/day gas processing unit
- Gas plantPetrobras Cabiúnas gas processing terminal, Macaé — 25.16 million m³/day
- OffshorePetrobras Macaé offshore support base (BMAC), Macaé — Petrobras's own offshore-support port; three piers, cranes up to 200 t
- OffshorePorto do Açu (Prumo) Port of Açu, São João da Barra — 11 private terminals, operating since 2014
- PowerGNA Gas-fired thermal complex, São João da Barra (Port of Açu) — 3 GW total, with its own LNG regasification terminal
- FieldPetrobras Búzios field (pre-salt), Santos Basin, about 180 km off Rio — eight FPSOs, about 1.33 million barrels/day installed capacity (May 2026)
- ChemicalBraskem Duque de Caxias petrochemical complex, Duque de Caxias
Listed to describe the area’s industry — not a list of our customers.
What plants in Rio de Janeiro order.
Flange and valve bolting for crude, hydrotreating and FCC units — B7 and B7M stud bolts with 2H and 2HM nuts, often PTFE coated, and sour-service grades to NACE MR0175.
Corrosion-resistant bolting for process lines, reactors and exchangers — 316 stainless (B8M), duplex and nickel alloys where chlorides or acids attack carbon steel.
Bolting for gas processing, NGL fractionation and treating units — B7 stud bolts with 2H nuts, B7M and 2HM for sour gas, and L7 on the cold side.
Turbine, boiler and heat-exchanger bolting that holds its load at temperature — B16, A453 660 and 422 stainless studs made to OEM drawings.
Bolting for platform modules, subsea equipment and topsides piping built and serviced onshore — B7 and L7 stud bolts with 2H nuts, and super duplex and Inconel 625 where seawater attacks carbon steel.
Wellsite, gathering and production-equipment bolting — B7 stud bolts with 2H nuts, sour-service B7M and 2HM to NACE MR0175, and L7 where it runs cold.
Jobs we’ve made in these grades.
Do you have a location in Rio de Janeiro?
No — everything is made and shipped from our shop at 18401 Intercontinental Crossing Dr, Houston, TX 77073, about 5,000 miles from Rio de Janeiro in a straight line.
How fast can you get bolting to Rio de Janeiro?
We ship to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by international air or ocean freight from Houston, with the delivery time and shipping terms quoted on every order. When a unit is down, call +1 832-446-3442 — answered 24/7, Houston time — and we will quote the fastest air option on the call. Made-to-order parts are quoted with a lead time.
Do you ship to Brazil?
Yes. We ship from Houston by international air or ocean freight from Houston, with the delivery time and shipping terms quoted on every order. Parts are made and certified in Houston before they ship.
What certification comes with the parts?
Every lot ships with an EN 10204 3.1 material test report traceable to the heat. EN 10204 3.2, PMI, Charpy and NACE MR0175 compliance are available on request.
What do refineries in Rio de Janeiro usually order?
Flange and valve bolting for crude, hydrotreating and FCC units — B7 and B7M stud bolts with 2H and 2HM nuts, often PTFE coated, and sour-service grades to NACE MR0175.
What do chemical plants in Rio de Janeiro usually order?
Corrosion-resistant bolting for process lines, reactors and exchangers — 316 stainless (B8M), duplex and nickel alloys where chlorides or acids attack carbon steel.
What do gas plants in Rio de Janeiro usually order?
Bolting for gas processing, NGL fractionation and treating units — B7 stud bolts with 2H nuts, B7M and 2HM for sour gas, and L7 on the cold side.
What do power stations in Rio de Janeiro usually order?
Turbine, boiler and heat-exchanger bolting that holds its load at temperature — B16, A453 660 and 422 stainless studs made to OEM drawings.
What do offshore yards & supply bases in Rio de Janeiro usually order?
Bolting for platform modules, subsea equipment and topsides piping built and serviced onshore — B7 and L7 stud bolts with 2H nuts, and super duplex and Inconel 625 where seawater attacks carbon steel.
What do oil & gas fields in Rio de Janeiro usually order?
Wellsite, gathering and production-equipment bolting — B7 stud bolts with 2H nuts, sour-service B7M and 2HM to NACE MR0175, and L7 where it runs cold.
Sources: offshore-technology.com · petrobras.com.br · petrobras.com.br · petrobras.com.br · portodoacu.com.br · gna.com.br · gem.wiki