Oct 2012 / Nov 2012 - Câmara de Comércio Sueco-Brasileira

Swedcham
at
ROG
(Left to right) Skanska Brasil’s General Counsel Daniel
Esteves, Commercial Director Claudio Lima, Marketing
Leader Fabiana Gimenez, and Commercial Managers
Sebastião Alves and Fabio Fonseca.
Swedcham Executive Secretary Jonas Lindström traditionally visited
the Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference in September, at the invitation
of Swedish corporate members that participated in the event.
“The Expo is simply amazing,” he says, “and the number of companies
represented was incredible. We had some 15 members exhibiting,
and all have stressed the importance of being present.”
“Business is really in the air and these are exciting times not only for the
Norwegian companies in Rio. Swedcham has a newly signed partnership
contract with the Norwegian Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Rio and I see
many possible synergies between the two of us,” says Lindström, who also
was a guest at the fantastic networking dinner arranged by the NBCC at the
Itanhangá Golf Club on September 19.
Some Swedcham members who were present during Rio Oil & Gas were: ABB,
AkzoNobel, Alfa Laval, Atlas Copco, Five Star Services, Gunnebo Industries, Lufthansa,
Ogas Solutions, Roxtec, Skanska, Trelleborg, Voith Turbo, and SAAB (SeaEye Ltd).
According to João Carlos de Luca, president of the Brazilian Oil, Gas and
Biofuels Institute (IBP), the 16th edition of Rio Oil & Gas was “the best in its
30-year existence”, with four plenary sessions and 24 panels and the presentation
of 586 technical works from 25 countries, with the Conference attracting
4,250 participants. In all, the fair attracted 1,300 exhibitors from 27 countries.
Luca also called the last edition of Rio Oil & Gas “historical”, commenting
on the general euphoria caused by the government’s announcement that it
plans to hold the 11th Round of Tenders for exploration areas next May and the
first Pre-Salt auction in November 2013.
“For Skanska, it is important to participate in this fair, because this is a good
way to promote our brand and network with our stakeholders,” says Fabiana
Gimenez, Marketing Leader at Skanska Brasil. Today, Skanska is involved in
various projects related to the oil and gas industry in Brazil.
Eddy Hedström, head of Five Star Services (a Swedcham member located
in Macaé in the State of Rio de Janeiro), comments that “for us, it is never a
question of participating or not—we simply have to! The return on investment
is easy to measure because we get many projects during the fair itself, not to
forget the long-term return you achieve by promoting the trademark.”
8 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2012