ANP Advances Decommissioning Plan for Petrobras Platforms P-15, P-12, and P-07, Set for International Auction Next Month

Currently, the three units P-15, P-12, and P-07 of Petrobras are anchored in the Campos Basin, about 120 km off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

National Agency of Petroleum (ANP) is moving forward with the decommissioning plans (PDI) of Petrobras platforms that will go for international auction next month. The auction for the three state-owned shallow-water platforms is scheduled to take place on July 9.

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ANP authorizes decommissioning plans for the P-15 platform, which operated in the Piraúna field in the Campos Basin.

The P-12 platform will also go to auction, which has already had its PDI approved by the ANP; and the P-7, whose decommissioning plan is still under review by the agency.

With the aim of concentrating all efforts on the pre-salt fields, Petrobras will divest its shallow-water assets and has put the three units up for sale.

The P-7 platform operated at a water depth of 210 meters in the Bicudo and Enchova Oeste fields. Meanwhile, the P-12 operated in Badejo, Linguado, and Trilha, at a water depth of 100 meters. Finally, the P-15 unit produced in Marimba and Piraúna, at a water depth of 243 meters.

Currently, the three units are anchored in the Campos Basin, about 120 km off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Interested parties in participating in the auction will be able to make a technical visit to the platforms up to ten days before the auction date to check the general condition of the platforms.

The auction notice will be available on Petrobras’ Business Channel, click here for more information. The electronic auction will take place through the website of Auctioneer João Emílio, at 10 a.m.

Petrobras Decommissioning Plans

In addition to the P-15, P-12, and P-07 platforms, the ANP has authorized 19 decommissioning plans for Petrobras installations, which involve units such as the FPSOs Piranema Spirit, Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Espadarte, Brasil, Marlim Sul, Cidade de Rio das Ostras, among others.

ANP published a new resolution at the beginning of this year regarding the decommissioning of oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities.

According to the ANP, the new rule will result in R$ 26 billion in investments over the next five years considering only the decommissioning.

“The single PDI will provide greater legal security and greater speed to the process, and will include environmental aspects on a case-by-case basis,” the Agency informs.