Brazil's Largest Oil Field Is Nearing A Historic Milestone

Brazil’s Largest Oil Field Is Nearing A Historic Milestone

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 26/02/2019 at 05:30

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The Lula Field Is About to Reach 1 Million Barrels of Oil Produced Per Day, Needing Only FPSO P-67 to Be Among the Top 3 Producers in the World

The largest oil-producing field in Brazil is approaching a significant milestone: Soon it will be producing 1 million barrels of oil per day, relying solely on the successful allocation of FPSO P-67 to reach this mark. The field already has 8 FPSOs interconnected to 41 wells that last December produced about 900,000 bpd of high-quality surplus oil.

The challenges have been and still are immense, but Brazil has great potential to return to being one of the largest oil producers in the world.

Lula Field – Technical Details

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Production Platforms Operating in the Lula Field

FPSO Cidade de Itaguaí ⇒ 113,212 bpd of oil – interconnected to 5 wells
FPSO Cidade Saquarema ⇒ 140,898 bpd of oil – interconnected to 6 wells
FPSO Cidade Angra dos Reis ⇒ 74,525 bpd of oil – interconnected to 5 wells
FPSO Cidade Maricá ⇒ 150,617 bpd of oil – interconnected to 5 wells
FPSO Cidade Paraty ⇒ 117,226 bpd of oil – interconnected to 6 wells
FPSO Cidade Mangaratiba ⇒ 139,334 bpd of oil – interconnected to 6 wells
FPSO P-69 ⇒ 25,861 bpd of oil – interconnected to 1 well
FPSO P-66 ⇒ 135,388 bpd of oil – interconnected to 7 wells
FPSO P-67 ⇒ Coming soon with detailed statistics

Currently, there are a total of 8 FPSOs and 41 interconnected wells. “They are studying an additional FPSO in West Lula. It will be the third-largest oil-producing well in the world after the Permian in the USA and the largest oil well in Saudi Arabia,” states Heleno Guimarães Carvalho, a professional in the administration field at Petrobras.

Analysis and development of the topic by Marcelo Gauto, Specialist in Oil, Gas, and Energy and Chemical Technician at Petrobras.

Brazil’s Largest Oil Field Is Nearing A Historic Milestone

The Lula Field Is About to Reach 1 Million Barrels of Oil Produced Per Day, Needing Only FPSO P-67 to Be Among the Top 3 Producers in the World

Lula Field – Technical Details

Production Platforms Operating in the Lula Field

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Brazil’s Largest Oil Field Is Nearing A Historic Milestone

The Lula Field Is About to Reach 1 Million Barrels of Oil Produced Per Day, Needing Only FPSO P-67 to Be Among the Top 3 Producers in the World

Lula Field – Technical Details

Production Platforms Operating in the Lula Field

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Brazil will harvest a record crop of up to 357 million tons of grains, but it does not have the capacity to store a large part of it. The storage deficit has reached the highest level in history and is equivalent to almost the entire production of Argentina.

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