Petrobras, The Operator of The Libra Consortium, Has Started Hiring Suppliers to Develop Equipment Capable of Separating and Reinjecting CO2-Rich Gas from Oil at The Sea Floor

Equipment May Open A New Exploratory Frontier And Development Of Oil Production In Deep And Ultra-Deep Waters, In Regions Where There Are Reservoir Fluids With High Gas-Oil Ratio And CO2 Content

Petrobras, the Brazilian oil giant and operator of the Libra consortium, reported in a relevant fact to the market that it has begun hiring suppliers for the execution of the project, construction, installation, and testing of HISEP®, a technology patented by the company aiming to separate and reinject, still on the seabed, the gas with high CO2 content that is produced alongside oil.

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According To Petrobras, The Hiring Began After The Completion Of Conceptual Evaluations And Pilot Tests On Land, Where The State-Owned Company And The Supplier Companies Partnered To Execute Conceptual Studies And Validate The Performance Of The Submersible Pumps That Will Reinject The CO2-Rich Gas Into The Reservoir. The Expectation Is That The Manufacturer Will Be Selected By August 2022 And That The Equipment Will Be Installed In 2025. 

HISEP® Promises To Increase Oil Production By Freeing Up Space In The Gas Processing Plant On The Surface.

According To The State-Owned Company, The New Technology May Open A New Exploratory Frontier And Development Of Oil Production In Deep And Ultra-Deep Waters, In Regions Where There Are Reservoir Fluids With High Gas-Oil Ratio And CO2 Content. HISEP® Will Increase Oil Production By Freeing Up Space In The Gas Processing Plant On The Surface.

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The Pilot Test Is Scheduled To Be Conducted In The Mero 3 Area, Which Is Expected To Start Production In 2024. After Two Years Of Testing, With The Validation Of The Technology, HISEP® May Be Used In Other Areas, Such As Libra Central And Jupiter, Where The Innovation Has The Potential To Enable The Production Development Project.

Once The HISEP® Technology Is Proved Valid, It Will Also Be Possible To Develop Offshore Production Units With Smaller And Less Complex Gas Processing Plants, Which Will Have Lower Construction Costs And Timelines, As Well As Lower Operating Costs. 

The Libra Consortium Is Operated By Petrobras In Partnership With Shell, Total, CNPC, And CNOOC

Petrobras Has Been Working In Partnership With Companies In The Market Understood Through The Concept Of Early Engagement, That Is, With The Involvement Of Suppliers In The Development Of Technology From The Early Stages Of The Process, For The Definition And Development Of The Solution To Be Adopted In The Final Product. The Goal Is To Make The Technology Not Only Technically Viable But Also Replicable And Commercially Attractive For The Market. 

Since 2017, The Companies Have Been Consulted To Identify The Equipment That They Had Already Developed And That Could Be Adapted For The Project, As Well As The Main Technological Bottlenecks That Existed For The Project To Become A Reality. Over The Years, Successful Conceptual Studies And Performance Tests Have Been Developed In Partnership, Such As Verifying The Performance Of Submersible Centrifugal Pumps For Injecting Dense Gas Rich In CO2. 

The Libra Consortium Is Operated By Petrobras (40%), In Partnership With Shell (20%), Total (20%), CNPC (10%), And CNOOC Limited (10%), managed by Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A (PPSA).