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Petrobras Announced That FPSO Almirante Barroso Left the BrasFELS Shipyard and Is Heading to the Búzios Field. It Will Be Part of the Company’s Oil and Natural Gas Production Project in the Pre-Salt Region of the Santos Basin.
The oil and natural gas production project in the Búzios Field, envisioned by Petrobras, is advancing successfully. The company announced the departure of FPSO Almirante Barroso from Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, to the pre-salt Búzios Field in the Santos Basin. The platform has a production capacity of 150,000 barrels per day of oil, being the company’s major bet for the campaign in the region.
FPSO Almirante Barroso Left BrasFELS Shipyard in Angra dos Reis and Is Moving to the Búzios Field, Confirms Petrobras
The sea giant Almirante Barroso is getting ready to commence its oil and natural gas exploration campaign in the Santos Basin.
Petrobras announced that the FPSO has left the BrasFELS shipyard in Rio de Janeiro and is moving towards the Búzios Field.
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There, it will begin preparations for the start of oil and gas production in the pre-salt region, one of the areas with the highest exploration potential in the basin.
The platform had been at the shipyard since October of last year for commissioning activities and final acceptance tests.
According to Petrobras, the stages were successfully completed, allowing the departure of FPSO Almirante Barroso to the Búzios Field.
The vessel was converted in China at the Cosco shipyard from the hull of the oil tanker Eddie.
According to the state-owned company, its production capacity is 150,000 barrels of oil per day and 6 million m³ of gas per day.
As per Petrobras’s plan, FPSO Almirante Barroso will be interconnected to 10 wells, which will be part of the 5th production module of the Búzios Field.
Petrobras’s Oil and Natural Gas Production Project at Búzios Field Is the State Oil Company’s Major Bet for the Santos Basin
Petrobras is preparing for an intensive oil and natural gas production campaign in the Búzios Field region.
Currently, it produces around 575,000 barrels of oil and 23 million m³ of natural gas daily. However, the company aims to significantly expand these numbers over the next few years.
With the addition of the FPSO Almirante Barroso’s production to the Santos Basin, it will be responsible for 33% of Petrobras’s oil production in 2026, thereby ensuring an acceleration in the company’s growth plans.
Now, Petrobras is awaiting the next operational stages of FPSO Almirante Barroso to commence oil exploration in the Búzios Field.
Learn More About the Búzios Field
With estimated reserves of 10 billion barrels, according to projections by consulting firm Wood Mackenzie, Búzios is among the seven largest offshore fields in the world. Brazil’s total reserves today are 15 billion. Moreover, it is a field already in production, with no geological risk. Production began in April 2018, and in just over a year, the field became the second largest in the pre-salt region, with 424,000 barrels of oil and gas per day.
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