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The oil giant Petrobras returned the pre-salt oil field. At the same time, the state-owned company offered the LNG Regasification Terminal in Bahia for sale.
The oil company Petrobras fully returned to the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), last Thursday (15/04), the Peroba oil field, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, marking the first return of an area purchased in a production sharing auction.
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The Peroba area had been purchased in the 3rd Bidding Round for pre-salt oil exploration areas, for a fixed bonus of 2 billion reais, in 2017, by a consortium formed by Petrobras (operator, with a 40% stake ), in partnership with Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (20%); Total E&P do Brasil Ltda (20%); CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda. (10%) and CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda (10%), with Pré-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) as the contract manager.
In the winning bid, the consortium offered 76,96% of surplus oil to the Union, versus the minimum percentage of 13,89%.
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The Libra Block of pre-salt oil recorded low potential
Since the beginning of Libra Block assessment activities, the Southeast area, a compartment distinct from the others, was identified as an area of low potential. The conclusion of the processing of the obtained data confirmed this expectation.
In the pre-salt of the Santos basin, in addition to Peroba, the Alto do Cabo Frio Oeste, Uirapuru and Saturno oil fields also had low potential.
In the case of Peroba, a Wood Mackenzie specialist stated at the time that the first oil well in the Santos Basin pre-salt found “a mixture of gas and carbon dioxide”, which meant that the asset was not seen as very attractive. , mainly considering the high oil surplus promised to the Government in the auction.
The devolution is in accordance with the Discovery Assessment Plan (PAD) for well 3-BRSA-1267-RJS, which covers the Central and Southeast areas of the Libra block, remaining after the Declaration of Commerciality of the Northwest Libra area, which gave rise to the current Campo de Mero, the third largest producing field in the pre-salt layer. The exploratory phase of evaluating the discovery of this area will continue until March 2025.
Petrobras publishes notice for lease of LNG Regasification Terminal
Petrobras published yesterday (16/4) the public notice for the second bidding process for leasing the LNG Regasification Terminal (TR-BA) and associated facilities, in the state of Bahia.
The bidding will be restricted to pre-qualified companies within the scope of the Prequalification Call and the process will follow the acts and rites provided for in Federal Law 13.303/2016 (State Companies Law).
About the terminal sold in Bahia
The TR-BA consists of a pier, like an island, with all the necessary facilities for mooring and mooring a FSRU vessel (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) directly to the pier and a supply vessel alongside the FSRU. The LNG transfer is done directly between the FSRU and the supplier in the configuration Side by Side. The maximum regasification flow of the TR-BA is 20 million m³/d (@ 1 atm and 20°C).
The gas pipeline that is part of the terminal is 45 km long and 28 inches in diameter, connecting the TR-BA to two delivery points, the Pressure Reducing Station in São Francisco do Conde and the Flow Control Station in São Sebastião do Passé. Also included in the scope of the transaction are the equipment for the generation and supply of electricity located at the Madre de Deus Waterway Terminal (TEMADRE), part of the TR-BA.
The FSRU is not part of the lease process for the TR-BA.
