The most disputed Petrobras oil platform at the auction was the P-15, which raised US$ 750 after 43 bids for the asset, according to the website of auctioneer João Emílio
Yesterday, July 24, Petrobras sold three out-of-operation oil platforms to the same buyer at auction for a total amount of US$1,45 million. This week, the state-owned company started the contracting process for three new FPSO-type platforms for the Búzios field, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin
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Petrobras' most disputed oil platform was the P-15, which raised US$ 750 after 43 bids for the asset, according to the website of auctioneer João Emílio.
In second place was the P-7 platform, sold for US$ 370 and 17 bids and lastly the P-12, purchased for US$ 330 in 16 bids.
The buyer is from Rio de Janeiro and identified himself at the auction as Marboteni. So far, Petrobras has not commented on the official result of the auction.
The P-7 suffered an accident shortly after the P-36, which capsized in the Campos basin in the early 2000s. The unit produced around 15 b/d in the Bicudo field and spilled around 26 liters of oil into the sea.
The P-15 platform operated in the Marimbá and Piranúna fields and produced around 3 barrels of oil a day
The P-12 platform, installed in the Linguado field, was producing 7 barrels of oil and also suffered an accident, which released less than 3 liters of oil into the sea. The unit already had its decommissioning started at the beginning of the month.
Decommissioning of Petrobras platforms
According to Petrobras, the decommissioning of platforms P-2020 and P-07, in the Campos Basin, and FPSO Piranema in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin are also scheduled for this year 15.
According to Petrobras' Strategic Plan for 2020-2024, 18 production platforms will be decommissioned by 2024.
Petrobras denies in the statement that the decommissioning of oil platforms will be carried out in accordance with the best global practices.
“In partnership with other companies and the scientific community, methodologies were developed that allow the identification of the alternative that best balances safety, environmental, technical, social and economic aspects”. affirms the state.
