The Most Contested Oil Platform of Petrobras in the Auction Was the P-15, Which Raised US$ 750 Thousand After 43 Bids for the Asset, According to Auctioneer João Emílio’s Website
Petrobras sold yesterday, July 24, at auction three decommissioned oil platforms to the same buyer for a total of US$ 1.45 million. This week, the state-owned company began the process of contracting three new FPSO-type platforms for the Búzios field in the pre-salt of the Santos basin
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The most contested oil platform of Petrobras was the P-15, which raised US$ 750 thousand after 43 bids for the asset, according to auctioneer João Emílio’s website.
In second place was the P-7 platform, auctioned for US$ 370 thousand and 17 bids, and finally, the P-12, purchased for US$ 330 thousand in 16 bids.
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The buyer is from Rio de Janeiro and identified himself at the auction as Marboteni. So far, Petrobras has not commented on the official auction results.
The P-7 suffered an accident shortly after the P-36, which capsized in the Campos basin in the early 2000s. The unit produced about 15 thousand b/d in the Bicudo field and spilled about 26 thousand liters of oil into the sea.
The P-15 platform operated in the Marimbá and Piranúna fields and produced about 3 thousand barrels of oil per day.
The P-12 platform, installed in the Linguado field, produced 7 thousand barrels of oil and also had an accident, releasing less than 3 thousand liters of oil into the sea. The unit’s decommissioning started earlier this month.
Decommissioning of Petrobras Platforms
According to Petrobras, the decommissioning of the P-07 and P-15 platforms in the Campos Basin and the FPSO Piranema in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin is also planned for this year, 2020.
According to Petrobras’s Strategic Plan for 2020-2024, 18 production platforms will be decommissioned by 2024.
Petrobras informs in its statement that the decommissioning of the oil platforms will be carried out according to the best global practices.
“In partnership with other companies and the scientific community, methodologies have been developed that allow for the identification of the alternative that best balances safety, environmental, technical, social, and economic aspects,” says the state-owned company.

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