Petrobras Drills New Oil Well in the Pre-Salt Layer of the Santos Basin

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 09/10/2020 at 08:55

pré-sal da Bacia de Santos em lâmina d’água de 1.850 metros; o poço de petróleo foi batizado de 9-BUZ-48D-RJS

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According to the ANP, the operation is being carried out in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin at a water depth of 1,850 meters; the oil well has been named 9-BUZ-48D-RJS

The National Agency of Petroleum (ANP) reports new activities from Petrobras in exploratory blocks in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The Brazilian oil company started drilling a new well in the Búzios field this week. Engevix is removed from the “blacklist” and wants to resume business with Petrobras still this year

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According to the ANP, the operation is being carried out at a water depth of 1,850 meters, at the well named 9-BUZ-48D-RJS.

The Búzios oil field explored by Petrobras in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin was discovered in 2010 and is the largest deep-water oil field in the world. Currently, there are five platforms producing in the asset. But this number is expected to increase soon.

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Currently, Petrobras is holding tenders to contract three more FPSO platforms for Búzios, in addition to tenders for the supply of rigs, well services, and subsea collection and export systems for units P-78, P-79, and FPSO Almirante Tamandaré that will be installed in the field.

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The production storage and offloading unit (FPSO), which will be called Almirante Tamandaré, will be the sixth FPSO in Búzios and the largest in Brazil, according to Petrobras. The FPSO will have a production capacity of 225,000 barrels of oil and 12 million m3 of gas per day and will start production in the second half of 2024.

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Petrobras Drills New Oil Well in the Pre-Salt Layer of the Santos Basin

According to the ANP, the operation is being carried out in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin at a water depth of 1,850 meters; the oil well has been named 9-BUZ-48D-RJS

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Petrobras Drills New Oil Well in the Pre-Salt Layer of the Santos Basin

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