Petrobras reaches record oil production in the Búzios field in July
Petrobras reported on Wednesday that its four FPSOs installed in the field – P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77 – reached new monthly production records in July of this year 2020. According to the oil company, the field Búzios produced 615.000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 765.000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed).
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Similarly, as a reminder, Petrobras' previous daily record was 664.000 bpd and 822.000 boed, reached on June 27, 2020. years.
In short, the FPSO, named after Almirante Barroso, will have an oil processing capacity of 150.000 barrels per day and a gas processing capacity of 212 million cubic feet per day. The vessel's oil storage capacity will be 1.400.000 barrels.
Three more FPSOs from Búzios to come later this year by Petrobras
Furthermore, at the end of July, Petrobras approved the start of a tender to build three new FPSOs for Búzios. These units are part of an asset development plan that aims to install a total of twelve units by the end of the decade. At the end of the development phase, the Búzios field is expected to produce more than 2 boed, making it the Petrobras' largest production asset.
Similarly, the first of the three new units will be the Almirante Tamandaré, which is scheduled to come on stream in the second half of 2024. The FPSO will be chartered with a daily processing capacity of 225.000 barrels of oil and 12 million cubic meters of gas.
Finally, with this capacity, FPSO Almirante Tamandaré will be the largest oil production unit in operation in Brazil.
