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FPSO Anita Garibaldi – Petrobras' strategic platform for the Campos Basin revitalization plan, which will connect 43 oil wells!
The Marlim field, located in the Campos Basin, will undergo a revitalization that foresees the additional production of 860 million barrels of oil by the end of the year. concession contract in 2048, according to Petrobras estimates. The revitalization initiative replaced nine platforms with two new FPSOs (floating production, storage and offloading units), Anna Nery and Anita Garibaldi, which are designed to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and add around 115 bpd to production. daily.
Mariana Cavassin, executive manager of Production Development Projects at Petrobras, highlighted during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, that the project not only extends the life of the field by 23 years, but also aims to achieve significant additional production. “This substantial volume of oil still available in Marlim allows us to significantly extend operations in the field,” stated Cavassin.
See what the FPSO Anita Garibaldi is like and how it will operate – the super platform that will connect 43 oil wells
Petrobras plans to invest US$22 billion in the revitalization of the Campos Basin, responsible for 20% of the 2,8 million barrels of oil produced daily by the state-owned company in 2023
The revitalization of Marlim was highlighted as Petrobras' flagship project at OTC, where the company received the Distinguished Achievement Award for innovative technological contributions to the global offshore industry.
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Furthermore, Petrobras plans to invest US$22 billion in the revitalization of the Campos Basin by 2028, with the installation of three new production platforms in the Albacora, Barracuda-Caratinga and Jubarte fields, the latter being in the Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin , which should come into operation between 2025 and 2028. The Campos Basin, discovered in the 70s, was responsible for 20% of the 2,8 million barrels of oil produced daily by Petrobras in 2023.
Revitalization of the Campos Basin includes the drilling of new wells and the use of 4D seismic technology
Paulo Marinho, executive manager of Deepwater Exploration and Production, explained that the Master Plan for the revitalization of the Campos Basin includes the drilling of new wells and the use of 4D seismic technology to increase the recovery factor of the fields and replace existing infrastructure .
Petrobras' history at OTC includes several awards for innovations. In 1992, the company was awarded for enabling the production of oil and gas in deep waters with the Marlim field. Since then, Petrobras has received several awards from OTC, including innovative technologies for mature fields and well construction, as well as developments in the Búzios field, technologies for the Pre-Salt, and ultra-deepwater production in the Roncador field.
Petrobras' list of awards at OTC highlights the company's ongoing commitment to innovation in the oil and gas industry:
- 2024: Technological innovations in mature fields in deep waters, in Marlim and the Campos Basin
- 2023: Unprecedented technology for construction and intervention in wells (OTC Brazil)
- 2020: Technological innovations in the Búzios field
- 2019: Technologies to develop Libra block production (OTC Brazil)
- 2015: Technologies for the Pre-Salt
- 2001: Oil and gas production technologies in ultra-deep waters, in the Roncador field
- 1992: Feasibility of oil and gas production in deep waters, in the Marlim field.
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