Third Phase Of Pre-Salt Authorized, 11 More FPSOs Will Be Needed

Written by Renato Oliveira

Published on 06/04/2019 at 01:00

Updated on 09/04/2019 at 15:59

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Ibama Grants Preliminary License And New Phase Of Pre-Salt In Santos Basin Will Require 11 New FPSOs In A Total Of 23 Developments

Last Wednesday (04/03), Ibama granted preliminary license 601/2019 for the third phase of production development in the Pre-Salt of the Santos Basin for Petrobras.
The form listing the activities was submitted to Ibama in November 2014, and the data for the environmental impact assessment at the site was provided in July 2015.

The estimate is that this new investment cycle in the region will require 11 FPSOs for definitive production systems, two production pilots, and another 10 long duration tests (LDT) or early production systems (EPS). LDTs and EPSs are an evaluation stage that can last from 6 months to 1 year, without the installation of a definitive unit.

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The Project That Was Presented To Ibama

The final environmental licensing process of the 3rd stage of the Pre-Salt, in which Ibama will work, includes a total of 23 developments: one Long Duration Test (LDT), nine early production systems, one short duration production pilot, 11 production development projects, which include the FPSOs, and one long duration pilot.

However, Ibama was not presented with the timeline of the development projects, and since they have not yet been included in the 2019-2023 Business Plan of Petrobras, it is estimated that these will be projects for its next business plan.

Also read ===> Another intervention by the Brazilian environmental agency occurred in mid-February (02/18), the FPSO BW Offshore Cidade de São Vicente received a license from Ibama to conduct Long Duration Tests (LDT) in Petrobras’s Farfan field, in the area of exploratory blocks BM-SEAL-11, in deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. Access here to read the full article!

Third Phase Of Pre-Salt Authorized, 11 More FPSOs Will Be Needed

Ibama Grants Preliminary License And New Phase Of Pre-Salt In Santos Basin Will Require 11 New FPSOs In A Total Of 23 Developments

The Project That Was Presented To Ibama

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