Offshore staff
STAVANGER, Norway – Equinor and license partners Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras have approved the development concept for the BM-C-33 gas/condensate project in the Campos basin presalt offshore Brazil.
The well streams will be sent to an FPSO unit located at the field. Gas and oil/condensate will both be processed at the FPSO to sales specifications and exported. Crude will be offloaded by shuttle tankers and shipped to the international market after ship-to-ship transfer. A newbuild hull has been selected to accommodate for a 30-year field life.
The gas export solution is based on an integrated offshore gas pipeline from the FPSO to a new dedicated onshore gas receiving facility inside the Petrobras TECAB site at Cabiúnas, before connecting to the domestic gas transmission network.
According to Equinor, gas export capacity is planned for 16 MMcm/d with average exports expected to be 14 MMcm/d. Oil processing capacity is expected to be 126,000 b/d (20,000 cm/d).
Details on project timeline toward next decision gates and start of production are still to be concluded, the company said.
Repsol Sinopec Brasil made the discovery in 2010.
The BM-C-33 license is about 200 km (124 mi) from shore in water depths up to 2,900 m (9,514 ft). The reservoirs are said to be complex, characterized by a heterogeneous silica-rich carbonate with vugs, caverns, and fractures.
Equinor operates the project with 35% interest. Repsol Sinopec Brasil holds 35% and Petrobras 30%.
03/18/2021
