Petrobras says the first production well has been hooked up to the FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias at the Mero field in the presalt Santos Basin offshore Brazil.
Preparations for startup are now in the final phase. The FPSO, the third permanent production platform over the field, is designed to produce up to 180,000 bbl/d of oil and 12MMcm/d of gas.
Last Saturday, the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré arrived from China at the Búzios field in the same region following its voyage from China. It will potentially produce up to 225,000 bbl/d of oil and process 12MMcm/d of gas.
During the third quarter, Petrobras’ global production averaged 2,721 MMboe/d. The company says it remains on track to stay within its 2024-28+ Strategic Plan target range of 2.8 MMboe/d +- 4%.
Third-quarter oil production in the presalt was stable at 1,822 MMbbl/d, due largely to increased output through the FPSO Sepetiba on the Mero field, thanks to three new producing wells.
New wells also came online at the FPSO Almirante Barroso (Búzios) and the FPSO Maricá (Tupi field), with 10 new injection wells entering service at fields in the Santos and Campos basins.
