Offshore staff
RIO DE JANEIRO – Petrobras has started the non-binding phase for the sale of 50% of its stakes in the Marlim Cluster fields in the Campos basin offshore Brazil.
The offer applies to four fields: Petrobras first announced the proposed divestment in November.
Marlim and Voador are in water depths ranging from 400-1,050 m (1,312-3,445 ft), 150 km (93.2 mi) from Macaé on the northern coast of Rio de Janeiro State.
During the first 11 months of the year the two fields, with shared production infrastructure, delivered on average 65,300 b/d of oil and 885,000 cu m/d of gas.
To the east of Marlim is Marlim Leste, 107 km (66.5 mi) from Cabo de São Tomé, in water depths of 780-2,000 m (2,559-6,562 ft). This field has averaged 39,400 b/d of oil and 633,000 cu m/d of gas.
The final field in the package is Marlim Sul, 90 km (56 mi) from the northern coast of Rio de Janeiro, in 800-2,500 m (2,624-8,202 ft) of water, with production this year of 109,600 b/d of oil and 2,073 cu m/d of gas.
12/15/2020
