Petrobras starts FPSO as part of Campos basin revitalization plan
Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) began recovery of mature assets offshore Brazil with the start of production from the Anna Nery floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel on May 7, 2023.
The FPSO is part of a $16-billion project to revitalize Marlim and Voador oil and gas fields, which will produce postsalt reservoirs, and Brava, in the presalt of the two fields, the company said (OGJ Online, May 4, 2022; OGJ Online, May 3, 2021; Apr. 21, 2021).
The FPSO Anna Nery is anchored in a water depth of 927 m and interconnected to 32 wells. The FPSO can produce up to 70,000 b/d of oil and process 4 million cu m of gas. Peak production is scheduled for 2025.
The FPSO, together with the Anita Garibaldi FPSO, make up the first major revitalization project for mature fields in Brazil’s Campos basin. Deployment of the two new production systems provides operational continuity to Marlim and Voador fields, increasing production to an average 150,000 boe/d, and contributing to a projected increase in Campos basin production recovery to 900,000 boe/d in 2027 from the current 560,000 boe/d, Petrobras said.
