Petróleo Brasileiro SA’s (Petrobras) reported first-quarter common manufacturing of oil, pure fuel liquids (NGLs), and pure fuel of two.776 billion barrels of oil equal per day (boepd), a rise of three.7 p.c in comparison with the identical interval in 2023.
Petrobras attributed the year-over-year enhance primarily to the ramp-up of the floating manufacturing, storage and offloading items (FPSOs) Almirante Barroso, P-71, Anna Nery, Anita Garibaldi, and Sepetiba, in addition to the entry into manufacturing of 19 new wells from complementary initiatives within the Basins of Campos and Santos.
Sequentially, first-quarter manufacturing was decrease by 5.4 p.c, “primarily because of the higher quantity of losses as a consequence of shutdowns and upkeep inside the provisions of the Strategic Plan 2024-28 (PE 2024-28) and the pure decline of mature fields,” Petrobras mentioned in a information launch.
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In March, Petrobras started the circulation of fuel by way of the P-68, situated within the Berbigão and Sururu fields, contributing to growing the reliability of fuel supply by way of the built-in community of the Santos Basin. In the identical month, the shared Búzios deposit reached the mark of 1 billion barrels of oil produced. Presently, the sphere operates on 5 platforms: P-74, P-75, P-76, P-77, and Almirante Barroso. The corporate mentioned it foresees the set up of six extra items within the discipline by 2027.
Within the first quarter, the corporate additionally acquired the worldwide certification I-REC (Renewable Vitality Certificates), which neutralizes Petrobras’ scope 2 emissions in 2023, “guaranteeing that renewable sources generated all electrical power acquired by Petrobras to develop its actions,” it mentioned.
Tupi Subject Marks 15 Years of Operation
In a separate assertion, Petrobras mentioned the Tupi discipline reached 15 years of operation with 2.6 billion barrels of oil equal (boe) of amassed manufacturing and 7 items in operation. The primary pre-salt discipline to come back on stream in Might 2009, Tupi is the nation’s largest producing discipline, with a median quantity of 850,000 boepd, accounting for 20 p.c of the whole produced in Brazil, the corporate famous. Petrobras operates Tupi in partnership with Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda and Petrogal Brasil S.A.
“It was within the Tupi discipline, precisely 15 years in the past, that we started our historical past within the pre-salt, right now the biggest manufacturing heart within the offshore trade,” Petrobras President Jean-Paul Prates mentioned. “Since then, we have now developed a sequence of disruptive applied sciences and damaged file after file, consolidating our world management in ultra-deep waters. Tupi is the portrait of a Brazil that works, representing an achievement not only for Petrobras, however for the entire nation”.
“Fifteen years on from the primary oil, Tupi’s outcomes are proof that we’re heading in the right direction. This success displays the excellence and skill of our technical workers to excel. Removed from intimidating us, the challenges have change into a motivation to persist and a legacy for the offshore trade. The fruits we’re reaping right now fill us with delight and level to a promising future,” Prates added.
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