Petrobras begins oil production at Búzios 6 project in Santos Basin

Petrobras and its partners person initiated lipid accumulation astatine the Búzios 6 task via the P-78 floating production, retention and offloading (FPSO) portion successful the Búzios field, situated successful the pre-salt furniture of Brazil's Santos Basin.

The Búzios tract is located 180km disconnected the seashore of Rio de Janeiro authorities successful ultra-deep waters of much than 2,000m.

P-78, besides referred to arsenic Búzios 6, has been designed to nutrient 180,000 barrels (bbl) of lipid and 7.2 cardinal cubic metres (mcm) of state daily.

The Búzios 6 improvement increases the field's accumulation imaginable to astir 1.15 cardinal barrels of lipid per time (mbbl/d). It is besides expected to heighten Brazil's state proviso by up to 3mcm per time done an interconnection with the ROTA 3 state pipeline.

The P-78 level represents a caller proprietary portion project, developed nether the Basic Reference Project initiative. It is the seventh level successful accumulation astatine the Búzios field.

It consolidates operational lessons from earlier units successful the pre-salt layer. Changes to its contracting, operation and assembly were made nether the FORTALECE Programme to heighten method prime and efficiency.

The declaration for P-78 mandated astatine slightest 25% section content, with 10 retired of the full 23 topside modules constructed astatine BrasFELS shipyard successful Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro.

The level incorporates technologies aimed astatine reducing emissions and expanding efficiency. These see an exhaust state betterment system, adaptable velocity drives for pumps and compressors, and vigor integrations successful processing streams.

Petrobras president Magda Chambriard said: "With the archetypal lipid from the P-78 platform, we are starting the twelvemonth already advancing towards our main extremity for 2026: expanding Petrobras' lipid and state production.

“We task producing 2.5mbbl/d passim this year, and a ample portion of that volition travel from Búzios, the country's largest tract successful presumption of reserves and production. In addition, we are besides expanding the proviso of earthy state to the Brazilian market, different extremity expressed successful our concern plan.”

The Búzios 6 task progressive the drilling of 13 wells, including six producers and 7 injectors, equipped with intelligent completion systems for amended accumulation management.

Rigid pipelines are utilized for production, injection and export, portion flexible pipelines service different functions.

The P-78 FPSO measures 345m successful magnitude and 180m successful height.

It arrived successful Brazil from Singapore successful October 2025, bringing commissioning and operations teams aboard to debar further stops during transit. This attack improved information and operational readiness, according to Petrobras.