Petrobras starts oil output at Búzios 8 via P-79 FPSO

Petrobras has started lipid accumulation astatine the Búzios 8 task via the P-79 floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO)-type portion successful the Búzios field, situated successful the pre-salt furniture of the Brazil’s Santos Basin.

The start-up comes earlier than planned successful the company’s Business Plan for 2026–2030.

P-79, which arrived successful Brazil from South Korea successful February this year, is the eighth accumulation level to run successful the Búzios field. The FPSO is susceptible of processing 180,000 barrels (bbl) of lipid and compressing 7.2 cardinal cubic metres (mcm) of state each day.

The summation raises Búzios field’s full installed lipid accumulation capableness to astir 1.33 cardinal barrels per time (mbbl/d).

The Búzios 8 task is besides expected to heighten Brazil’s state proviso by up to 3mcm regular done an interconnection with the ROTA 3 state pipeline.

The P-79 FPSO arrived astatine its destination carrying commissioning and operations teams. According to Petrobras, this transit removed the request for a halt successful sheltered Brazilian waters and contributed to improvements successful safety, reliability and operational readiness by enabling strategy commissioning to beforehand portion en route.

The FPSO’s plan aims to heighten operational ratio and trim emissions.

As portion of the Búzios 8 Production Development project, the level is linked to 14 wells. The improvement includes 8 producers and six injectors, each featuring intelligent completion systems for optimised accumulation control.

The portion volition usage rigid pipelines for production, injection, and state export, portion flexible pipelines are designated for work lines, supporting the planned high-capacity accumulation from the field’s wells.

Discovered successful 2010, the Búzios tract is located 180km disconnected the seashore of Rio de Janeiro successful the ultra-deep waters of much than 2,000m. It is said to beryllium the world’s largest deep-water pre-salt oilfield.

The tract is operated by a consortium that includes Petrobras arsenic the operator, with CNOOC and CNODC arsenic Chinese partners. PPSA oversees the absorption of production-sharing agreements wrong the consortium.

Last year, Búzios surpassed an output of 1mbbl/d.

Existing operations astatine Búzios isolated from the caller vas see FPSOs P-74, P-75, P-76, P-77, Almirante Barroso, Almirante Tamandaré, and P-78, which began operating successful December 2025.

Additional FPSOs, encompassing P-80, P-82, and P-83, are nether construction, and a declaration for Búzios 12 is nether consideration.

When each units are completed, the tract volition person 12 FPSOs successful total.

In January 2026, Petrobras and its partners initiated lipid accumulation astatine the Búzios 6 task via the P-78 FPSO portion successful the Búzios field.