Petrobras' P-78 Platform Arrives in Brazil for Buzios Field

Written by Amir Richani for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Petrobras' (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) latest platform, P-78, has arrived in Brazil from Singapore. It will be connected at the nation's prolific Buzios field. The production platform has a capacity of 180,000 barrels per day (BBL/d) of oil and can process 7.2 million cubic meters of gas per day.

P-78 will be connected to six production wells, six water-alternating gas injectors, and one gas injector. This is the seventh platform deployed at the Buzios oil field, located 180 kilometers (112 miles) offshore of Rio de Janeiro. The seven platforms together will bring the oil field's capacity close to 1 million BBL/d.

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Buzios is Brazil's second-largest oil-producing field after Tupi. Tupi represents nearly 20% of the nation's output, and Mero, in third place, produces about 13% of the output. Yet, in August, Buzios was the nation's largest producing field with 821,000 BBL/d. With the production of P-78, Buzios is set to surpass Tupi as the biggest producing asset.

Production from Buzios is projected to reach 1.5 million BBL/d by 2027 with the deployment of four more platforms, with another one under study for deployment later.

For 2025, Petrobras forecasted the commissioning of two platforms, including P-78. Another 12 are projected between 2026 and 2030+. Additionally, the company is considering six more projects currently under study.

In August, Brazil produced 3.9 million BBL/d, slightly less than the previous month but 16.6% more than the same period last year. This was the result of the startup of new platforms since 2024.

Petrobras is by far the largest oil producer in Brazil, accounting for 62% of the oil produced in August.

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