Petrobras' FPSO Almirante Tamandare Arrives in Brazil

Written by Amir Richani for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Petrobras' Almirante Tamandare floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform recently arrived in Brazil to operate in the Buzios deepwater oil field. The new platform is part of the company's plans to expand its downstream production, with several units set to be launched.

The FPSO, which arrived from China, will be installed at the Buzios Field in the Santos Basin, offshore Rio de Janeiro. It has the capacity to produce 225,000 barrels of oil per day (BBL/d) and process 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Project and Plant databases can learn more from a detailed project report and project report.

The FPSO includes technology such as closed flares, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations, in line with Petrobras' efforts to decarbonize its assets.

Almirante Tamandre will join FPSOs P-74, P-75, P-76, P-77 and Almirante Barroso at the Buzios oil field, which currently represents more than 20% of Petrobras' total production.

Buzios is the second largest producing oil field in Brazil, behind Tupi. The asset had an output of 673,000 BBL/d in September and throughout last year recorded a production of 622,000 BBL/d, according to the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).

The ultra-deepwater oil field is located 180 kilometers off the coast and began production in 2018. It is managed by a consortium composed of Petrobras (operator), China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company (CNODC), and Pre-sal Petroleo SA (PPSA).

Overall, Petrobras foresees fourteen FPSOs beginning production between 2024 and 2028 as part of its strategic plan. Only FPSO Mal D. de Caxias in the Mero field was expected to come online in 2024, though the company recently informed about the first oil from the FPSO Maria Quiteria in the Jubarte field ahead of its scheduled start in 2025.

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