Petrobras advances in the development of the Búzios Field and signs a contract for the construction of the P-82 platform
Wednesday 5 October 2022
As a result of the advance of the development project in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, Petrobras signed today, 4/10, with the company Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters, a contract for the construction of the P-82 platform. An FPSO type (floating oil production, storage and transfer system), the unit will be one of the largest operating in the world oil and gas industry, with a capacity to produce up to 225,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and process up to 12 million m³ of gas/day – in addition to storing more than 1.6 million barrels.
Búzios is the largest deepwater field in the world and will have a total of 11 platforms. Currently, four units are in operation (P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77), another four are under construction (FPSO Almirante Barroso; FPSO Almirante Tamandaré; P-78 and P-79) and two more had contracts recently signed for construction (P-80 and P-83). The P-82 will be the tenth platform to be installed in Búzios and is scheduled to start operating in 2026.
Petrobras is the operator of the field with a 92.6% share, having as partners CNOOC and CNODC, with 3.7% each.
New generation of platforms
The P-82 will be the 29th unit to go into production in the pre-salt layer and is part of the new generation of Petrobras platforms, which are characterized by high production capacity and innovative low-carbon technologies.
The unit will incorporate, for example, the so-called closed flare technology , which increases the use of gas, in a safe and sustainable way, and prevents it from being burned into the atmosphere. Another innovation will be the methane gas detection system, capable of preventing or mitigating the risks of leakage of this compound.
The platform will also be equipped with the technology of Capture, Use and Geological Storage of CO2 - the so-called CCUS. Petrobras is a pioneer in the use of this technology, which allows it to combine increased productivity with reduced carbon emissions.
Another new technology is the so-called “digital twins” –or digital twins– which consists of the virtual reproduction of the platform, to enable remote simulations and tests, before the platform goes into operation, a factor that aims to ensure safety and operational reliability.