Production of oil and natural gas has started from the Iara license in Brazil’s deepwater Santos Basin presalt from Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s (Petrobras) P-70 FPSO, reported BM-S-11A consortium partner Total.
The new unit, with capacity to process up to 150,000 b/d of oil and treat up to 6 million cu m of natural gas, is expected to double the overall production capacity of the Iara cluster—initiated in November 2019 on Berbigão field with the FPSO P-68—and will produce the reserve of Atapu field (OGJ Online, Nov. 15, 2019).
P-70 will operate 200 km off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro in a water depth of 2,300 m, with interconnection of up to eight producing wells and eight injector wells.
“The group production in the country should reach 150,000 b/d of oil by 2025 thanks to ongoing developments on the Iara, Mero, and Lapa projects,” said Arnaud Breuillac, president, exploration and production at Total.
The BM-S-11A license comprises parts of Sururu, Berbigão, and Atapu fields. Total acquired a 22.5% working interest the license in January 2018 as part of an alliance with operator Petrobras (42.5%), Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (25%), and Petrogal Brasil SA (10%).
