Petrobras resumes partial Bahia Terra production

Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) is restarting production from the Bahia Terra Cluster in Bahia, Brazil, as the company gains restart approvals from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).

Following an audit carried out by the ANP, Petrobras received in December 2022 an order to shut down operations in 37 onshore oil and gas production plants in Bahia.

On Apr. 12, the company received approval to resume production from Fazenda Bálsamo field. Petrobras has started necessary operational procedures to return the field to production, which, added to production from infrastructure previously authorized for operational return, will result in reestablishment of about 36% of the cluster’s total production.

ON Mar. 31, Petrobras obtained authorization to resume production from Araçás field. At that time, the operator began procedures to resume operations of wells and pipelines, as well as oil treatment and natural gas compression stations, enabling the resumption of about 27% of the cluster’s production.