Petrobras begins Campos basin platform decommissioning

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has begun decommissioning of the P-12 platform in the Campos basin off Brazil following approval by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels, the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, and the Navy.

Decommissioning of the P-07 and P-15 platforms in the basin, as well as the FPSO Piranema in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin, are also scheduled for 2020. The company’s 2020-2024 strategic plans calls for 18 production platforms to be decommissioned by 2024. Platforms P-07, P-12, and P-15 will be offered at a public auction scheduled to take place in July.