Petrobras kicks off oil production from Tartaruga Verde offshore field
Brazil’s Petrobras has kicked off oil production from its Tartaruga Verde (Green Turtle) field in deep water of Campos basin, offshore Brazil.
The oil company said the production started on Friday, the 22nd June, via the FPSO Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes.
The FPSO is located about 127 kilometres off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in water depth of 765 metres, with a capacity to process daily up to 150 thousand barrels of oil and 3.5 million cubic meters of gas and five million cubic metres of gas compression.
Tartaruga Verde field has good quality oil (27º API) and is located in the southern area of Campos Basin, in the post-salt, in water depth ranging from 700 to 1,300 metres and with reservoirs at 3,000 metres depth.
It consists of two reservoirs, Tartaruga Verde, where Petrobras holds 100% interest, and Tartaruga Mestiça, a joint reservoir between the Union, represented by Pre-Sal Petróleo SA – ‘PPSA’, with a 30.65% interest, and Petrobras with 69.35%. All of the field production will be offloaded by FPSO Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes.
This is the second platform to start operations this year and will contribute to the increase of Petrobras’ production under the 2018-2022 Business and Management Plan, the company said.
Source: Offshore Energy Today