(Photo: Reuters/Sergio Moraes)
Petrobras (PETR4) reported that the FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão went into production this Saturday in the field of Mero (Libra Block), in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, according to a statement.
According to the company, the FPSO has been produced more than two months ahead of its business plan. The platform, ran by Petrobras with SBM Offshore, has the capacity to produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day and process 12 million cubic meters of daily gas.
The FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão is the fifth platform in the countryside, joining the pioneering units of Libra, Guanabara, Sepetiba and Marshal Duque de Caxias, according to the statement.
With the entry into operation of this new FPSO, the installed production capacity of the field will be expanded from 590 thousand to 770 thousand daily barrels, an increase of 31%, said Petrobras.
Source: Moneytimes
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