Boasting an operational capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil, the floating production storage and offloading facility (FPSO) Alexandre de Gusmao has begun production activities for Shell Brasil in the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.
Its exceptional oil production capacities besides, the FPSO will also be able to generate 12 mn cu/m of gas compression per day (Shell share 19.3%) following its connection to 12 wells as part of the Mero-4 project.
The FPSO is located 180 kilometres from the coast of Rio de Janeiro in a water depth of approximately 2,000 metres.
“Mero-4 is the latest example of how we are working with our partners to unlock value from world-class reservoirs, sustaining material liquids production and providing for the world’s current energy needs,” said Peter Costello, Shell’s Upstream President. “Our Brazil portfolio features long-life assets with high flow rates, resulting in some of our most competitive barrels on both operating cost and carbon footprint.”
The unitised Mero field is operated by Petrobras (38.6%), in partnership with Shell Brasil (19.3%), TotalEnergies (19.3%), CNPC (9.65%), CNOOC (9.65%) and Pre-Sal Petroleo SA (PPSA) (3.5%) representing the Government in the non-contracted area.
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