Petrobras reaches 180 thousand barrels per day with P-78 in the Búzios pre-salt

Petrobras announced on Tuesday (3/11) that the P-78 unit, in the Búzios field, reached its peak production of 180 thousand barrels per day. According to InfoMoney, this volume coincides with the nominal capacity of the unit.

P-78 is the seventh FPSO in operation in Búzios, a deposit located below the salt layer, in the Santos Basin. The acronym FPSO designates a floating unit that produces, stores and transfers oil, and functions as a production point for the field.

According to the InfoMoney schedule, the top was recorded on 10/31, a Saturday, when the BUZ-100 well began operating. The company only communicated the results three days later.

According to the report, the reservoir in the P-78 region reaches almost 500 meters.

In a statement, Sylvia Anjos, head of Petrobras' Exploration and Production Department, credits the area's high potential to a highly permo-porous rock and a high API grade oil. In simple terms, the first characteristic concerns the rock's ability to store and flow fluids, and the API grade shows how light the oil is, so higher values ​​indicate lighter oil.

The InfoMoney headline talks about a record in the field, but the data collected does not provide a historical series or comparison with other units, which prevents the brand from being scaled. The central point is whether the entry of new units maintains the pace of growth in pre-salt production.

What changes for the investor

The entry of the P-78 into full capacity represents an increase in the volume produced by the company in the field, a fact that should be monitored in Petrobras' next production and results releases. The effect on the company will depend on variables that the note does not address, such as oil prices, costs and exchange rates. This article does not provide recommendations for the purchase or sale of shares or price projections.

Automatically translated from Portuguese.