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PETROBRAS says Búzios field production exceeds 1.1 MMb/d

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jun.2026, Words: 130) — In a season of records, oil production from the Búzios field surpassed the 1.1 million barrel per day (MMb/d) mark. This, after reaching the 1 MMb/d mark in 2025.

PETROBRAS, CNOOC and CNODC fast track start-up of Búzios 8 (P-79)

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.May.2026, Words: 406) — The P-79 platform, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, began production, ahead of the date scheduled in PETROBRAS’ business plan 2026–2030 (BP 26–30). The P-79 platform, an FPSO-type unit, features a new hull design equipped […]

Petrobras Awards TechnipFMC Subsea Contracts by for Brazil’s Pre-Salt Fields

(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Sep.2024) — TechnipFMC has been awarded two subsea contracts by Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras for the pre-salt fields offshore the South American country. The first award is a substantial contract—between $260mn-$500mn—to design, engineer, and manufacture riser flexible pipe. TechnipFMC will also supply associated services including packing and storage, […]

Keppel Wins $2.9bn Newbuild FPSO P-80 Contract from Petrobras

(Keppel Shipyard, 15.Aug.2022) — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)’s wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, has won an international tender from Brazil’s National Oil Company, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A (Petrobras), for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of P-80, a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for about $2.9bn. Scheduled […]

Subsea 7 Awarded Contract Offshore Brazil

(Subsea 7, 26.May.2022) — Subsea 7 announced the award of a major(1) contract by Petrobras for the development of the Búzios 8 field located approximately 180 kilometres off the coast of Rio de Janeiro at 2,000 metres water depth in the pre-salt Santos basin. The contract scope includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, […]

Petrobras Begins Contracting For 3 Búzios Field FPSOs

(Petrobras, 24.Jul.2020) — Petrobras’ Executive Board approved the beginning of the contracting processes for three new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSOs) platforms for the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The three new units are part of the Asset Development Plan, which envisages a total of twelve units […]

Petrobras On Production Record In Búzios

(Petrobras, 14.Jul.2020) — Petrobras reports that the platforms installed in the Búzios field (P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77), in the Santos Basin pre-salt, reached new production records yesterday, of 674,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 844,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). The Búzios field, discovered in […]