Albacora Leste Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Petrobras
• Country: Brazil
• Location: Campos Basin, approximately 120 km off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro
• Production start: 2006
• Partners: Repsol
• Type: Oil & Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The field utilises the Albacora Leste P-50 FPSO, anchored to the seabed at a depth of 1,240 metres and 120 km from the coast
• The vessel has a production capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compression capacity of six million cubic metres of natural gas a day
• There are 16 producing wells and 14 injection wells (all horizontal)

Contractors

• Jurong Shipyard: FPSO conversion including marine hull conversion and engineering, fabrication, installation, integration and commissioning of the topside modules

History

• 1986 - Albacora Leste Oil And Gas Field discovered
• 2002 - Jurong Shipyard awarded FPSO conversion contract
• 2006 - Production starts
• 2007 - A fire on the platform led to a few days disruption. The fire caused no victims or oil leaks to the sea

Links

1. SembCorp Marine in US$357 million Petrobras P-50 FPSO deal
2. Repsol YPF is Partner in Brazil’s Largest Oil Platform
3. President Lula kicks production off at the P-50, the self-sufficiency platform
4. Accident on Platform P-50
5. Production retaken at Platform P-50
6. Petrobras starts non-binding phase of Albacora and Albacora Leste