Petrobras announced the start-up of the early production system in Sépia, the former Nordeste de Tupi area, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos basin, offshore Brazil.
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Sépia operations. Image from Petrobras. |
The operation was handled by the floating platform FPSO Cidade de São Vicente, which will produce around 20,000 b/d during the test period.
Sépia is located some 185km from the Rio de Janeiro coastline.
Installed in waters with a depth of approximately 2200m, this platform was connected to the 1-RJS-691 well and will remain in the location for 180 days.
This is the fourth early production system installed in the Onerous assignment area of the Santos Basin. The oil produced is of good quality (26º API) and will be transported by shuttle tankers.
The purpose of the Sépia early production system is to collect technical information on the behavior of the reservoirs and outflow of the oil via the underwater pipes, among other data. This information will provide support for the development of the definitive production system, scheduled to begin operations in the area in 2020.
Sépia’s declaration of commerciality was announced by Petrobras in September 2014.
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