Petrobras starts production at FPSO P-78

Petrobras announced that FPSO P-78 began production on the last day of 2025. The unit is instlalled in Buzios field at Santos basin. The FPSO has production capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day and 7.2 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.

With the start-up of P-78, installed production capacity in Búzios Field increases to approximately 1.15 million barrels of oil per day. In addition, the project enables natural gas exports to mainland Brazil through connection with Rota 3 gas pipeline, expanding domestic gas supply by up to 3 million cubic meters per day.

The FPSO arrived in Brazil in October after sailing from Singapore, is equipped with advanced technologies aimed at reducing emissions and improving operational efficiency. It is the seventh production platform in operation at Búzios Field — the largest in Brazil in terms of reserves — which surpassed 1 million barrels of oil per day in October 2025.

Búzios Field is located approximately 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in ultra-deep waters of Santos Basin, at water depths exceeding 2,000 meters.

“With this first oil, we are already starting the year making progress toward our main goal for 2026: increasing Petrobras’ oil and gas production. We expect to produce 2.5 million barrels of oil per day throughout the year, with a significant portion coming from Búzios, the country’s largest field in both reserves and production,” said Magda Chambriard, President of Petrobras.