Petrobras starts production from FPSO P-79 at Búzios ahead of schedule

Petrobras began oil production from the FPSO P-79 on May 1, marking an early start compared to the schedule outlined in the company’s latest Business Plan (2026–2030).

P-79 is operating in the Búzios Field, Santos Basin. The unit has the capacity to produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compress 7.2 million cubic meters of gas. With its start-up, the field’s installed production capacity reaches around 1.3 million barrels per day.

The vessel arrived from the Hanwha Ocean shipyard in February and measures approximately 345 meters in length.

The FPSO is part of the Búzios 8 Development Project, which includes 14 wells — eight producers and six injectors — equipped with intelligent completion systems. The unit is connected through rigid pipelines for production, injection, and gas export, as well as flexible lines for service support.

P-79 is the eighth FPSO in operation in Búzios, currently Brazil’s largest producing field, which surpassed 1 million barrels per day in 2025. Discovered in 2010, the field is located around 180 km offshore, in water depths exceeding 2,000 meters.