Brava boosts Brazil offshore output as Atlanta drilling campaign gets underway

Recent well completions have boosted output and efficiency at Papa-Terra, while the company moves ahead with the next phase of development drilling at Atlanta offshore Brazil.

Jeremy Beckman

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Brava Energia

Nov. 12, 2026

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New wells have lifted Papa-Terra production to its highest level in five years, improving field economics and operational efficiency.
Brava has launched the next phase of development drilling at the Atlanta field, supporting planned production growth in 2027.
The update highlights continued investment in mature and producing offshore assets across two of Brazil's key basins.

Drone photo of the FPSO Atlanta — The FPSO *Atlanta*, deployed at Brava Energia's Atlanta Field in Brazil's Santos Basin, supports production and development activities as the company advances a new drilling campaign aimed at boosting offshore output.

In its third-quarter report, Brava Energia has provided an update on the latest phase of development drilling at the Atlanta and Papa-Terra fields offshore Brazil.

At Papa-Terra in the Campos Basin, the PPT-52 went onstream in late September, leading to production reaching its highest level since 2020.

Subsequently, the PPT-53 well was drilled, completed and tied in to the FPSO 3R-3, and it is now ready to start production, subject to regulatory approvals.

Aside from increasing Papa-Terra's production capacity, the new wells reduce the unit production cost and increase the asset's operational efficiency, Brava reported.

Constellation’s Lone Star semisub rig has since transferred to the Atlanta Field in the Santos Basin, where it has started drilling the first of two planned new wells, ATL-9H and ATL 10H. Both should be tied-in and onstream during the first half of next year.

Last month, a failure in one of the field’s pumps temporarily interrupted production from two existing wells. The equipment should be replaced shortly.

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Jeremy Beckman

Staff Writer / Editor, Europe

Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.