Petrobras sets production records

Dec. 30, 2010
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) reports it set records for monthly, annual, and daily oil production averages over the month of December.

Offshore staff

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) reports it set records for monthly, annual, and daily oil production averages over the month of December.

The monthly average reached 2.12 MMb/d and the daily record went to 2.256 MMb/d on Dec. 27. Those contributed to the new annual record of 2.003 MMb/d. Petrobras said five new wells in Campos basin came online during December adding a total of 100,000 b/d.

The new wells are CHT-9 and BFR-3, in Cachalote and Baleia Franca fields, both connected to FPSO Capixaba; wells JUB-9 and JUB-14, which produce connected to the newly installed P-57 platform, in the Jubarte field; and CRT-43, which was given the working name Carimbé and is a producer in the pre-salt layer of the Caratinga field, which is connected to platform P-48.

12/30/2010