Golfinho FPSO goes online

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ha brought the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria onstream with the second production module at Golfinho field at 1,386 m (4,547 ft) water depth in Espirito Santo.

Nov 20th, 2007

Offshore staff

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil –Petroleo Brasileiro SA ha brought the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria onstream with the second production module at Golfinho field at 1,386 m (4,547 ft) water depth in Espirito Santo.

Initial production will be 20,000 b/d of light oil. Petrobras says plans are to connect two more producing wells by year-end to bring output to 70,000 b/d. The FPSO can process 100,000 b/d of oil.

11/20/2007

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