Union is entitled, in May, to 26,000 barrels of oil per day

This month marks the beginning of the production sharing contracts for Sépia and Atapu and the start-up of the FPSO Guanabara, in Mero

In May, the Union was entitled to 26,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) related to production sharing contracts in the Pre-Salt Polygon. The month marks the start of contracts for the Sépia and Atapu fields, which contributed 2,000 and 1,400 bpd, respectively. The total volume of the so-called União Profit Oil also has 10.6 thousand bpd referring to Libra; 5.9 thousand to Búzios, 5.6 thousand to Entorno de Sapinhoá; and 0.4 thousand to Tartaruga Verde Sudoeste. The information was released by Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA), this Thursday (14), in its Monthly Bulletin of Production Sharing Contracts.

Also according to the state-owned company, the Daily Production of Oil, added to the shares of consortia and the Union, had a daily average of 672,000 bpd. Of these, 419 thousand bpd are from Búzios, 97 thousand bpd from Sepia, 76 thousand bpd from Atapu, 69 thousand bpd from Libra, 7 thousand bpd from Sapinhoá surroundings and 4 thousand bpd from Tartaruga Verde Sudoeste. Production increased 38% compared to April, due to the entry into operation of the FPSO Guanabara and the start-up, under a production sharing regime, of Sépia and Atapu.

Since the beginning of the historical series of the production sharing regime, in 2017, the accumulated production of oil is 188 million barrels. Of the total, the Union was entitled to 15 million barrels of oil in the period.

Gás natural

Ainda no mês de maio, a média diária do total de gás natural da União disponível para comercialização foi de 149 mil m³/dia, sendo 144 mil m³/dia provenientes do Entorno de Sapinhoá, 3 mil m³/dia de Búzios e 3 mil m³/dia de Tartaruga Verde Sudoeste.

A produção total do gás natural com aproveitamento comercial apresentou média diária de 414 mil m³/dia nos três contratos, sendo 197 mil m³/dia de Búzios; 187 mil m³/dia do Entorno de Sapinhoá e 30 mil m³/dia de Tartaruga Verde Sudoeste.

Desde 2017, a produção acumulada soma 532 milhões de m³ de gás natural com aproveitamento comercial. No período, o excedente em gás natural da União é de 124 milhões de m³.

Acesse o Boletim Mensal dos Contratos de Partilha de Produção aqui.