Petrobras Brings Onstream Third Búzios Field Floater
Petrobras has started oil and natural gas production through the P-76, the third FPSO installed on the Búzios field in the presalt Santos basin offshore Brazil. The FPSO is located about 180 km (112 mi) off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in a water depth of 2,030 m (6,660 ft). The P-76 can process up to 150,000 b/d of oil and compress up to 6 MMcm/d of gas. It will be connected to 10 production wells and seven injector wells. Mozambique Group to Supply LNG to PertaminaMozambique LNG1 Co. Pte. Ltd., the jointly owned sales entity of the Mozambique Area 1 co-venturers, has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Pertamina.According to Area 1 operator Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the SPA is for 1 MM metric tons per annum (MTPA) for a term of 20 years. BrazilVIEWDeepwater Geotechnical Campaign Completed off MalaysiaBenthic and partner Asian Geos Sdn Bhd have completed a geotechnical investigation at the Limbayong field offshore east Malaysia for Petronas Carigali. Petronas Carigali contracted Asian Geos for the provision of soil investigation services for the deepwater Limbayong development.‘Fasttrack’ Rig Service Center in NorwayPSW Group and Wergeland Holding have signed an agreement on commercializing a new drydock in western Norway for accommodating drilling rigs. The accord covers a wide range of activities related to inspection, repair and maintenance of drilling rigs, drillships,