Parque Das Baleias Oil Field
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- Also known as Whale Park
Summary Information
- Operator: Petrobras
- Country: Brazil
- Location: Espírito Santo
- Production start:
- Partners:
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves: 3.5 billion boe
- Production Volume:
Description
- The field will utilise the vessel P 58 FPSO
- The vessel P-58 will have a production capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) and gas compression capacity of 6,000,000 m3 per day
Contractors
- Oceaneering: 135 kilometers, or 85 miles, of thermoplastic production control umbilicals
- FMC Technologies: Supply of three subsea boosting stations
History
- 2008 - Large volumes of oil discovered
Geology
- The reservoirs are located 4,200 to 4,800 meters below sea level and have oil-bearing porous thicknesses of 190 and 300 meters
Links
- Large volumes of oil discovered in the Espírito Santo pre-salt layer
- Oceaneering Announces Umbilical Contract for Petrobras’ Whales Park Field Development
- FMC Technologies Awarded $40 Million Subsea Boosting Station Contract for Petrobras' Parque das Baleias Development
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