{"id":308108,"date":"2025-10-20T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/equinor-announces-start-of-bacalhau-production-in-brazil\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T15:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:32:01","slug":"equinor-announces-start-of-bacalhau-production-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/equinor-announces-start-of-bacalhau-production-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Equinor announces start of Bacalhau production in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the official start of production at the Bacalhau field, Equinor <\/strong>consolidates its presence in Brazil and advances in its energy strategy: using oil wells more efficiently and with a smaller carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n

Bacalhau production in the Santos Basin<\/h2>\n\n

This project is located more than 185 km off the coast of the state of S\u00e3o Paulo and in waters that are more than 2,000 meters deep. Bacalhau <\/em>is the largest offshore field operated<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> operated internationally by Equinor<\/em>. Its reserves are estimated to exceed 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent, and its 370-meter FPSO has the capacity to process up to 220,000 barrels per day. <\/p>\n\n

Phase 1<\/strong> includes 19 wells between producers and injectors, which will be progressively activated. Equinor expects to provide an update on its performance in 2026, when a more stable production rate will be achieved. <\/p>\n\n

Moreover, the characteristics of the Bacalhau field<\/strong> is the integration of combined cycle turbines<\/strong> (CCGT), a technology that allows the reduction of emissions. The projected carbon intensity is approximately 9 kg of CO\u2082 per barrel produced, setting a new standard for deepwater operations. <\/p>\n\n

In addition, the operational design contemplates a reduction of flaring and an optimized generation and processing system. MODEC<\/strong>, responsible for the FPSO<\/strong><\/a>is currently managing the initial operations of the oil field.<\/p>\n\n

The development of the field is supported by a consortium comprising Equinor <\/strong>(operator with 40%), ExxonMobil Brasil<\/strong> (40%), Petrogal Brasil<\/strong> (20%) and Pr\u00e9-sal Petr\u00f3leo SA.<\/strong> This joint effort strengthens Brazil’s role as a strategic hub in the global energy portfolio, and at the same time, will generate a direct economic impact: up to 50,000 jobs are projected during the 30 years of operation. <\/p>\n\n

The Norwegian company, which has been present in the country for more than two decades, sees Bacalhau as an enduring project to achieve its goal of more than US$5 billion in free cash flow from its international portfolio by 2030.<\/p>\n\n

The entry into operation of Bacalhau<\/strong> lays the groundwork for future developments in the Brazilian pre-salt<\/strong>, including the Raia project<\/strong>, which is expected to come on stream in 2028. With initiatives such as these, Equinor aims to consolidate a more profitable and responsible oil production model in the context of the global energy transition. <\/p>\n\n

Source: Equinor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Photo: MODEC<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The operation marks the beginning of a new stage for the Norwegian company and its partners in the Brazilian pre-salt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":307974,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13036],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-308108","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-oil-and-gas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/308108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/308108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=308108"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=308108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}