Each platform carries capacity to produce 120,000 barrels of oil daily, totaling 240,000 barrels combined output, alongside processing capability of 22 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. Production startup targets 2030 for oil and 2031 for gas exports. The development encompasses construction and interconnection of 32 wells plus installation of a 134-kilometer gas pipeline to transport offshore production to Sergipe territory. Implementation generates an estimated 25,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction phases.
Chambriard emphasized that both platforms incorporate unprecedented offshore technology through onboard natural gas processing plants. She stated this configuration represents a first in offshore industry despite her four decades of experience, noting traditional platforms focus exclusively on either oil or gas production without integrated processing capabilities.
The infrastructure positions Sergipe as the Northeast’s leading petroleum producer, according to Petrobras projections. Northeast participation in Brazil’s natural gas supply nearly doubles from current 16 percent to approximately 31 percent by 2035. Fundação Getulio Vargas estimates the project contributes R$75.5 billion to Sergipe’s GDP across 30 years while creating 397,000 jobs throughout the production chain.
Marcelo Menezes, executive superintendent at Sergipe’s economic development secretariat, indicated contract formalization provides certainty for negotiations with industrial companies seeking natural gas feedstock. Target sectors include fertilizers, chemicals, petrochemicals, and industrial transformation activities. Petrobras’s total Sergipe investment reaches R$70 billion when incorporating the Nitrogen Fertilizer Factory restart and decommissioning of shallow-water platforms requiring R$12.5 billion through 2035.
This article was curated and published as part of our South American energy market coverage.
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