Led by female engineer, P-71 produces oil with low CO2 emissions
"Playing God": this is how Giselle Tinoco, 40, the operations manager of Petrobras’ P-71 platform, defines the role for which she was assigned. The humorous phrase is a reference to the responsibilities of the job: ensuring oil and gas production, the stability of the vessel, and the safety of the 160 people on board. Anchored at a depth of 2,000 meters, about 200 kilometers off the coast of Rio, the unit is located in the Santos pre-salt basin, in the Itapu field, operated by the state-owned company under the transfer-of-rights and production-sharing regimes.The oil extracted in Itapu is key for Petrobras’ strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as the field has the advantage of being less polluting due to the low carbon dioxide content of its product. Petrobras intends to direct 6% to 15% of its total investment to low-carbon projects between 2024 and 2027. On the path to energy transition, the oil giant also plans to commission all-electric platforms, those that operate and produce oil exclusively on electrical energy rather than fossil fuel.According to its strategic plan for 2023-2027, Petrobras will allocate $64 billion for investments in exploration and production activities, 67% of which in the pre-salt area. Eleven new platforms are expected to be installed in the region in the next four years, of which six in the Búzios field: Almirante Tamandaré (planned for 2024), P-78 and P-79 (both for 2025), P-80 and P-82 (for 2026), and P-83 (2027).Valor visited P-71 last week. This was the last platform in the so-called replicant series to start operations, in December. The name designates six vessels with similar characteristics that produce, store, and transport oil. The series, which also includes P-66, P-67, P-68, P-69, and P-70, has high production capacity and low greenhouse gas emissions. The replicants have a system known as FGRU (Flare Gas Recovery Unit) that seizes the gas generated in the production process, thus reducing its burning and release into the atmosphere. P-71 is expected to reach a maximum production capacity of 150,000 oil barrels and 6 million cubic meters of gas per day in October. In August, it produced 130,000 barrels a day.P-71 is a floating platform capable of producing and storing oil, known in industry jargon as an FPSO (floating, production, storage, and offloading) vessel. It can hold up to 1.6 million barrels of oil, which are then taken by shuttle tankers to ports. With an extension equivalent to...
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