Royal Dutch/Shell unit to start gas flow off Brazil

Journal Article · Mon Jul 20 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7296463

Pecten do Brazil, a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, plans a September start-up of Merluza, the only natural gas field discovered off Brazil by a foreign operator. This paper reports that plans call for initial production of 17.7 MMcfd from a single fixed platform in 130 m of water in the Santos basin 180 km off Sao Paulo state. Production is expected to build to 53 MMcfd 1 year later and stay at that volume for 12 years. Total investment in the project is pegged at $439 million. Although Pecten discovered and developed the field, stat oil company Petroleos Brasileiro SA earlier was scheduled to assume operator ship in spring 1992. Pecten found Merluza in 1979 and has drilled six high angle development wells. The field holds and estimated 388.5 bcf of reserves, almost 1/10 of the nation's total 4.06 tcf, plus 11 million bbl of condensate. Merluza gas will move though a 186 km, 16 in. subsea pipeline to shore at Praia Grande, Santos, where is will link with a 28 km, 16 in. pipeline to the Presidente Bernardes refinery at Cubatao, Sao Paulo State. The refinery will take some of the gas, with the rest to be distributed in Sao Paulo state by Comgas, the state's gas distribution company.

• OSTI ID: 7296463
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 90:29; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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