Equinor Presented a Development Plan for the Raia Manta and Raia Pintada Fields Offshore Brazil
The Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor Energy AS has submitted a commercialization declaration and development plans for two fields within the BM-C-33 block to the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP).
The company’s press service reports this.
Raia Manta and Raia Pintada deposits
- names of deposits and plans for their development are subject to approval by the regulatory body;
- located in block BM-C-33, in the Brazilian Campos pre-salt basin:
- the selected development concept includes the use of the 1st floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) with a capacity of 16 million m3/day of gas with an expected average export volume of 14 million m3/day of gas;
- The development of Raia Manta and Raia Pintada will be the first project in Brazil to process gas on the shelf and connect to the national gas transmission system (GTS) without onshore processing:
- Average lifetime CO2 emissions are estimated to be less than 6 kg/boe,
– low carbon intensity will be achieved through combined cycle gas turbines,
– these are combined cycle power plants (CHPPs), which can significantly reduce carbon emissions during operation,
– using a gas turbine in conjunction with a steam turbine will allow the use of excess heat that would otherwise be lost.
According to Equinor’s regional manager in Brazil, V. Coelho, the fields have the potential to satisfy 15% of Brazil’s total demand for natural gas.
This will contribute to energy security and economic development of the country, including through the creation of new jobs.
It is expected that in total, up to 50 thousand jobs will be created for the development and operation of the fields.
Let us recall that Equinor (operator with a 35% participation interest), Repsol Sinopec Brasil (35%) and Petrobras (30%) made a final investment decision (FID) to develop the BM-C-33 project in Brazil in May 2023.
Block BM-C-33 is located approximately 200 km from the coast, at a depth of up to 2.9 thousand m.
Recoverable reserves of natural gas and oil/gas condensate – more than 1 billion boe,
The discovery was made by Repsol Sinopec in 2010.
The total investment is approximately US$9 billion.
