France’s TotalEnergies Produces First Oil from Mero-4 Field in Brazil
French energy company TotalEnergies has announced the first oil production from the fourth development phase of the Mero field, located in the Libra block, approximately 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in the pre-salt zone of the Santos Basin, Brazil.
Launched in August 2021, the new phase—known as Mero-4—has connected twelve wells to the newly commissioned FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão, a floating production, storage, and offloading unit with a production capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day. The project has been designed with reinjection of associated gas into the reservoir and zero routine flaring.
This launch brings the total production capacity of the Mero field to 770,000 barrels per day across five FPSO units, with TotalEnergies’ share reaching approximately 100,000 barrels per day at full capacity.
The FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão, chartered by Petrobras from SBM Offshore, is the fifth production platform on the field, joining Pioneiro de Libra, Guanabara, Sepetiba, and Marechal Duque de Caxias.
“The launch of Mero-4 marks the completion of the development of this world-class field—with four FPSOs commissioned in just three years,” stated Nicolas Terraz, President of Exploration & Production at TotalEnergies.
The Mero field is operated by Petrobras (38.6%) in partnership with TotalEnergies (19.3%), Shell Brasil (19.3%), CNPC (9.65%), CNOOC (9.65%), and Pré-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) (3.5%).
