Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) recently reached an oil production record of 428,000 b/d in company-operated fields in the Santos and Campos basins. The company said the new mark was a result of the increased output that came with the Mar. 17 launch of operations from the P-58 platform in the Parque das Baleias area of northern Campos. The platform has been producing 50,000 b/d through three presalt wells. Petrobras holds 100% of the rights in the area. Twenty-four production wells have been drilled overall, of which 15 are in the Campos and nine in the Santos. Production from Campos and Santos has reached 222,000 b/d and 206,000 b/d, respectively. Fifteen more production wells are expected to start up by yearend, of which 11 will be in the Santos and 4 in the Campos. Of the 15 wells, two are connected to the Cidade de Sao Paulo floating production, storage, […]