Eighth FPSO at Brazil’s giant deepwater field begins producing, four to go

03 May 2026

Brazilian state-owned oil & gas giant Petrobras has commenced production from the eighth floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Búzios field offshore Brazil earlier than planned.

Located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, the P-79 platform began production on May 1, ahead of the date scheduled in Business Plan 2026–2030 (BP 26–30) (initially scheduled for August 2026).

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