Buzios Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Buzios Oil and Gas Field (Búzios) is an operating oil and gas field in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Along with Buzios Eco Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Buzios Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Búzios Project.

Buzios Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Búzios 2, Búzios 3, Búzios 1, Búzios 4, Franco.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Buzios Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Buzios operating[1] Petróleo Brasileiro[1] Petróleo Brasileiro SA [100%][2] 2010[1] – 2018[1] unconventional[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Buzios Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas original volume in place 1101988.0 million m³ 2015 ​[4]
gas Recoverable 9316.29 million m³ 2023 ​[5]
gas volume in place 215759.22 million m³ 2024 ​[6]
oil original volume in place 29889.0 million bbl 2015 ​[4]
oil Recoverable 830.0 million bbl 2023 ​[5]
oil volume in place 7669.12 million bbl 2024 ​[6]

Table 3: Production from Buzios Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production gas 12238.56 million m³ 2020 ​[7]
cumulative production oil 299.0 million bbl 2020 ​[7]
cumulative production gas 22147.09 million m³ 2023 ​[8]
cumulative production oil 562.78 million bbl 2023 ​[8]
cumulative production oil 1000.0 million bbl 2024 ​[9]
production gas 5801.68 million m³/y 2020 ​[7]
production oil 143.0 million bbl/y 2020 ​[7]
production gas 8412.59 million m³/y 2022 ​[3]
production oil 205.47 million bbl/y 2022 ​[3]
production gas 10451.01 million m³/y 2023 ​[10]
production oil 246.8 million bbl/y 2023 ​[10][5]
production gas 10351.4 million m³/y 2024 ​[10]
production oil 245.33 million bbl/y 2024 ​[10]
production design capacity oil 365.0 million bbl/y 2025 ​[11]
production design capacity oil 730.0 million bbl/y 2030 ​[12]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Buzios Oil and Gas Field

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Santos Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1][1] offshore[1] -24.657, -42.498 (exact)[1][1]

The map below shows the exact location of Buzios Oil and Gas Field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/assuntos/exploracao-e-producao-de-oleo-e-gas/dados-tecnicos/shapefile-de-dados. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/anuario-estatistico/arquivos-yearbook-2023/section-1/frame/f1-3.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/boletins-anp/boletins/boletim-mensal-da-producao-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211218154435/http://www.anp.gov.br/images/EXPLORACAO_E_PRODUCAO_DE_OLEO_E_GAS/Gestao_Contratos/Fase_Producao/Planos_Desenvolvimento/sumario_buzios.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.hartenergy.com/ep/exclusives/deepwater-roundup-americas-204778. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/dados-estatisticos/arquivos-reservas-nacionais-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural/tabela-dados-bar-2024.xlsx/view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230313115221/https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/boletins-anp/bmp/2020/2020-012-boletim.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/dados-estatisticos/arquivos-reservas-nacionais-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural/tabela-dados-bar-2023.xlsx/view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/article/55133806/petrobras-to-conduct-4d-seismic-in-buzios-field. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20250327182449/https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiZjZhZDliMTYtOWIyZi00OGY5LWJkYzItOTQ1MzFjZGMzMDNkIiwidCI6IjQ0OTlmNGZmLTI0YTYtNGI0Mi1iN2VmLTEyNGFmY2FkYzkxMyJ9. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/latin-america/news/55268480/petrobras-finds-new-oil-zone-starts-up-further-fpso-at-buzios-offshore. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://www.ogj.com/drilling-production/production-operations/article/55268526/petrobras-begins-production-from-high-capacity-fpso-at-buzios7-project-offshore-brazil. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)