Even with a challenging scenario resulting from the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, Petrobras continues to record new historic records for oil and natural gas production. In 2020, the company achieved total annual production of 2.28 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 2.84 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). The previous records occurred in 2015 and were 2.23 million bpd of oil and 2.79 million boed.
During the period, pre-salt production reached a total of 1.86 million boed, which represents 66% of Petrobras' overall result. Present in several Exploration & Production of the company, Altus technology is directly linked to this high level of performance. The products developed by our R&D and the system integration solutions implemented by our Engineering team are responsible for the control and supervision of vital systems for the operation of important FPSOs installed in the region, such as the platform P-70, which recently had its production process started in the shared Atapu deposit, eastern portion of the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, close to the Búzios field.
In addition to highlighting its pride in helping to write another chapter in the history of the national O&G industry, Altus congratulates Petrobras and all its employees and partners for this memorable result!
Altus technology in the Pre-salt
In July last year, the Pre-salt already accounted for almost <a href="https://www.altus.com.br/post/336/pre-sal-ja-responde-por-quase- 70% of national oil production, according to data released by National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). At the time, P-66 and P-69, two of the automated units with Altus products and engineering intelligence, already were among the Top 10 most productive platforms in the period. In addition to these two units and the aforementioned P-70, Altus technology is also responsible for controlling the Hull and Top-side systems of three other FPSOs that operate in the Pre-salt: P -58, P-67 and P-68. Together, these units are responsible for producing more than 246,100 barrels of oil and 7.2 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.
Some figures about Altus and the O&G market
Five of the 20 most productive platforms in the country use Altus technology.
34% of all oil explored in the Pre-salt was produced with Altus technology (index referring to 2019).
By 2025, Altus technology will be present in 25% of the units and 1/3 of the FPSOs in operation in Brazil, which represents 5% of the global FPSO market.
