Petrobras offshore decommissioning strategy calls for international expertise
Petrobras is launching a series of tenders to support the decommissioning of offshore oil platforms in Brazil, as part of new objectives set out in the company’s latest four-year strategy.
Under its 2024-28 strategic plan, published towards the end of last year, the oil major plans to invest more than US$11bn in the removal and onshore breakdown of 23 platforms – 14 floating and nine fixed – with a further five floating and 35 fixed platforms planned for removal beyond 2029. The investment will also cover the decommissioning of 550 wells and the disconnection and removal of around 1,900km of subsea flexible lines.
Since 2022, Petrobras has followed what it refers to as a “green disposal model”, focusing on “value creation, circular economy, safety, and respect for people and the environment.” The work to be carried out over the coming years will include a recycling plan that aims to identify how materials from decommissioned platforms and pipelines can be reused in the future and the opportunities that this could create for international collaboration.
Speaking at an EIC (Energy Industries Council) Conference earlier this year, Diogo Prado decommissioning project leader at Petrobras, asked: “Can we fit our peaks and valleys with the UK market? Floating units recycling is not only a problem for Petrobras – every floating production storage and offloading freighter will face a shortage of shipyards and recycling in the future, so it’s something we’ve got to pay attention to.”
“Nowadays, I think Brazil and the UK are more or less on the same page on how manual the process is to separate all the layers to improve the recycling of each type of material,” added Prado. “There’s got to be a better way to do it, a more automated way, and we’re counting on the market to provide us with insights and solutions.”
Of the total investment, 71% of the funds will be directed to decommissioning platforms in the Campos basin, 23% to the north and northeast coastal regions, 5% to the Santos basin, and 1% to other areas.
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