Papa-Terra Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Papa-Terra Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Papa-Terra	Operating	Brava Energia	Brava Energia (62.5%); Chevron Brasil (37.5%)	2003	–	2013	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Papa-Terra 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	10752.12	million m³	2015	​
oil	original oil in place	1744.49	million bbl	2015	​

Table 3: Production from Papa-Terra 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	117.78	million m³	2015
cumulative production	oil	15.74	million bbl	2015
cumulative production	oil	54.84	million bbl	2023
cumulative production	gas	360.43	million m³	2023
production	oil	5.84	million bbl/y	2022
production	oil	5.27	million bbl/y	2023
production	gas	14.65	million m³/y	2023

Location

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

Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Campos	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Offshore	-23.521, -41.069 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Background

In 2021, Petrobras signed a contract its sale of the Papa-Terra field to 3R Petroleum Offshore SA for a total of US$105.6 million, with US$6 million paid in July 2021, US$9.6 million paid upon closing and US$90 million contingent upon production levels and future oil prices.

In 2023, Petrobras finalized the sale of the Papa-Terra field and can be paid an additional US$80.4 million in future payments contingent upon Brent oil prices and additional field development.

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