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Shell starts production at Mero-4 field FPSO in Brazil
Shell's Mero-4 FPSO in Brazil produces 180K bpd oil, 12M m³ gas daily (Shell 19.3%), 180km offshore Rio in 2,000m-deep waters.
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As part of the Mero-4 project, the FPSO will be connected to 12 wells, with an operational capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil production and 12 million cubic meters of gas compression per day (Shell share 19.3%). The FPSO is located 180 kilometres from the coast of Rio de Janeiro in a water depth of approximately 2,000 metres.
“Mero-4 is the latest example of how we are working with our partners to unlock value from world-class reservoirs, sustaining material liquids production and providing for the world’s current energy needs,” said Peter Costello, Shell’s Upstream President. “Our Brazil portfolio features long-life assets with high flow rates, resulting in some of our most competitive barrels on both operating cost and carbon footprint.”
Important keys:
- Final Investment Decision on Mero-4 was announced in August 2021.
- The Mero field is part of the Libra Production Sharing Contract (PSC), signed in December 2013.
- The FPSO Guanabara (Mero-1), the FPSO Sepetiba (Mero-2), and the FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias (Mero-3), came online in 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. In total, the four FPSOs and an Early Production System (EPS) have a total installed production capacity of 770,000 barrels of oil per day.
- Shell is the second largest oil and gas producer in Brazil, only behind Petrobras.
- Mero-4 contributes to Shell’s Capital Market Day 2025 commitment to deliver upstream and integrated gas projects coming on stream between 2025 to 2030 with a total peak production of more than 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).
- The operational capacity stated above is a 100% total gross figure.
