Bijupirá

Bijupirá Oil and Gas Field Profile

Location

The Bijupirá Oil and Gas Field is located offshore in the Campos Basin, Brazil. The exact coordinates are -22.654, -40.391[1,.

Project Details

• Status: The field is currently in the process of decommissioning.
• Operator: Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda.
• Ownership: Shell Brasil holds 80% ownership, while Petrobras holds 20%.
• Discovery Year: 1990
• Production Start Year: 1993.

Field Characteristics

• The field is situated in water depths ranging from 480 meters to 880 meters.
• The development includes the adjacent Salema oil field.

Production and Reserves

• Original Reserves:
  • Gas: 6,466.49 million cubic meters (original volume in place as of 2015).
  • Oil: 3,552.67 million barrels (original oil in place as of 2015).
• Cumulative Production (as of 2015):
  • Gas: 1,072.09 million cubic meters
  • Oil: 574.13 million barrels.

Infrastructure

• The field uses a Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) unit named FPSO Fluminense.
  • Capacity: Capable of processing 81,000 barrels of oil per day and compressing 75 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
  • Storage Capacity: 1,300,000 barrels
  • Mooring Type: SOFEC External Turret, supporting 15 risers and 3 umbilicals.
  • Installation: Completed in 2003
  • Operation & Maintenance: Managed by MODEC from August 2003 until June 2024, when the FPSO was decommissioned.

Development and Operations

• The project was the first full-field, turnkey project undertaken by MODEC, executed under a single-point responsibility contract with Shell.
• The scope of work included the conversion of a ULCC tanker to an FPSO, supply, installation, and startup of all subsea equipment, subsea manifolds, flowlines, risers, and umbilicals.

Decommissioning

• Shell has contracted Helix Energy to perform the decommissioning of the Bijupirá and Salema fields, including plug and abandonment services on subsea wells.

Historical Context

• The Bijupirá field was one of the early significant offshore oil and gas projects in Brazil, contributing to the country's growing oil production, particularly in the Campos Basin.