Launched in August 2020, “Mero-3” includes 15 wells connected to the Marechal Duque de Caxias FPSO, with a production capacity of 180 000 bpd. Mero-3 has been designed to minimise greenhouse gas emissions, with reinjection of the associated gas into the reservoir and zero routine flaring. The FPSO will later be connected to the HISEP® pilot project, using high pressure subsea separation technology. Currently under development, this pilot project will separate oil from CO2-rich gas at the bottom of the ocean and reinject the gas directly into the reservoir.
With the start-up of Mero-3, the overall production capacity of Mero field will reach 590 000 bpd. An additional development phase of 180 000 bpd, “Mero-4, is currently under construction, with a start-up expected in 2025. At full capacity, production from the Mero field is expected to represent over 100 000 bpd in TotalEnergies share.
“The production start-up of Mero-3, less than a year after the start-up Mero-2, is a new milestone for TotalEnergies in Brazil, a key growth area for our Company. With its vast resources and world-class productivity, the Mero field delivers low cost and low emission oil production, in line with the strategy of our Company”, said Nicolas Terraz, President Exploration & Production of TotalEnergies. “In the coming years, we will continue to grow our production in Brazil with Mero-4 project expected to start-up in 2025 and the recently sanctioned Atapu-2 and Sépia-2 projects". Mero is a unitised field, operated by Petrobras (38.6%), in partnership with TotalEnergies (19.3%), Shell Brasil (19.3%), CNPC (9.65%), CNOOC (9.65%) and Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A (PPSA) (3.5%) representing the Government in the non-contracted area.
