TotalEnergies announces the start of production from the fourth development phase of the Mero field, located in the Libra block, 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Santos pre-salt basin.

This new development phase, 'Mero-4', comprises 12 wells connected to a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit with a production capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d).

With this start-up, the total production capacity of the Mero field now stands at 770,000 b/d, through five FPSOs. At full capacity, TotalEnergies' share of Mero's production will be around 100,000 b/d.

The Mero field is 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-contractual area.


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