The FPSO-type Maria Quitéria platform ship began production this Tuesday in the Jubarte field, in the pre-salt Campos Basin, in Espírito Santo, Petrobras said in a statement to the market.
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The unit has the capacity to produce up to 100,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 5 million cubic meters of gas daily, said the state-owned company, adding that the project will have eight production wells and eight injectors.
(Reporting by Patricia Vilas Boas)
