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In another statement, IBAMA also reported that seismic study project at Aram, a block in the
it had issued a separate statement authorising Santos basin. It said that the NOC would be
Petrobras to install the FPSO Marechal Duque allowed to collect seismic data using the Artemis
de Caxias at Mero, another oilfield in the pre- Odyssey, a multi-purpose seismic vessel owned
salt section of the Santos basin. It explained that by Westcon Geo (Norway), and the Boka Tiamat
the vessel was not expected to begin operating and the Siem Dorado, node installation ships
until 2024, as it is still under construction. When owned by Topaz Energy and Marine (UAE) and
finished, it said, the FPSO Marechal Duque de Siem Offshore (Norway) respectively.
Caxias will be able to handle 180,000 bpd of oil As of press time, no information was avail-
and 12 mcm per day of gas. able on the scope of the planned seismic study.
Meanwhile, IBAMA said in a third statement Aram is not anticipated to begin production
that it had also authorised Petrobras to begin a before 2024.
PERU
Peru LNG sees exports drop in November
PERU LNG, the operator of a natural gas liq- a 4.45mn tonne per year (tpy) gas liquefac-
uefaction plant and export terminal in Pampa tion plant built by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.
Melchorita, saw export volumes decline month (CBI), as well as a marine terminal constructed
on month in November. by a consortium known as CDB. (This group
According to Peru’s national oil company includes Italy’s Saipem, Luxemburg’s Jan de Nul
(NOC) Perupetro, the Peru LNG consortium and Brazil’s Odebrecht.)
loaded four vessels in November, down from The complex also incorporates a storage
four in October. The total volume of LNG loaded depot with two 130,000-cubic metre tanks and
last month came to almost 305,772 tonnes. This a 34-inch (860-mm) natural gas pipeline. This
represented a fall of almost 11.37% on the vol- pipe handles gas from fields in the Cusco region
ume of nearly 344,943 tonnes loaded in the pre- that are being developed by YPF, the national oil
vious month. It is also 15.02% below the figure company (NOC) of Argentina, and the Spanish
reported for November 2021, when Peru LNG company Repsol. The link runs for 408 km from
loaded five cargoes with 359,820 tonnes of LNG. Chiquintirca, a town in Peru’s Ayacucho region,
All of the four cargoes dispatched in Novem- to the LNG plant.
ber 2022 were destined for the UK, according Peru LNG was founded by US-based Hunt
to Perupetro. Oil along with three other companies. Equity in
The Peru LNG consortium loaded and deliv- the project is split between Hunt Oil, with 50%;
ered a total of 693 cargoes of LNG between its SK Energy (South Korea), 20%; Shell (UK), 20%,
launch in June 2010 and the end of November and Marubeni (Japan), 10%.
2022. The partners spent $3.8bn to build the
The group operates a complex that includes Pampa Melchorita complex.
Peru LNG sent four cargoes to the UK in November 2022 (Photo: Peru LNG)
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