BG Group said that the Tupi field has two FPSO vessels and the Guara field has one FPSO vessel within the concession periods.
The first FPSO on the Tupi field has a production capacity of 100 000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) and up to 177 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd).
It commenced production in October 2010. The second FPSO on the Tupi field is due onstream in 2013 and will have a production capacity of 120 000bopd and 177mmscfd of gas.
A similar FPSO will be deployed on Guara and is also due onstream in 2013. All three FPSOs will be leased.
The gas export pipeline with capacity to service all three FPSOs is in place, linking the Tupi area to Brazilian domestic gas infrastructure via the Petrobras Mexilhao platform.
The company expects to recover oil utilizing a total of approximately 40 production and injection wells.
