Brazil plans to increase oil production by around 50% in 10 years by tapping the vast subsalt reserves, but wants to avoid increases in carbon dioxide emissions due to growing global concern about climate change.
“In the case of CO2 in the subsalt, it will be separated from the natural gas and re-injected,” said Solange Guedes of Petrobras’ Exploration and Production division.
“It is a method that can greatly increase production, meaning that CO2 is not a problem, it’s a solution.”
