Bacalhau field produced 25 million barrels in its first year
PPSA reported 25 offloading operations at the Brazilian offshore field and expects output to reach 220,000 barrels a day by year-end.
Event / data period: 2026-10-15
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Brazil’s state pre-salt company PPSA said the Bacalhau field completed its first year of production, which began on 15 October 2025. In a statement dated 15 October 2026, the company reported 25 million barrels produced and 25 offloading operations at the field.
Bacalhau is operated by Equinor with ExxonMobil Brasil, Petrogal Brasil, a Galp-Sinopec joint venture, and PPSA. The company said output increased progressively during the year and producing wells were registering high productivity. Work on a third water-injection well is under way, and PPSA expects production to reach 220,000 barrels a day by the end of 2026; this is a target, not achieved output.
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Bacalhau field completes its first year of production
PPSA reported the offshore field’s first production anniversary on 15 October 2026.
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One year since Bacalhau began production
PPSA reported 25 offloading operations and 25 million barrels produced in the first year.
Methodology
The timeline is based on PPSA’s 15 October 2026 release. Output and offloading figures are company-reported milestones; the year-end 2026 production level is reported as an expectation, not achieved output.
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