(World Oil) – TotalEnergies has started production from the Lapa South-West project in Brazil’s Santos basin, about 300 km (186 miles) offshore, adding new output to the company’s existing Lapa field operations.
The development consists of three wells tied back to the Lapa floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit and is expected to increase production from the field by approximately 25,000 bpd, according to the company.
“The start-up of our operated Lapa South-West project marks another important milestone for TotalEnergies in Brazil, a key growth country for our Company,” said Nicolas Terraz, President Exploration & Production of TotalEnergies. “This project, which leverages the available capacity of the existing Lapa facilities, delivers low cost and low emission oil production in line with our Company strategy and contributes to the achievement of our objective to grow our production by 3% per year until 2030.”
The startup follows the launch of the Mero-4 project in 2025 and comes as TotalEnergies prepares for future developments in the region, including the Atapu-2 and Sépia-2 projects, which are expected to begin production later in the decade.
TotalEnergies has operated in Brazil for roughly 50 years and employs nearly 4,000 people in the country. The company’s exploration and production portfolio currently includes nine licenses, four of which it operates, with average output reaching 184,500 boe/d in 2025.
