Petrobras currently produces about 45,000 barrels per day of oil from Sergipe-Alagoas, of which just 15,000 bpd comes from its offshore fields. Piranema contributes about 10,000 bpd of that amount. However, the development of new discoveries in the ultra-deep waters of Sergipe-Alagoas represents another dimension in terms of scale and potential.

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