The field, which was originally meant to begin output in mid-2008, has the potential to produce up to 2 million cubic metres per day of non-associated gas through a single well linked to the Saipem-operated Cidade de Vitoria floating production, storage and offloading vessel.
Canapu is located in water depths of about 1608 metres and is the first deep-water gas production project to go on stream in Brazil.
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