Offshore

Brava Energia Begins Papa-Terra and Atlanta Drilling Campaign

Brava Energia has launched a four-well drilling campaign at Papa-Terra and Atlanta using Constellation’s Lone Star, with first oil targeted in Q4 2026 and Q2 2027.

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1, April 2026
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Brava Energia has started a four-well drilling program covering the Papa-Terra and Atlanta fields, with Constellation’s Lone Star semisubmersible assigned to the work.

The rig entered the campaign after finishing an earlier contract in Brazil in January 2026 and completing a planned maintenance interval of slightly more than 40 days.

At Papa-Terra, in the Campos Basin, two wells are scheduled to be drilled between March and September 2026. The company expects first oil from that phase in Q4 2026.

After completing work at Papa-Terra, Lone Star is due to relocate to the Atlanta field in the Santos Basin in October. Two more wells are planned there, and first oil is targeted for Q2 2027.

The full campaign across the two offshore fields is scheduled to run into Q1 2027, linking the Papa-Terra phase with the later Atlanta programme under a single rig plan.

Tags: Atlanta, Brava Energia, Brazil, offshore drilling, Papa-Terra

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