Brazil, May 26 -- TotalEnergies announces first oil from the fourth development phase of the Mero field on the Libra block, located 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin.Launched in August 2021, this new phase called "Mero-4" will connect 12 wells to the new Alexandre de Gusmao FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) unit, with a production capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d). This project has been designed to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, with reinjection of the associated gas into the reservoir and zero routine flaring.This startup brings Mero's total production capacity to 770,000 b/d through five FPSOs. This will represent around 100,000 boe/d in Tot...