Petrobras has made a new heavy oil discovery in concession BM-C-35 (exploratory block C-M-535), in the Campos Basin post-salt layer.
The discovery was made while drilling well 1-BRSA-1289-RJS (ANP nomenclature) / 1-RJS-737 (Petrobras nomenclature), informally known as Basilisco.
The well is about 143km from the city of Armação dos Búzios, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, in 2214m water depth. The accumulations consist of heavy oil and can be found in two different reservoir depths, at 3190m and 3521m.
Petrobras, which is operator with 65% interest, will now with its partner BP (35%) assess the extent of the discoveries, as well as the concession’s exploratory potential.
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