More oil! Petrobras announces new hydrocarbon discovery in the Campos Basin pre-salt

Petrobras is the operator of the block and holds a 50% stake, in partnership with the company BP Energy do Brasil Ltda. (50%).

Petrobras, one of the largest oil companies in the world, announced last Friday (01/04), that it discovered a new accumulation of oil in the pre-salt layer of the southern portion of the Campos Basin, in a pioneer well in the Alto de Cabo Frio Central block.

According to Petrobras, well 1-BRSA-1383A-RJS (Alto de Cabo Frio Central Noroeste) is located 230 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro-RJ, at a water depth of 1.833 meters.

“The oil carrier interval was verified through electrical profiles and oil samples, which will later be characterized through laboratory analyses. The consortium will continue drilling the well to the final depth originally planned, with a view to assessing the dimensions of the new accumulation, in addition to characterizing the quality of the fluids and reservoirs found,” Petrobras said in the statement. 

The result is the result of a successful strategy by the consortium based on the maximum use of data, and on the application of new technological solutions in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, enhanced by the use of supercomputers and HPC (High Performance Computing) resources, enabling the processing of data acquired in real time and allowing decision-making in an agile and safe way.

The Alto de Cabo Frio Central block was acquired in October 2017, in the 3rd bidding round of the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP), under the Production Sharing regime, with Pré-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) ) as manager. 

Petrobras is the operator of the block and holds a 50% stake, in partnership with the company BP Energy do Brasil Ltda. (50%).