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Pre-salt discovery by Petrobras in 2012 will receive billionaire investment from Equinor, one of the major global companies in the oil and gas sector
At the beginning of the month, Equinor, a Norwegian oil and gas company, announced an investment of US$ 8 billion in phase 1 of the Bacalhau field, located in the Santos Basin, in a pre-salt area that was discovered by Petrobras, still in 2012. The investment comes in partnership with ExxonMobil, a North American oil and gas company, Petrogal Brasil and with Pré-Sal Petróleo SA The latter is the Union's representative in the business billionaire.
This Tuesday, the 08th, João Dória, governor of São Paulo, published a publication celebrating Equinor's investment in the pre-salt layer. On the same day, the governor had already received the executive vice-president of Equinor, Al Cook, and Verônica Coelho, president of the multinational in Brazilian territory.
Governor João Dória guaranteed that the business will generate something around 3.000 jobs in São Paulo.
“What great news. Equinor, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, announced an investment of 8 billion in the State of São Paulo for the exploration of oil and gas in the Santos Basin. This investment starts now and over the next 4 years it will materialize… and will also generate 3.000 new jobs”, published João Dória on Twitter. See the publication below.
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The project involves the development of 19 subsea wells that will be connected to a production, storage and transfer unit. Everything has already been approved by the ANP (National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) last March.
Al Cook also commented on the meeting he had with governor from the state of São Paulo:We are very happy to be able to work with the State of São Paulo, where we have always had great relationships, support and support. Also with Fapesp scientists, who since 2019 have been working together on engineering research […] We are very proud to make this investment in São Paulo".
The business is gigantic and will inject a lot of money into the economy. Oil extraction was scheduled for the year 2024, however, with the pandemic still with high numbers, there is no forecast.
