Shell Drills Dry Oil Well in Offshore Region of Brazil, Reports ANP

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 24/07/2020 at 13:07

Shell perfura poço seco de petróleo em região offshore do Brasil, informa ANP

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Shell Transformed Brazil Into One of Its Main Growth Markets When It Acquired BG Group in 2015, Giving It Access to the First Oil Discoveries of the Pre-Salt.

Shell Completed the Exploration of Its First Oil Well in the Saturn Block on June 13. However, the Advisory from the National Agency of Petroleum (ANP) Confirmed That It Was a Dry Well, While the Oil Company Stated That It Could Not Comment Due to the Quiet Period Before the Balance Sheet Disclosure. Petrobras Initiates the Process of Contracting Three New FPSO-Type Platforms for the Búzios Field in the Pre-Salt of the Santos Basin

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Shell Drills Dry Oil Well in Offshore Region of Brazil, Reports ANP

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