Petrobras participates in discovery in ultra-deep
Posted on May 27, 2008 – 9:24 am | by vchris
Gulf of Mexico waters
(Rio de Janeiro, May 26, 2008) – PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S/A - PETROBRAS, [Bovespa: PETR3/PETR4, NYSE: PBR/PBRA, Latibex: XPBR/XPBRA, BCBA: APBR/APBRA], a Brazilian international energy company, announces the discovery of hydrocarbons in ultra-deep waters in the Central Gulf of Mexico, in the United States, via its Petrobras America Inc. subsidiary, based in Houston, Texas.
The Stones # 3 well was drilled to perform the exploratory assessment of the Stones discovery, which is operated by Shell and located in Block WR 508, in ultra-deep Walker Ridge Quadrant waters. Petrobras America Inc. holds a 25% stake there. The remaining partners are Shell, Marathon, and ENI, with 35%, 25%, and 15%, respectively.
The Stones # 3 well is located at a depth of 2,286 meters from the water line and reached a total depth of 8,960 meters, finding oil in multiple sandy Lower Tertiary reservoirs. Future drilling and assessment activities are being planned to define this discovery’s size and commercial viability.
This result confirms the potential of significant oil reserves in this type of reservoir in the Gulf of Mexico, where Petrobras operates the Cascade and Chinook fields which at the present are in the production development and facility construction phase. Petrobras will be the pioneer company, both in ultra-deep waters in Lower Tertiary reservoirs and in using an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) type platform in the region, the production of which is slated to go online in June 2010. In this same quadrant, Petrobras also holds 25% stakes in the Saint Malo field. This field is operated by Chevron and is in the assessment and extension exploratory drilling phase. Also, studies are being done to select the production development project for Saint Malo.
Holding stakes in these discoveries confers Petrobras a differentiated position in the Walker Ridge Quadrant and its neighboring areas. Furthermore, these discoveries are aligned with the company’s Strategic Plan and are important steps in the consolidation of a quality Exploration and Production project portfolio in deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
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