Júpiter Field
Appearance
Júpiter | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Santos Basin |
Block | BM-S-24 |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 25°40′15″S 41°10′20″W / 25.67083°S 41.17222°W |
Operator | Petrobras |
Partners | Galp Energia |
Field history | |
Discovery | Jan 2008 |
Production | |
Estimated oil in place | 1,600 million barrels (~2.2×10 8 t) |
Estimated gas in place | 17,000×10 9 cu ft (480×10 9 m3) |
Producing formations | Barremian-Lower Aptian Guaratiba Group |
On January 21, 2008, Petrobras announced the discovery of the Júpiter Field, a huge natural gas and condensate (very light oil) field which could equal the Tupi oil field in size (5-8 billion BOE). It is located in the Santos Basin, 37 km (23 mi) east of Tupi, 5,100 m (16,730 ft) below the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in a water depth of 2,187 m (7,175 ft), 290 km (180 mi) from Rio de Janeiro.[1]
Description
The main reservoir of Júpiter is the pre-salt Guaratiba Group. The field is estimated to contain 1,600 million barrels (250 million cubic metres) of oil and 17 trillion cubic feet (480 billion cubic metres) of gas.[2]
See also
References
- ^ BBC NEWS, 'Huge' oil field found off Brazil
- ^ Juarez, 2013, p.44