Petrobras discovers pre-salt oil under heavy oil fields
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2008-11-24 08:25
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November 24, 2008 RIO DE JANEIRO -- Petrobras has announced that it has completed the drilling of two new wells in the pre-salt layer off the coast of Espirito Santo.
The recoverable volume of the 30 API discoveries, made in pre-salt reservoirs located underneath the Baleia Franca, Baleia Azul, and Jubarte heavy oil fields, is estimated between 1.5 and 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
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