Santos Basin

Karoon spuds Echidna-1 wildcat in the Santos Basin off Brazil

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 1st April 2015

01st April 2015

Karoon Gas Australia has spudded the third well in the current Santos Basin drilling campaign, the Echidna-1 exploration well, on 31 March 2015

Petrobras launches Buzios field early production system in the Santos Basin off Brazil

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 12th March 2015

12th March 2015

Petrobras launches Buzios field early production system in the Santos Basin off Brazil

Petrobras started up its early production system in the Santos Basin’s Buzios field on Tuesday

Karoon flows oil at Kangaroo-2 well tests offshore Brazil

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 6th January 2015

06th January 2015

Karoon Gas has completed production testing over the Paleocene A, B and C oil bearing reservoirs of its Kangaroo-2 well in its jointly held Block S-M-1165 in the Santos Basin off Brazil (Karoon 65 per cent, Pacific Rubiales Energy 35 per cent)

IHC launches Subsea 7 pipelay vessel bound for work with Petrobras offshore Brazil

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 28th November 2014

28th November 2014

IHC launches Subsea 7 pipelay vessel bound for work with Petrobras offshore Brazil

Royal IHC (IHC) has today successfully launched Subsea 7's 550t pipelaying vessel, Seven Rio, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, with the naming ceremony performed by Anelise Lara, Petrobras executive manager for the Libra Project – its ultimate destination

Karoon strikes oil pay at Kangaroo-2 in the Santos Basin off Brazil

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 26th November 2014

26th November 2014

Karoon strikes oil pay at Kangaroo-2 in the Santos Basin off Brazil

Karoon Gas has discovered multiple oil bearing zones at its operated Kangaroo-2 appraisal well, where drilling had been completed at a total depth of 2,369 metres below rotary table (mRT) and a wireline logging programme is underway

Petrobras rounds up first Libra appraisal drill in the Santos Basin

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 25th November 2014

25th November 2014

Petrobras rounds up first Libra appraisal drill in the Santos Basin

Petrobras has completed the drilling of the first appraisal well in the Libra Consortium area, the 3-BRSA-1255 (3-RJS-731), known as NW1

Petrobras launches production from FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela in the Santos Basin off Brazil

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 21st November 2014

21st November 2014

Petrobras launches production from FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela in the Santos Basin off Brazil

Petrobras has announced the start-up of the Cidade de Ilhabela floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil

BG hits record production levels offshore Brazil

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 11th November 2014

11th November 2014

BG hits record production levels offshore Brazil

BG Brazil has reached a production level record of 100 thousand barrels of oil equivalent a day in October on the back of a Santos Basin ramp-up

The Gateway to Libra

Submitted by Editorial staff on 27th October 2014

27th October 2014

CGG’s experience, knowledge and new broadband coverage offshore Brazil bring insight to the potential of the 11th Round pre-salt acreage.

Petrobras bolsters Libra discovery with oil-bearing Santos Basin extension well

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 27th October 2014

27th October 2014

Petrobras bolsters Libra discovery with oil-bearing Santos Basin extension well

The Petrobras-led Libra consortium has said that the first extension well in the Libra area, known as 3-BRSA-1255-RJS (3-RJS-731), has proven the discovery of high-quality oil in the northwest portion of the structure