Jubarte Field Opens Petrobras' Pre-salt Production

摘要

A milestone for the Brazilian oil industry, first production from pre-salt layer, kicked-off this past Sept. 2 in Jubarte field, north of Campos basin, in 1,323 m (4,341 ft) water depth, some 77 km (48 mi) off the southern coast of Espirito Santo state on BC-60 block. While holding up a small barrel with the first oil produced from the Jubarte pre-salt reservoir, Jose Sergio Gabrielli, Petrobras' president, said: "This is an extraordinary day, the beginning of a new era, an important moment for the country and for the company's position in the international oil market" Petrobras was able to place the first well in the pre-salt layer into production less than two years after the reservoir was discovered. For Gabrielli, "the first pre-salt oil in the Jubarte field will leverage the development of the other pre-salt layer wells the company has in Espirito Santo, Campos, and Santos basin. This well will teach us what to do in Tupi, Jupiter, and Carioca."