INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

摘要

It shouldn't be too much of a surprise to learn that the deepwater Campos and Santos basin discoveries by Petrobras represent 30% of the worldwide discoveries in the past five years. Further, the company expects to double its proved reserves by 2020. According to Petrobras, the company will have to double its fleet of contracted rigs and continue building rigs with the capacity to operate in the pre-salt region, which is expected to produce more than 2 million barrels per day in 2020. Petrobras plans to drill 67 exploratory wells between mid-2011 and 2015 in the Campos Basin alone. An upcoming project (Varredura) seeks additional recoverable volumes from the post-salt Marimba, Marin, Suland and Pampo projects to produce more than 20,000 barrels per day. From 2007 to 2012 Petrobras will double its fleet of contracted drilling rigs, focusing on new rigs with the operational capacity for the pre-salt layer.