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bp advances plans for major Bumerangue discovery in Brazil’s Santos basin- oil and gas 360

bp advances plans for major Bumerangue discovery in Brazil’s Santos basin

(World Oil)– bp is progressing appraisal planning for its significant Bumerangue hydrocarbon discovery in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil, following confirmation of a large, liquids-rich reservoir. Laboratory and pressure gradient analysis have verified the presence of a ~1,000-meter gross hydrocarbon column, including a ~100-meter oil column and a ~900-meter liquids-rich gas-condensate column. According to bp, the reservoir’s high-quality rock properties

bp hits oil at deepwater Brazil exploration well- oil and gas 360

bp hits oil at deepwater Brazil exploration well

(World Oil)– bp today announced an oil and gas discovery at the Bumerangue prospect in the deepwater offshore Brazil. bp drilled exploration well 1-BP-13-SPS at the Bumerangue block, located in the Santos Basin, 404 km (218 nautical miles) from Rio de Janeiro, in a water depth of 2,372 m. The well was drilled to a total depth of 5,855 m.