The Santos Basin hosts one of the most prolific and geologically intricate carbonate reservoir systems in the South Atlantic. These reservoirs, primarily deposited during the Early Cretaceous in a ...

Petrobras encountered oil in a pioneer Uirapuru block well within the Santos basin pre-salt 200 km off the Santos coast at water depth of 1,995 m. The discovery is in porous reservoirs ...

OGX has confirmed the existence of pre-salt microbiolite reservoirs with hydrocarbons in the shallow waters of the Santos Basin. As previously announced, the wildcat well 1-OGX-63-SPS, located in ...

Brazil's OGX has mapped six potential prospects in the shallow-water portion of the Santos basin that are expected to be spudded by the end of next year, writes Fabio Palmigiani. 27 August 2009 23 ...

Equinor ASA EQNR has strengthened its footprint in Brazil’s energy sector after securing the S-M-1617 exploration block in the Santos Basin during the country’s 5th Open Permanent Concession ...

The field is located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, at a water depth of 1,900–2,200m. It is said to be the world's largest deep-water pre-salt oilfield.

In March, Petrobras reported that it had identified signs of oil in well 4-BRSA-1395-SPS, at a water depth of 1,759 meters and 245 kilometers from the city of Santos.

Brazilian state energy giant Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) has announced a new oil discovery in the pre-salt Santos Basin, identifying “high-quality oil without contaminants” at the 3-BRSA-1396D-SPS ...