OIL AND GAS
Petrobras finds more pre-salt oil off Brazil’s southeastern coast
Offshore platform off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Ranimiro Lotufo Neto/Shutterstock
Petrobras has announced an oil discovery in the pre-salt layer of the Campos Basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state — a find that underscores Brazil's continued ambition to squeeze more life out of one of its most historically productive offshore regions.
The well was drilled in the Marlim Sul field, about 113 kilometers from the shore, at a water depth of 1,178 meters. Petrobras confirmed the presence of oil through…
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