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17 de maio de 2010The volume of recoverable oil in a newly discovered well reaches 4.5 billion barrels, more than doubling the previously announced volume of 2 million barrels, Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced Wednesday.
The 2-ANP-1-RJS well, nicknamed Franco, is located in the Santos Basin, some 200 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, in Brazil’s southeastern region. The area belongs to the federal government and has not undergone any public bidding process. The drilling is carried out by state-controlled oil and gas giant Petrobras, with ANP’s authorization.
ANP first announced the Franco discovery in late April.
ANP has already started the drilling of a second well in the area, 2-ANP-2-RJS, nicknamed Libra. The well is located 32 km northeast of Franco.
