Petrobras expects to drill pioneer well in the Agua Marinha block, in the Campos Basin

(PN) Petrobras is keeping an eye on the potential of the pre-salt layer in the Campos Basin. The company is expected to start drilling a pioneer well in the Agua Marinha block, auctioned in 2022, this June. The state-owned company is the operator of the area, with a 30% stake, in partnership with TotalEnergies (30%), Petronas (20%) and QatarEnergy (20%).

Petrobras intends to double its oil and natural gas production in the Campos Basin over the next ten years — from the current 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) to 1 million boed by 2035.

In February of this year, the company drilled well 3-BRSA-1398-RJS, in the Alto de Cabo Frio Central block, also located in the pre-salt layer of the Campos Basin, in a water depth of 2,276 meters.