Iara Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Petrobras
- Country: Brazil
- Location: Santos Basin, 226 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro
- Production start:
- Partners: Petrobras - 65%, BG Group - 25%, Petrogal - 10%
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- A giant presalt oil field located in blocks BM-S-9 & BM-S-11
- It is to be developed with 2 FPSOs
Contractors
- Aker solutions: Supply of vertical subsea trees, subsea control systems and complete tool sets
History
- 2008 - Iara Oil Field discovered
- 2010 - Aker solutions awarded contract for subsea trees
- 2013 - Forth test well drilled
Geology
- A hydrocarbon gross column of 310 metres lies in the carbonate rocks below the salt layer
Links
- BG Group announces material new discovery in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil
- Aker Solutions wins large subsea contract in Brazil's pre-salt area
- New well confirms good quality oil in Iara, Santos Basin, offshore Brazil
- Well confirms discovery extension in pre-salt of Santos Basin
- Conclusion of the drilling and of the formation test of the fourth well in the Iara area
- Conclusion of drilling of Iara High Angle well
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