Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) on Friday reported a new discovery in the pre-salt Campos Basin offshore Brazil.
Located in the CM-411 block, Well 1-BRSA-1377-RJS – also called Urissanê – sits approximately 124 miles (200 kilometers) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state at a water depth of 9,678 feet (2,950 meters), Petrobras noted in a written statement. Petrobras and ExxonMobil Exploraҫão Brasil Ltda. (NYSE: XOM) each own a 50-percent interest in the Petrobras-operated block.
Petrobras pointed out that well data from Urissanê, which encountered oil in the pre-salt section, will undergo analysis to better target exploratory activities in the area and assess the discovery’s potential. The company did not identify which rig drilled the well.
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BHP and Vale to restart production at Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil five years after flood disaster that left 19 dead Camilla Canocchi for Thisismoney.co.uk © Provided by This Is Money MailOnline logo
BHP and Vale have resumed production at a Brazilian iron ore mine mine five years after an accident that killed 19 people.
BHP, the world s biggest miner, said their joint venture Samarco had met licensing requirements to restart operations and production of iron ore pellets. Independent tests have been carried out on Samarco s preparations for a safe restart of operations. Samarco expects initially to produce approximately eight million tonnes of iron ore pellets per annum, BHP said in a statement today.
BHP and Vale have resumed production at a Brazilian iron ore mine mine five years after an accident that killed 19 people.
BHP, the world s biggest miner, said their joint venture Samarco had met licensing requirements to restart operations and production of iron ore pellets. Independent tests have been carried out on Samarco s preparations for a safe restart of operations. Samarco expects initially to produce approximately eight million tonnes of iron ore pellets per annum, BHP said in a statement today.
The collapse of a dam used to store liquid mining waste at Samarco in November 2015 saw millions of tons of toxic mud and water spewed over the surrounding landscape (Pictured: Samarco s iron ore waste dam in 2017, two years after the disaster)