BP Finds Hydrocarbons in Brazil's Tupinambá Offshore Block as Drilling Continues

BP has identified hydrocarbons in an exploration well at the deepwater Tupinambá block in Brazil's Santos Basin, where Shell's 50% working interest remains subject to regulatory approval.

The company informed Brazil's National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) of the hydrocarbon presence in well 1-BP-14-SPS, located 275 kilometers off the Brazilian coast in a water depth of 2,343 meters, according to an update issued on October 28.

Evaluation of the well's post-salt section is ongoing, while drilling continues toward the pre-salt section with Transocean’s Deepwater Mykonos drillship.

Following completion of operations at Tupinambá, Deepwater Mykonos is expected to move to BP's Bumerangue block, also offshore Brazil, to begin an appraisal program.

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