Petrobras announces first discovery at Colombian Caribbean deepwaters
Petrobras strikes gas in deep waters offshore Colombia
RIO DE JANERIO -- Petrobras has announced the discovery of a natural gas accumulation at the Orca-1 exploration well, in Tayrona block, 40 km off the coast of La Guajira, Colombia.
Petrobras is the operator and holds a 40% interest, in partnership with Ecopetrol (30%) and Repsol (30%).
The well drilling, which took place in water 674 m deep, ended in September after reaching 4,240 m. The natural gas accumulation was confirmed at 3,600 m and represents the first discovery in the history of exploratory research at Colombian Caribbean deepwaters.
Petrobras will carry on the scheduled operations in order to evaluate the discovery.
