Fossil Energy – Drilling Pitu Oeste
Petrobras on Saturday said it started drilling the Pitu Oeste well, which marks the resumption of the company’s efforts to explore oil and gas on the so-called Equatorial Margin.
The Equatorial Margin region extends along the Brazilian coast from the state of Rio Grande do Norte to Amapa, according to Petrobras, as the company is known.
The drilling of the well, located 53 kilometers (33 miles)off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, will take three to five months.
Through the Pitu Oeste well, Petrobras hopes to obtain more geological information about the area, which will allow the company to confirm the extension of the oil discovery made in 2014.
