Júpiter Field

Brazilian offshore oil field

25°40′15″S 41°10′20″W / 25.67083°S 41.17222°W / -25.67083; -41.17222OperatorPetrobrasPartnersGalp EnergiaField historyDiscoveryJan 2008ProductionEstimated oil in place1,600 million barrels (~2.2×10^⁸ t)Estimated gas in place17,000×10^⁹ cu ft (480×10^⁹ m³)Producing formationsBarremian-Lower Aptian Guaratiba Group

On January 21, 2008, Petrobras announced the discovery of the Júpiter Field, a huge natural gas and condensate (very light oil) field which could equal the Tupi oil field in size (5-8 billion BOE). It is located in the Santos Basin, 37 km (23 mi) east of Tupi, 5,100 m (16,730 ft) below the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in a water depth of 2,187 m (7,175 ft), 290 km (180 mi) from Rio de Janeiro.^[1]

Description

The main reservoir of Júpiter is the pre-salt Guaratiba Group. The field is estimated to contain 1,600 million barrels (250 million cubic metres) of oil and 17 trillion cubic feet (480 billion cubic metres) of gas.^{[citation needed]}