Sapinhoá oil field

The Sapinhoá oil field is an oil field located in the southern Brazilian Santos Basin, 310 kilometres (190 mi) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in a water depth of 7,065 feet (2,153 m). It was discovered in 2008 and originally named Guará field, under development by Petrobras. The oil field is operated by Petrobras and owned by Petrobras (45%) Repsol Sinopec Brazil (25%) and BG Group (30%). The total proven reserves of the Sapinhoá oil field range from 1,100–2,000 million barrels (170×10^⁶–320×10^⁶ m³).^[1]

Sapinhoá oil field
Location of the field in the Santos Basin
Country	Brazil
Region	Santos Basin
Block	BM-S-9
Offshore/onshore	Offshore
Coordinates	25°17′50″S 43°53′25″W
Operator	Petrobras
Partners	BG Group (30%), Repsol-Sinopec (25%)
Field history
Discovery	June 2008
Start of development	2009
Start of production	Jan 2013
Production
Estimated oil in place	1,200−2,000 million barrels (~−270,000,000 t)
Producing formations	Guaratiba Group

Etymology

The name Sapinhoá is derived from the Tupi language and refers to a marine mollusc.^[2]

Reservoir

The field produces light oil and natural gas from the pre-salt Guaratiba Group reservoir rocks.^[1]