Santos Basin
Encyclopedia
The Santos Basin is an 352260 square kilometres (136,008.3 sq mi) offshore pre-salt basin. It is located in the south Atlantic Ocean
, some 300 kilometres (186.4 mi) south east of São Paulo
, Brazil
. One of the largest Brazilian sedimentary basins, it is the site of several recent (2007-08) significant oil field
s, including Tupi
and Jupiter
.
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, some 300 kilometres (186.4 mi) south east of São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. One of the largest Brazilian sedimentary basins, it is the site of several recent (2007-08) significant oil field
Oil field
An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area...
s, including Tupi
Tupi oil field
Tupi oil field is a large oil field located in the Santos Basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The field was named in honor of the Tupi people and is considered to be Western Hemisphere's largest oil discovery of the last 30 years.-History:...
and Jupiter
Jupiter field
On January 21, 2008, Petrobras announced the discovery of the Jupiter field, a huge natural gas and condensate field which could equal the Tupi oil field in size . It is located in the Santos Basin, east of Tupi, below the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in a water depth of , from Rio de Janeiro....
.