Jupiter within sight as Petrobras renews effort

Previous campaign: the Diamond Offshore drillship Ocean Clipper

DIAMOND OFFSHORE

By FABIO PALMIGIANI Rio de Janeiro

 17 May 2012 22:59 GMT

BRAZILIAN state-controlled oil company Petrobras is to resume drilling operations at the high-profile Jupiter North-East appraisal well within months in an effort to reduce uncertainties about the ultra-deepwater play.

Petrobras started drilling Jupiter North-East last year using Diamond Offshore’s drillship Ocean Clipper in water depths of 2167 metres in Block BM-S-24 in the Santos basin pre-salt zone.

Petrobras had only drilled the initial section of the well when it was forced to abruptly interrupt the campaign for the rig to undergo maintenance. It re-entered the well earlier this year but it is unclear which rig was used.

“During the first quarter, we took the opportunity to use an available rig to continue drilling Jupiter North-East and the well was successfully drilled to…

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