Second wave of Brazil pre-salt finds poses tougher challenge

Spate of disappointing results on high-cost wells raises questions about prolific Brazilian play that has yielded 28 billion barrels of reserves in a decade

Probing: Seadrill drillship West Tellus is currently drilling for Petrobras and ExxonMobil on an unproven area of the pre-salt play
Probing: Seadrill drillship West Tellus is currently drilling for Petrobras and ExxonMobil on an unproven area of the pre-salt playPhoto: SEADRILL
Published 2 November 2020, 13:58Updated 2 November 2020, 19:58