巴西国有石油公司Petrobras周四表示，在北部阿马帕州超深水区的FZA-M-59区块的Morpho井中发现了另一油藏层，标志着该区块第三次油田发现。
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Thursday it has identified another oil-bearing interval in the Morpho well, marking the third discovery in a block located in ultra-deep waters offshore the country's northern Amapa state.
Morpho井位于FZA-M-59区块，属于Petrobras认为最具潜力的新油气前沿——赤道边缘区。公司此前已在八月和本月初宣布该区块的油田发现。
The Morpho well is at the block FZA-M-59, part of a region known as Equatorial Margin that Petrobras considers its most promising new oil frontier. The company had already announced discoveries there in August and earlier this month.
Petrobras在一份证券文件中表示，已完成该井的钻探和地质数据采集，并将放弃Morpho井，说明该钻机将转移至波蒂瓜拉盆地，开始钻探Mae de Ouro勘探区。Foz do Amazonas与海岸外的圭亚那具有地质相似性，后者正由埃克森美孚开发大型油田。
Petrobras将再钻三口新井，以确定在环境敏感的Foz do Amazonas盆地进行商业生产的可行性。公司首席执行官Magda Chambriard表示，该地区仍有七口井待获得钻探许可。
Drilling and geological data acquisition have been completed in the well, Petrobras said in a securities filing The firm added it will abandon the Morpho well, noting the rig will move to the Potiguar Basin to begin drilling the Mae de Ouro prospect Foz do Amazonas shares geological similarities with offshore Guyana, where ExxonMobil (XOM.N) is developing huge fields Petrobras will drill three new wells in the area to determine whether commercial production in the environmentally-sensitive Foz do Amazonas basin is viable The company has seven wells still to be licensed for drilling in the region, its Chief Executive Officer Magda Chambriard has said