Lula Field
Discovered 2006, Santos Basin pre-salt, several hundred thousand barrels per day.
Overview
The first giant of the Brazilian pre-salt, found under 2,000 m of water and 5,000 m of rock and salt. FPSO production began 2010. Lula proved a whole new petroleum province and renamed itself after a president.
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