
Spotlight: Brazil's exploration activity in 2022

Brazil’s oil and gas regulator ANP received 18 notifications of finds of hydrocarbon traces between January and October this year, according to data obtained by BNamericas through the federal freedom of information act.
Most of them were reported by Eneva, in the Parnaíba basin blocks PN-T-102A and PN-T-69, and Amazonas blocks AM-T-84 and AM-T-85.
Eneva encountered gas in all cases and oil and gas in block AM-T-85.
Alvopetro found oil and gas in blocks REC-T-182 and REC-T-183 in the Recôncavo basin, and BGM discovered oil in blocks ES-T-496 and ES-T-506 in the Espírito Santo basin.
Meanwhile, Petrobras identified oil traces in Alto de Cabo Frio Central in the Campos basin and oil and gas in Três Marias in Santos.
The European majors Shell and TotalEnergies encountered traces of gas and gas and oil, respectively, in blocks C-M-791 and C-M-541 in Campos.
Operator | Basin | Block | Type of find |
BGM | Espírito Santo | ES-T-496 | Oil |
Eneva | Parnaíba | PN-T-69 | Gas |
Petrobras | Santos | BLC_3MARIA | Gas and oil |
BGM | Espírito Santo | ES-T-496 | Oil |
Eneva | Parnaíba | PN-T-102A | Gas |
Alvopetro | Recôncavo | REC-T-182 | Gas |
Eneva | Amazonas | AM-T-85 | Gas and oil |
Shell Brasil | Campos | C-M-791 | Gas |
Petrobras | Campos | ALTO_CF_CE | Oil |
TotalEnergies EP | Campos | C-M-541 | Gas and oil |
Eneva | Parnaíba | PN-T-102A | Gas |
Eneva | Amazonas | AM-T-84 | Gas |
Alvopetro | Recôncavo | REC-T-183 | Gas and oil |
Eneva | Amazonas | AM-T-84 | Gas |
Alvopetro | Recôncavo | REC-T-182 | Oil |
Eneva | Parnaíba | PN-T-102A | Gas |
BGM | Espírito Santo | ES-T-506 | Oil |
Eneva | Parnaíba | PN-T-102A | Gas |
DRILLING ACTIVITY
BNamericas also obtained the list of wells drilled between January and October 2022 via the freedom of information act.
A total of 23 wells were drilled in the period, mostly by Eneva (10) in the Parnaíba and Amazonas basins.
Petrobras sank four wells in the Campos, Santos and Espírito Santo basins.
Alvopetro sunk three wells in the Recôncavo basin, while BGM drilled two wells in the Espírito Santo basin and PetroRecôncavo drilled one in Potiguar.
Shell and TotalEnergies drilled one well each in the Campos basin, while ExxonMobil drilled in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin.
Well (ANP ID) | Operator | Block | Basin |
1-BRSA-1383A-RJS | Petrobras | ALTO_CF_CE | Campos |
1-ENV-29-MA | Eneva | PN-T-87 | Parnaíba |
1-SHEL-34A-RJS | Shell | C-M-791 | Campos |
1-ENV-30D-MA | Eneva | PN-T-103 | Parnaíba |
1-EMEB-3-SES | ExxonMobil | SEAL-M-428 | Sergipe-Alagoas |
1-ALV-14D-BA | Alvopetro | REC-T-182 | Recôncavo |
1-BRSA-1384-RJS | Petrobras | 2_Irmãos | Campos |
1-BGM-5-ES | BGM | ES-T-496 | Espírito Santo |
1-ENV-31D-AM | Eneva | AM-T-85 | Amazonas |
3-ENV-32D-MA | Eneva | PN-T-102A | Parnaíba |
3-ENV-33D-AM | Eneva | AM-T-84 | Amazonas |
3-ENV-34-MA | Eneva | PN-T-102A | Parnaíba |
1-ALV-15-BA | Alvopetro | REC-T-183 | Recôncavo |
3-ENV-35D-AM | Eneva | AM-T-84 | Amazonas |
1-BRSA-1385-ESS | Petrobras | ES-M-596 | Espírito Santo |
1-BRSA-1385A-ESS | Petrobras | ES-M-596 | Espírito Santo |
1-ENV-36-MA | Eneva | PN-T-67A | Parnaíba |
1-TOT-3-RJS | TotalEnergies | CM-541 | Campos |
1-BMG-6-ES | BGM | ES-T-506 | Espírito Santo |
3-ALV-16D-BA | Alvopetro | REC-T-182 | Recôncavo |
3-ENV-37D-MA | Eneva | PN-T-102A | Parnaíba |
1-POT-1-RN | PetroRecôncavo | POT-T-702 | Potiguar |
3-ENV-38-MA | Eneva | PN-T-102A | Parnaíba |
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