Júpiter Field

On January 21, 2008, Petrobras announced the discovery of the Júpiter Field, a huge natural gas and condensate (very light oil) field which could equal the Tupi oil field in size (5-8 billion BOE). It is located in the Santos Basin, 37 km east of Tupi, 5100 m below the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in a water depth of 2187 m, 290 km from Rio de Janeiro.

Description
The main reservoir of Júpiter is the pre-salt Guaratiba Group. The field is estimated to contain 1600 e6oilbbl of oil and 17 e12cuft of gas.