Statoil acquires operated interest in Brazilian offshore licence containing a substantial part of the Carcará pre-salt oil discovery

Petrobras have agreed that Statoil will acquire Petrobras’ 66% operated interest of the BM-S-8 offshore licence in Brazil’s highly prolific Santos basin. The acquisition includes a substantial part of the Carcará oil discovery, one of the largest discoveries in the world in recent years. ….