Petrobras announces oil discovery in Angolan waters

RIO DE JANEIRO. November 18. KAZINFORM Brazilian state energy company Petrobras and state oil company Sonangol announced Tuesday new oil discovery in Angolan waters, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

According to Petrobras, the discovery was made through well Manganes-01, located in block 18/06, in deep waters 200 km away from the country's capital city of Luanda.

    The Manganes-01 well was drilled at a depth of 1, 500 meters from the waterline and was proved with the existence of a reservoir of excellent quality in an 82-meter column in sandy Miocene reservoirs, according to the company.

    It was the second discovery in Angolan waters made by Petrobras in less than a week, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version.