| Tupi | |
|---|---|
  Location of Tupi | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Latin America |
| Location/block | BM S 11 |
| Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Coordinates | 25°30′0″S 43°30′0″W / 25.50000°S 43.50000°W[1] |
| Operator | Petrobras |
| Partners | BG Group, Galp Energia |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 2006 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 922,000 barrels per day (~4.59×107 t/a) |
| Year of current production of oil | 2021 |
| Recoverable oil | 7,500 million barrels (~10.0×108 t) |
| Producing formations | Barremian, Lower Aptian Guaratiba Formation |
The Tupi oil field (reverted from Lula oil field) is a large oil field located in the Santos Basin, 250 kilometres (160 mi) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] The field was originally nicknamed in honor of the Tupi people and later named after the mollusc, however it was also ambiguously similar to the name of former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. It is considered to be the Western Hemisphere's largest oil discovery of the last 30 years.[3]
- ^ "Pre-Salt Reservoirs Offshore Brazil: Perspectives and Challenges" (PDF). November 2007. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- ^ Caminada, Carlos; Blount, Jeb (2007-11-08). "Petrobras' Tupi Oil Field May Hold 8 Billion Barrels (Update6)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ Jeff Flick (2009-05-01). "Petrobras Pumps First Crude from Massive Tupi Field Offshore Brazil". Rigzone. Retrieved 2010-01-08.