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Petrobras E&D in Persian Gulf

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Petrobras, the Brazilian oil giant,  agreed to fund and support the development of Iranian holdings in the Persian Gulf  after the discovery of the Tosan block in February of 2009.  Petrobras contracted with Spanish Repsol to drill four exploratory wells.  As of July, Petrobras reported that the field was mainly natural gas, and contained sub-commercial oil deposts.    

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  • Contract Date: Sun, 2009-02-01
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Citation

1. "Iran - Petrobras Operations," Entrepreneur.com, April 6, 2009, Available at http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/197642469.html.

2. "Petrobras may confirm Iran Oil Commercial", Upstream Online, 15 February 2009, Available at http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article172149.ece.

3. "Petrobras Not Keen on Tusan Oil Block", Zawya, 5 July 2009, Available at https://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090705051838/Petrobras%20Not%2....

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