The Sapinhoá oil field is an oil field located in the southern Brazilian Santos Basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in a water depth of . It was discovered in 2008 and originally named Guará field, under development by Petrobras. The oil field is operated by Petrobras and owned by Petrobras (45%) Repsol Sinopec Brazil (25%) and BG Group (30%). The total proven reserves of the Sapinhoá oil field range from .Sapinhoa Oil Field, Santos Basin, Brazil
Etymology The name Sapinhoá is derived from the Tupi language and refers to a marine mollusc. Sapinhoá é o nome do novo poço gigante do pré-sal descoberto pela Petrobrás
Reservoir The field produces light oil and natural gas from the pre-salt Guaratiba Group reservoir rocks.
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