Petro Rio buys stake in Brazil oil block from Total

Industry:    2021-03-05

Brazilian oil company Petro Rio said on Thursday it had bought a 28.6% share in the Wahoo oil field off Brazil’s coast from France’s Total SA, upping its ownership of the area.

That raises Petro Rio’s total stake in the block to 64.3%, after purchasing a stake from BP last year.

Petro Rio said in a securities filing that Wahoo had the potential to produce more than 140 million barrels.

The company expects to $800 million in capital expenditures related to developing the Wahoo field.

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