Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announced that in 2014, 17 new wells will be interconnected to already installed platforms in the Santos Basin pre-salt. In the second half of 2014, two new platforms will go on stream in the Santos Basin pre-salt: platform Cidade de Ilhabela in Sapinhoá Norte field, and platform Cidade de Mangaratiba in Iracema Sul field, adding 300,000 barrels of oil per day in installed capacity. Five new wells will be interconnected to these new platforms in 2014.

The start-up of these two new platforms (Cidade de Ilhabela and Cidade de Mangaratiba) and the start-up of 22 new production wells in 2014 will contribute to the achievement of new pre-salt production records in 2014.