Rio, 12/10/2002 (Agência Brasil – ABr) - Petrobras reports that is has discovered petroleum in the Santos basin, 175 kilometers off the coast of Santa Catarina. The discovery was made at a well known as BS-3 which is owned by Petrobras (35%), Queiroz Galvão (30%), Coplex (27.5%) and Starfish S.A. (7.5%). Petrobras says it will evaluate the size of find over the next 20 days. (AB)