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Deepwater Oil Drilling: Latin America

Total, Premier reveal offshore Brazil license plans

Total has won shares in 10 new exploration licenses under Brazil’s 11th bid round.

BP wins deepwater blocks in offshore Brazil bid round

BP has bid successfully for eight deepwater blocks offshore Brazil under ANP’s 11th bid round.

Statoil gains six new deepwater Brazil concessions

Statoil has been awarded interests in six exploration licenses in the Espirito basin offshore Brazil, under the country’s 11th licensing round.

Aker gets second deepwater subsea tree call from Petrobras, adds new frame agreement

Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) has entered a frame agreement with Aker Solutions for subsea equipment destined for deepwater presalt field development offshore São Paulo, Santos basin, Brazil.

FPSOs for Lula presalt deepwater Brazil fields in negotiations

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras is in negotiations for the contracting with consortium QGOG/SBM (Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A./ SBM Offshore) of two FPSOs for production development at Lula Alto and Lula Central, in Lula field, Santos basin presalt.

Petrobras contracts Endeavor for Papa Terra review

Petrobras has retained Endeavor Management to provide third-party review and advisory services on Papa Terra.

Fairmount tug tows La Muralla IV from South Korea to Mexico

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Glacier has towed the semisubmersible drilling rig La Muralla IV from Okpo, South Korea, to Bay of Campeche, Mexico.

Petrobras moves FPSO conversion work to China

Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) is moving to China the work of converting four tankers into FPSOs.

Petrobras confirms deepwater presalt oil discovery in Santos basin

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras NYSE:PBR) has confirmed the presence of good quality oil (31º API) in ultra deepwater Santos basin  presalt.

Well test under way at deepwater presalt Sapinhoá offshore Brazil

Petrobras has started a new extended-well test in the Sapinhoá North area of the BM-S-9 concession in the presalt Santos basin.

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