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Drilling & Completion: Latin America

Managed pressure drilling aids Brazil wells

AGR has completed its first operation offshore Brazil using its EC-Drill technology.

Offshore Guyana exploration well targets Turonian play

The jackup Atwood Beacon has spudded Repsol’s Jaguar-1 on the Georgetown Petroleum Prospecting License offshore Guyana.

Petrobras approves 26 offshore drilling rig contracts

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) has approved contracting of 21 offline rigs with Sete Brasil and five dual-activity rigs with Ocean Rig.

Positive results for Petrobras from Santos basin offshore appraisal well

Petrobras (PBR:NYSE) has completed drilling of the Franco NW well in the Santos basin presalt area.

Borders and Southern starts Falkland drilling campaign

The semisubmersible Leiv Eiriksson has spudded the first-ever exploration well south of the Falkland Islands for UK independent Borders & Southern (B&S) Petroleum.

First production flows from Waimea offshore Brazil for OGX

OGX Petróleo e Gás has announced first oil with the beginning of the extended well test (EWT) in the Waimea accumulation.

Petrobras reports spill during well test offshore Santos basin

Petrobras has detected a production string rupture at the FPWSO Dynamic Producer.

Deepwater rig for Petrobras gets construction finance support

Cordiant Capital Inc. is supporting the construction of a deepwater drillship by the Schahin Group.

OGX finds gas in shallow water Santos basin offshore Brazil

OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. has found hydrocarbons in well 1-OGX-63-SPS in block BM-S-57 in shallow water offshore Brazil’s Santos basin.

Ocean Guardian finishes Falkland well campaign

Diamond Offshore’s semisub Ocean Guardian has completed its long tour of duty in the offshore North Falkland basin.

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