Borders and Southern starts Falkland drilling campaignThe 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 OGXOGX 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 basinPetrobras has detected a production string rupture at the FPWSO Dynamic Producer. |
Deepwater rig for Petrobras gets construction finance supportCordiant Capital Inc. is supporting the construction of a deepwater drillship by the Schahin Group. |
OGX finds gas in shallow water Santos basin offshore BrazilOGX 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 campaignDiamond Offshore’s semisub Ocean Guardian has completed its long tour of duty in the offshore North Falkland basin. |
Petrobras finds hydrocarbons close to GolfinhoPetrobras has discovered light oil and gas accumulation in the Tambuata prospect in Brazil’s offshore Espirito Santo basin. |
Coring completed on latest Falklands wellThe semisub Ocean Guardian has completed coring and logging operations at Rockhopper Exploration’s latest exploration/appraisal well in the offshore North Falkland basin. |
Urca orders semisubmersible drilling rig to work offshore BrazilUrca Drilling BV has contracted Fernvale Pte Ltd to design and construct a semisubmersible drilling rig for $809 million. |
Rockhopper extends Falkland offshore oil, gas corridorRockhopper Exploration reports two new discoveries in the offshore North Falkland basin. |
Leiv Eriksson sails south for Falkland wellsThe semisub Leiv Eiriksson is on its way to the Falkland Islands after completing this year’s drilling campaign off Greenland for Cairn Energy. |
Petrobras scores new deepwater presalt find offshore São PauloPetróleo Brasileiro S.A says well 4-BRSA-946C-SPS, informally referred to as Biguá, has found a new accumulation of good-quality oil in the Santos basin presalt play. |
Petrobras boosts oil pool in Marlin area of Campos basin off BrazilPetrobras has discovered more oil in well 4-VD-18-RJS the Marlin Complex in the Campos basin, offshore Brazil. |
Patola confirms oil potential in southern Santos basinPetrobras reports discovery of light oil in the Tiro and Sidon area of the south Santos basin. |
Newbuild drillship ready for duty offshore BrazilDeep Sea Metro has taken delivery of the drillship Deepsea Metro II from Hyundai Heavy Industries. |
Rockhopper resumes Falklands appraisal campaignThe semisubmersible Ocean Guardian has spudded the 14/15-4 farm-in well for Rockhopper Exploration on license PL004b in the offshore North Falkland basin. |
Chevron stops new Brazilian drillingChevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda is suspending voluntarily its drilling license, including its permitted presalt wells in Frade field, but excluding current P&A activities. |
Rockhopper turns Falkland focus to new licenseCoring operations have been completed at Rockhopper Exploration’s latest well in the offshore North Falkland basin. |
FOGL reviews options for Falklands wells in 2012Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd (FOGL) expects the semisub Leiv Eiriksson to arrive in the Falkland Islands in late January. |
Niko spuds first well offshore TrinidadNiko Resources reports it has spudded its first offshore well in Trinidad. |
BG boosts Carioca potential offshore BrazilAn extended well test by BG Group at the Carioca well offshore Brazil has increased the potential production from the Santos basin discovery. |
Petrobras confirms Franco area potentialPetrobras has announced that the first well drilled after the execution of the Transfer of Rights agreement confirmed the extension of the oil reserves located northwest of the Franco area discovery well, in the Santos basin pre-salt cluster. |
Falkland well proves oil and gas extensionRockhopper Exploration has found oil and gas while drilling the Casper prospect in the North Falkland basin. |
Tullow plans further drilling off French GuianaThe Zaedyus discovery well offshore French Guiana has intersected 72 m (236 ft) of net oil pay in two turbidite fans. |
Presalt appraisal well scores offshore BrazilAnadarko Petroleum Corp. says its Itaipu-2 presalt appraisal well offshore Brazil encountered a 58 ft (8 m) gross hydrocarbon column in a carbonate reservoir. |