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Geology & Geophysics: Latin America

New global subsea market report out from Infield Systems

Infield Systems has released its Global Perspectives Subsea Market Report To 2016.

Innovation and investment propel Petrobras toward deeper waters

Petrobras estimates that Brazil's presalt reserves contain about 50 Bboe – enough to turn the country into one of the world's top oil producers in this coming decade.

Dolphin scheduled 2D seismic in Brazil's Barreirinhas and Ceara

Dolphin Geophysical will start a 2D multi-client seismic survey for Spectrum ASA over blocks in the northern equatorial margin offshore Brazil.

Petrobras confirms Franco area potential

Petrobras 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.

Presalt appraisal well scores offshore Brazil

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. says its Itaipu-2 presalt appraisal well offshore Brazil encountered a 58 ft (8 m) gross hydrocarbon column in a carbonate reservoir.

Bahamas Petroleum 3D seismic survey complete

Bahamas Petroleum Co. plc says it has completed acquisition of a 3D seismic program offshore the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Petrobras and BG Brasil sign agreement to develop pre-salt technologies

Petrobras and BG Brasil have signed a technical cooperation agreement to develop key technological solutions for overcoming the challenges they face.

Petrobras addresses unknowns of pre-salt drilling and production

Brazil currently produces 100,000 b/d of oil from its deepwater pre-salt fields, but is targeting a tenfold increase to 1 MMb/d by 2017.

Petrobras contracts $90 million in electromagnetic surveys

Petrobras has awarded a $90-million contract to Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA for a range of surveys in frontier and mature basins offshore Brazil.

Activity update

WesternGeco has started part two of its multi-client seismic survey in the Gulf of Mexico applying Dual Coil Shooting to acquire full-azimuth, ultra-long offset seismic data using four vessels on a circular survey path.

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