Operator OGX has struck oil with the 1-OGX-5-RJS well in block BM-C-43 in the shallow waters of the southern part of the Campos basin.

Petrobras has hit pay with exploratory well 6-BR-63A-RJS in the prolific Campos basin.

The Ocean Guardian has spudded the Liz 14 /19-A exploration well in the North Falkland basin, says Desire Petroleum.

Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL) is set to drill its first exploration well off the Falkland Islands. The Diamond Offshore semisub Ocean Guardian will drill the Toroa prospect in the East Falklands basin, probably during the first half of 2010.

The newbuild drilling platform Sevan Driller is in transit to Brazil, according to Sevan Marine.

Campos basin exploratory well 4-PM-53 has hit pay, says Petrobras. Drilled 6 km (4 mi) from the PPM-1 (Pampo platform), the well encountered a continuous, 128-m (420-ft) net pay column of 20° API oil in Albian calcareous rocks.

Desire Petroleum and Rockhopper Exploration have awarded AGR Petroleum Services (AGR) a $3.1-million contract to provide logistical support and undertake a six-well drilling program in the North Falklands basin.

BPZ Resources has completed the 19D well offshore Peru with a sustained initial production rate of approximately 1,700 b/d of oil.

OGX has identified an oil-bearing interval in the Albian section of well 1-OGX-5-RJS in the Campos basin.