Rockhopper Exploration has plugged and abandoned its Ernest 26/6-1 exploration well in the offshore North Falklands basin as a dry hole, following completion of all logging runs.

Ensco plc says it now has possession of the ENSCO 69 jackup drilling rig.

Rockhopper Exploration’s latest well in the offshore North Falkland basin was dry.

BPZ Resources has secured an extended well testing (EWT) permit and associated gas flaring permit for its CX11-17D well in the Corvina field in Peru’s offshore block Z-1.

OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. reports hydrocarbon indications in 1-OGX-18-RJS on BM-C-40 in shallow Campos basin waters.

Diamond Offshore’s Ocean Guardian has transferred to the North Falklands basin to drill a second well for Rockhopper Exploration.

OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. reports finding an oil-bearing interval in the Albian section of well 1-OGX-15-RJS in the shallow waters of block BM-C-41 offshore Campos basin, Brazil.

Seadrill’s ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig West Orion has started drilling operations for Petrobras offshore Brazil.

OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. says it has revised upwards its net pay estimate for the Albian section of well 1-OGX-14-RJS.

BPZ Resources has completed one well and started another for its Corvina field development offshore Peru.

Falklands Oil & Gas (FOGL) is disappointed with the latest exploration well offshore the Falkland Islands.

OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. reports finding an oil-bearing interval in the Albian section of well 1-OGX-14-RJS in block BM-C-40 of shallow Campos basin waters.

A trio of oil companies has contracted the semisub Atwood Beacon for a program of wells offshore Suriname and Guyana.

Petrobras has proven further oil with its seventh well on the pre-salt Tupi structure in the Santos basin.

Petrobras has discovered further oil in pre-salt reservoirs in the Campos basin offshore Brazil.

Petrobras has taken delivery of Sevan Marine’s new drilling platform the Sevan Driller.

Desire Petroleum plans to use its next available rig slot to drill the Rachel structure in the North Falkland basin campaign.