BW Offshore has commissioned Hamworthy to supply pumps and associated kit for the Papa Terra oil field FPSO offshore Brazil.

Brazilian company QUIP has contracted Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS) for a water treatment package for the Papa Terra P63 project in the Campos basin offshore Brazil.

BPZ Resources has re-opened the A-14XD well in the Albacora I, Tumbes basin offshore Peru, after receiving Extended Well Testing (EWT) and gas flaring permits.

The FPSO Cidade de Santos in the Uruguá field of Brazil’s Santos basin has entered into operation according to Petróleo Brasileiro SA.

MODEC has contracted VWS Westgarth and VWS Brazil for a seawater treatment package for a development project offshore Brazil.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. has signed a Letter of Intent with SBM Offshore NV and Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A. to construct an FPSO for the second pilot project at the pre-salt Tupi area of Santos basin offshore Brazil.

Production is under way from the Capixaba FPSO in Cachalote field offshore Brazil, says Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA says it set a monthly oil production record in Brazil of 2,033,000 b/d in April.

First Reserve Corporation has provided an equity commitment of up to $500 million to newly-established Brazilian E&P independent Barra Energia Petróleo e Gás.

Petrobras has signed a letter of intent with Engevix Engenharia SA to begin procurement services for construction of eight FPSOs destined for the Santos basin pre-salt region.

Petrobras, BG Group, and Repsol have signed a Letter of Intent with the Schahin/Modec consortium for the construction and 20-year lease of an FPSO for the Guará pilot project in the BM-S-9 block in the Santos basin, offshore Brazil.

Brazil’s largest offshore independent, OGX, has announced a 39.6% increase in its independently certified net risked prospective resources, according to a regulatory filing by the company.

The Guara discovery in the Santos basin pre-salt, offshore Brazil is estimated to contain recoverable volumes of 1.1 to 2 Bboe, according to BG Group, Petrobras, and Repsol.

Oil and natural gas production has been resumed from the Extended Well Test (EWT) for the Tupi area in the Santos basin, offshore Brazil, according to Petrobras.

During an annual planned inspection on the Siri installation offshore Brazil, DONG Energy observed minor cracks in a water tank connected to the oil storage tank below the platform.