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Speaking at the "Global Deepwater Technology Development" panel in Houston, USA, Petrobras' executive manager for production engineering in Exploration & Production, Solange da Silva Guedes highlighted the importance of integrating companies that operate in deepwater oil and gas fields with universities and suppliers for the development of offshore production technology. The panel, with more than 250 attendees, opened the first day of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the world's biggest event devoted to offshore oil exploration and production.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered approximately 250 net feet of high-quality oil pay in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs. “Our 2013 Gulf of Mexico exploration program is off to an outstanding start, as Phobos marks our third significant deepwater success this year,” said Anadarko Sr.

The Chevron Corporation has announced an oil discovery at the Coronado prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Walker Ridge Block 98 Well No.

Petrobras announces that it has confirmed the presence of good quality oil (31 º API) in ultra deep waters in the Santos Basin pre-salt while drilling well 1-SPS-98 (1-BRSA-1063-SPS), informally known as Sagitário. This is the first well to be drilled in the BM-S-50 block and is located 194 km off the coast of the state of São Paulo in 1,871 meters of water.

According to Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras, two oil and gas production platforms under construction at a southern Brazilian shipyard collided on Saturday after high winds dislodged their moorings. The P-58 and P-63 platforms broke free of their moorings at the Honorio Bicalho shipyard at the port of Rio Grande.

After recent speculation in French media, Tullow Oil plc has announced that the Zaedyus-2 appraisal well (GM-ES-2), offshore French Guiana, has completed drilling.

Great oil and gas resources in the emerging shale prospects of the Canadian province of Alberta, have been identified in a new study that suggest that recent takeovers and land buys will yield substantial production gains for some of the largest oil companies in the world.

Through a U.S. subsidiary and supported by its shareholder IK Investment Partners, Doedijns International has acquired the assets of Houston, Texas-based integrated engineering and manufacturing company Logan International Corp.

Denbury Resources Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Thompson Field in Fort Bend County, Texas for USD$360million in cash and a production payment from a private seller.

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA, Brazilian independent driller declared its Waikiki oil field commercial, its first commercial declaration of an offshore oil discovery.   To be renamed Tubarao Martelo or hammerhead shark, in following with the Brazilian custom of renaming producing oil fields after marine animals, the oil field development plan is being finalized to be submitted to Brazil's National Petroleum Agency.