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04 Mar 26![]() |
Brazil: Petrobras plans to invest over R$150 million in geological characterization of the pre-salt layer with the Libra Rocks project Petrobras and its partners in the Libra Consortium will invest approximately R$151 million in the Libra Rocks project to develop innovative technologies and create conceptual geological models to be applied in Mero, Petrobras' third largest field, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. |
03 Mar 26![]() |
Colombia: Frontera provides update on proposal from Parex Resources, continues to recommend transaction with GeoPark Frontera Energy has provided an update on the previously-announced unsolicited, non-binding proposal made by Parex Resources to acquire all of Frontera's upstream Colombian exploration and production business, being the same assets that Frontera has agreed to sell to a subsidiary of GeoPark under the previously announced arrangement agreement between Frontera and GeoPark dated January 29, 2026. |
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Uruguay: Sintana Energy announces commencement of 3D seismic acquisition in AREA OFF-1, offshore Uruguay Sintana Energy, the Atlantic-margin focused oil and gas company, has announced that the planned 3D seismic acquisition campaign on AREA OFF-1, offshore Uruguay, has commenced. The AREA OFF-1 survey is being carried out by the contractor Viridien, using the BGP Prospector vessel, and will cover a total of approximately 4,300 km2. |
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Brazil: Petro-Victory Energy begins drilling SJ-12 Well at São João field, Brazil Petro-Victory Energy Corp has announced the commencement of its previously disclosed well commitment under the Memorandum of Understanding ('MOU') previously announced to the market, marked by the start of drilling on the SJ-12 well at the São João Field in the Barreirinhas Basin, Maranhão, Brazil. |
02 Mar 26![]() |
Brazil: OceanPact and CBO announce business combination OceanPact and CBO have announced, in a Regulatory Filing, the combination of their businesses, to be implemented through the incorporation of CBO’s holding company into OceanPact. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company will have a fleet of 73 vessels, annual revenue of more than USD 778 MM (R$ 4 billions) and a backlog of USD 2,7 billions (R$ 14 billions). |
02 Mar 26![]() |
US: BOEM releases five Beaufort Sea seismic survey datasets In alignment with President Trump’s Executive Order 14303, 'Restoring Gold Standard Science,' the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region has released five 3D seismic survey datasets from the Beaufort Sea. |
02 Mar 26![]() |
Falklands: Navitas signs definitive farm-in agreement for JHI's North Falklands licence Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas notes that, further to its announcement on 12 January 2026, Navitas Petroleum, with whom Eco has signed a Framework Agreement related to several assets, has today confirmed that it has signed a definitive farm-in agreement with JHI Associates Inc, in which Eco has a 6.6% interest. Under the farm-in agreement Navitas is to acquire a 65% working interest in the PL001 North Falkland's Basin Licence. |
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Jamaica: United Oil & Gas completes SGE programme offshore Jamaica AIM-listed United Oil & Gas, the oil and gas company with a high-impact exploration asset in Jamaica and a development asset in the UK, has announced the successful completion of its Seabed Geochemical Exploration ('SGE') programme, including the final Stage 3 piston core survey, within the Walton-Morant Licence offshore Jamaica. |
02 Mar 26![]() |
Colombia: Arrow Exploration announces appraisa M-9HZ, M-10 results - M-9HZ and M-10 successfully drilled and on production Arrow Exploration, the high-growth operator with a portfolio of assets across key Colombian hydrocarbon basins, hass provided an update on the operational activity at the Mateguafa Attic field on the Tapir Block in the Llanos Basin of Colombia where Arrow holds a 50 percent beneficial interest. |



















