South America upstream roundup

President Energy reported that the PFE 1001 development well was spudded at the Puesto Flores/Estancia Vieja concession in Río Negro province, Argentina, according to a company update.

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Bolivian state hydrocarbons company YPFB's call to certify reserves through the end of 2018 drew offers from Asociación Accidental RISC Advisory & 3D-Geo, Senergy and Sproule. A decision is expected in November.

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Eco Atlantic, Total Petroleum and Tullow (operator) are in talks to accelerate the work program for Guyana offshore block Orinduik, which would include adding another well in 2019, Eco Atlantic said in a statement.

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In a trading update, Fugro said it was awarded work to conduct geophysical and environmental baseline surveys for ExxonMobil discoveries in Guyana, and that it expects the Manta node crew to start a survey at Petrobras' Santos basin on the Buzios field by early November.

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PetroTal released a summary of its reserves and prospective resources for Peruvian field Bretaña.

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And in reference to a notification published on October 19, Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) said it has now received a letter of award for the survey contract which will cost up to US$8mn.

EMGS, which did not disclose the customer's name, said it has began mobilizing the Atlantic Guardian vessel to South America for the survey, which is due to begin this quarter.