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ION finalizes OceanGeo acquisition

Jun 17, 2014

Houston-based ION Geophysical Corp. has agreed to acquire 100% ownership of ocean bottom seismic acquisition company OceanGeo BV. In February 2013, ION acquired 30% of OceanGeo, then increased its ownership to 70% in January 2014…

EMGS wins additional Barents work

Jun 06, 2014

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) received a contract worth US$1.7 million for 3D EM data acquisition in the Barents Sea. The client was not named. The survey will be completed in June using the vessel BOA Thalassa. EMGS announced…

TGS and EMGS expand Barents coverage

May 08, 2014

TGS and Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) have agreed to further expand the companies' previous cooperation agreement in the Barents Sea.   TGS will partner with EMGS to acquire electromagnetic (EM) data over four additional blocks in…

Sierra Hamilton acquires GeoPro

Apr 01, 2014

Sierra Hamilton LLC acquired all the assets of GeoPro GmbH of Hamburg, Germany to create a new operating subsidiary, GeoPro Geophysics LLC. GeoPro Geophysics will operate as a global seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation…

Cairn contracts for 3D survey off India

Mar 15, 2014

Singapore-based Nordic Maritime has received a contract from Cairn India to provide 3D marine seismic data acquisition and processing services off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, starting later this month. Under the terms of the $23…

Offshore Nigeria OBC work starts

Mar 10, 2014

Mobilization work for a 3D seismic ocean bottom cable (OBC) data acquisition survey in offshore production license (OPL) 233 offshore Nigeria has started.  Following mobilization, which is expected to complete by the end of March, the…

Petronas awards $70m OBC contract

Feb 03, 2014

Fugro and CGG's joint venture business Seabed Geosolutions has won a US$70 million contract to carry out a major ocean bottom cable (OBC) contract for PETRONAS Carigali in Malaysia on the Temana and D18 fields. The project will start at the end of Q1 2014…

3D EM contract agreed offshore Angola

Oct 21, 2013

EMGS has signed a contract worth US$8 million with Maersk Oil Angola to carry out 3D electromagnetic data acquisition. It is expected the project will start this month, following mobilisation of the EM Leader vessel. “We are excited…

EMGS awarded LOI in West Africa

Sep 16, 2013

Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has received a Letter of Intent to award a contract for a minimum US $8 million for 3D EM data acquisition in West Africa. It is expected that the 3D EM survey program will be performed using the vessel EM leader…

TGS announces three new surveys

Aug 01, 2013

TGS announces three new multi-client surveys; a 3D survey in UK West of Shetlands and two 2D surveys offshore Newfoundland-Labrador. Rona Ridge 2013 (RR13) is a 2,420 km sq 3D survey that will provide the industry's first 3D data in the highly prospective UK West Shetland Basin…

Greek exploration-bid success

Jul 12, 2013

A consortium of three companies has said it has made a successful bid for an exploration concession on the Patraikos bock, offshore western Greece. Hellenic Petroleum (operator), Petroceltic International and Edison International, will each hold a one third working interest in the concession…

PGS orders two vessels from MHI

Apr 25, 2013

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order for two vessels capable of three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration from Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS), a leading company in marine seismic and reservoir data acquisition…

TGS begins Sunfish survey

Jan 17, 2013

TGS commences 3D data acquisition off LiberiaPolarcus Asima vesselTGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey, Sunfish, which covers up to 7,800 km2 of highly prospective acreage in the Harper Basin, offshore Liberia.…

EMGS wins Asian survey

Jan 17, 2013

EMGS wins contract for 3D EM data acquisitionBOA Thalassa vesselEMGS has received a Letter of Intent for a contract totaling approximately six months of 3D EM data acquisition in Asia. Final confirmation and award of the program is dependent on the customer's internal Tender Board approval…

EMGS has signed

Jan 01, 2013

EMGS has signed a US$12 million data acquisition contract extension with Brazil’s Petrobras. Data acquisition is underway and should be completed by the end of this month.

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