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Fugro lands DONG Walney survey

Mar 14, 2016

DONG Energy has appointed Fugro to perform offshore pre-construction surveys at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the UK’s Cumbria coast. The pre-construction and engineering survey will provide detailed information to the Walney Extension project team…

Hess taps Fugro for Australian survey work

Jan 18, 2016

Fugro has been awarded a combined geophysical and geotechnical project by Hess Exploration Australia to assist in Hess’ activities in the Northern Carnarvon Basin offshore Northwest Australia. Fugro’s work will include seabed and shallow…

Polarcus appoints CEO

Feb 05, 2015

Rod Starr joins Polarcus as its next chief executive officer (CEO) effective 5 February. Starr has more than 30 years industry experience, starting his career with Unocal where he spent 16 years in various planning and financial roles…

Gazprom Neft awarded two Arctic blocks

Jan 16, 2015

Gazprom Neft’s subsidiary, Gazpromneft Sakhalin has been awarded subsoil-use rights to two blocks in the Russian Arctic. Image from Gazprom Neft.   The first block, the Severo-Zapadniy (North East) block is located on the Pechora Sea shelf…

TGS appoints COO

Dec 17, 2014

Norwegian geophysical firm TGS has appointment Kristian Johansen to a newly created role - Chief Operating Officer (COO) - effective 1 February 2015.  Johansen joined TGS in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining TGS, Johansen…

SeaBird gets TGS 2D seismic contract

Nov 20, 2014

SeaBird Exploration Plc received a letter of award (LOA) from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. (TGS) to acquire up to 300,000km of 2D seismic data offshore Mexico and in the US Atlantic. The survey will cover a minimum of 150,000km and up to 300…

First modules ready for Petrobras FPSO

Nov 14, 2014

The Consórcio Tomé Ferrostaal (CTF) consortium of Rheinmetall International Engineering, and Brazilian company Tomé Engenharia, delivered two modules for the first of a series of six floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels to Brazilian national oil company Petrobras…

Polarcus expands multi-client footprint offshore Guinea-Bissau

Nov 14, 2014

In collaboration with Petroguin E.P., Polarcus secured additional industry prefunding to acquire a new 3D multi-client survey offshore Guinea-Bissau, expanding theits 3D multi-client data library across the Mauritania-Senegal-Guinea-Bissau basin in the AGC and Guinea-Bissau to over 8300sq km…

Eco Atlantic completes 3D seismic off Namibia

Nov 14, 2014

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd. completed the 3D seismic survey on the Cooper block located in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. The PGS vessel Ramform Vanguard, offshore Namibia. From Eco Atlantic. PGS Geophysical Ltd…

RSI gets GDF Suez Norge geophysical contract

Nov 10, 2014

GDF Suez Norge awarded RSI a three-year, US$2 million quantitative geophysical services frame agreement in Norway. The scope of the services covers geophysical well log analysis, rock physics, seismic reservoir characterization and electromagnetic inversion and integration.

Schlumberger Mozambique 2D seismic data available

Nov 10, 2014

Schlumberger’s multiclient seismic survey offshore Mozambique is now available. The Schlumberger multiclient seismic data offered in collaboration with the National Petroleum Institute of Mozambique (INP) includes reprocessed 2D lines and newly acquired seismic data…

COMESA, Paradigm partner in seismic data processing center

Oct 27, 2014

Mexico seismic services company COMESA selected Paradigm as a strategic partner for its new seismic data processing center. Through the use of Paradigm software solutions for seismic processing and imaging, subsurface modeling and reservoir characterization…

CGG creates multi-physics business line

Oct 09, 2014

CGG is launching its new business line, multi-physics effective 1 January 2015. The multi-physics business line will be established in the acquisition division and will build upon CGG’s strength in potential field and electromagnetic geophysical methods…

An industry look at visualization technology

Oct 02, 2014

Claudio Paschoa discusses visualization technology with representatives of TGS, Petroleum Geo-Services, and Schlumberger. Test image of Petrel structural modeling. Photo from Schlumberger. Visualization…

Orders coming in for Hugin AUV 


Oct 01, 2014

Kongsberg Maritime’s Hugin autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will provide offshore operation services to several survey providers including DOF Subsea of Norway, Fugro Geoservices of Lafayette US, Northwest Maritime of Norway and AXA Engehnaria Submarina of Brazil…

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