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Marine seismic market to top $2.7 billion in 2016

May 13, 2016

Visiongain's new Marine Seismic Equipment and Acquisition Markets 2016-2026 report indicates that the marine seismic market will see capex of US$273 million on equipment and $2.7 billion on acquisition in 2016. The fall in the price of…

Spectrum completes Somalia, Indian Ocean, 2D shoot

May 05, 2016

Spectrum has completed a 2D seismic program offshore south Somalia following the acquisition of 20,582.75 line km of data. The new acquisition complements 20,000km of existing seismic that was acquired in 2014 and the two datasets will…

Keppel completes LeTourneau acquisition

May 03, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has completed the acquisition of Cameron International Corporation's (Cameron) offshore product division, which comprises the LeTourneau jackup rig designs, rig kit business, as well as its aftersales and aftermarket services…

Trendsetter acquires Wiltor Machine

Jan 07, 2016

Trendsetter Engineering has announced the acquisition of Wiltor Machine, a 6000sq ft precision machine shop in north Houston specializing in complete turnkey, proto‐type, and production machining for the oil and gas industry. This machine shop has experience machining stainless steel…

DEA completes E.ON E&P acquisition

Dec 16, 2015

The acquisition of 100% of the shares of E.ON E&P Norge by DEA Norge has been completed on the 16 December, 2015. With the deal, DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG enhances its presence in Norway and its long-term commitment to the country’s oil and gas industry…

CGG completes ADNOC 3D survey

Sep 02, 2015

CGG, with the support of its Seabed Geosolutions joint venture with Fugro, has completed the acquisition of a 3D seismic survey over the Hail and Shuweihat oil and gas fields in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, one of the world’s most environmentally sensitive areas…

Accenture to buy Schlumberger unit

Aug 18, 2015

Global management consultancy and services firm Accenture has agreed to acquire Schlumberger Business Consulting (SBC), Schlumberger's management consulting unit. Accenture says the acquisition will expand its capabilities in helping…

Xplorer eyes offshore Morocco

Jul 22, 2015

UK-listed small-cap exploration firm Xplorer has today signed a memorandum of understanding for the acquisition of a working interest in five shallow offshore exploration permits off the coast of Morocco. Xplorer has negotiated the acquisition from Teredo International of Teredo Morocco…

Ophir to shut offices, cut staff

Jul 06, 2015

UK-based explorer Ophir Energy announced today (6 July) that it will shutter five of 11 offices and reduce its staff as part of a cost reduction program put in place following its acquisition of Salamander Energy. Ophir said the cost…

Mitra sizes up Vietnamese prospects

Jun 30, 2015

Mitra Energy has completed the acquisition of 533sq km of full-fold 3D seismic data in the Block 127 Production Sharing Contract area, offshore Vietnam.   The survey was undertaken by PTSC CGGV Geophysical Survey Co. using the 3D seismic survey vessel Amadeus…

GlobalData analyzes May upstream activity

Jun 17, 2015

Upstream oil and gas deals activity, including capital markets and mergers and acquisitions, totaled US$23.5 billion from 114 transactions in May 2015, an almost $75 billion drop in value from the $98.4 billion achieved across 111 deals in April 2015…

Verisk finalizes Wood Mackenzie acquisition

May 20, 2015

US-based Verisk Analytics completed the US$2.8 billion (£1.85 billion) acquisition of UK-based Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac), the data analytics and commercial intelligence company for the energy, chemicals, metals and mining verticals. “We’re pleased to have completed the acquisition of WoodMac…

Polarcus extends Australian seismic scope

Apr 03, 2015

Polarcus has secured further industry prefunding enabling the expansion of the Capreolus 3D multi-client project offshore Australia. The additional pre-funding will see the survey expand northwards with an additional 7130sq km to be covered…

Schlumberger completes GOM shoot

Mar 23, 2015

Schlumberger has completed the acquisition of about 2750sq km of two new full-azimuth multiclient seismic surveys over the Garden Banks and Green Canyon areas in the Gulf of Mexico. Both shoots are the initial phase of the Revolution X and Revolution XI surveys and will provide full-azimuth…

ShawCor completes Dhatec acquisition

Mar 04, 2015

ShawCor Ltd.(SCL) completed the acquisition of Dhatec B.V. for an undisclosed amount.  “The acquisition of Dhatec will complement our pipeline performance strategy of combining pipe coating products and services into innovative solutions…

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