3D Ocean Bottom Node News


Europa Oil & Gas Eyes 2026 Drilling with PSC Extension in Equatorial Guinea

Oct 06, 2025

Europa Oil & Gas has received a one-year extension from the Minister of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development for Equatorial Guinea for the initial two-year period of the EG-08 production sharing contract (PSC), with the plans for drilling of the Barracuda prospect set for 2026…

MCS Goup’s PRC Tech Streamlines Subsea Ops for Shell JV off Egypt

Sep 24, 2025

MCS Group’s Photo Realistic 3D Cloud (PRC) technology has been deployed in the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) gas field development offshore Egypt, improving accuracy and reducing subsea survey time for Burullus Gas Company, a joint venture between…

Equinor Gets Clearance to Use Deepsea Bollsta Semi-Sub for North Sea Ops

Sep 23, 2025

Norway’s offshore industry safety watchdog Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has given Equinor consent to use the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig for operations in the North Sea.The rig will be used for plugging, drilling and completion of wells on the Visund Sør field…

Chevron, Westlawn Join Anadarko for Oil and Gas Exploration off Peru

Sep 22, 2025

Chevron, the world’s third-largest oil company, and investment fund Westlawn have joined Anadarko Petroleum in a consortium to explore offshore oil and gas blocks in Peru, in a move officials said could boost energy security and attract further global investment…

Ocean Geophysics Teams Up for EdgeTech on Seabed Data Processing

Sep 22, 2025

Offshore energy industry suppliers Ocean Geophysics has partnered with EdgeTech, a specialist in underwater technology solutions, to deliver advanced data processing software for EdgeTech’s newly launched eBOSS (Enhanced Buried Object Scanning System)…

Shearwater Gets Seismic Job for Indian Oil Firm

Sep 22, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has secured a seven-month streamer contract by Oil India, starting in the fourth quarter of 2025.The combined 3D and 2D seismic survey will employ two vessels from the Shearwater fleet.The project covers the Mahanadi and…

Deepsea Mira Semi-Sub Spuds Appraisal Well for BW Energy off Namibia

Sep 19, 2025

BW Energy, together with NAMCOR E&P, has started drilling the Kharas well in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, with Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig.The drilling of the appraisal well is taking place in the Kudu license (PPL003) operated by BW Energy…

Viridien, TGS Wrap Up OBN Survey in Gulf of America

Sep 19, 2025

French seismic firm Viridien, in collaboration with Norway’s TGS, has completed the acquisition of the Laconia Phase III ultra-long offset ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of America.The latest phase spans 151 OCS blocks and expands…

TGS Kicks Off Second Phase of Equatorial Margin Survey off Brazil

Sep 18, 2025

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has started PAMA Phase II 3D multi-client survey in the Equatorial Margin area offshore Brazil.The first phase covered 19,343 square kilometers and more than 25 future exploration blocks within the Pará-Maranhao Basin…

Hanwha Ocean's Tidal Action Drillship Starts Maiden Job with Petrobras

Sep 18, 2025

The high-specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, owned by Hanwha Ocean, has started its maiden contract with Petrobras at Roncador field, offshore Brazil.The Tidal Action arrived in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro on July 7…

Cadeler to Install Turbines at Ocean Winds’ Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 18, 2025

Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Ocean Winds for the transportation and installation of 26 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW offshore wind turbines at the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The…

TotalEnergies Secures Four Exploration Permits Offshore Liberia

Sep 17, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed four Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for exploration blocks offshore Liberia, which were awarded following the 2024 Direct Negotiation Licensing Round organized by the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Agency.The agreements were signed for the blocks LB-6…

Mammoet, Tugdock Form Strategic Partnership for Offshore Platform Tech

Sep 16, 2025

Mammoet has entered into a strategic partnership with Tugdock Submersible Platforms to expand the use of the Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP), a technology which improves buoyancy, stability and load transfer activities in marine transport operations…

Hanwha Ocean Enlists ABB for Singapore’s First Floating LNG Terminal

Sep 16, 2025

Hanwha Ocean, one of the leading shipbuilders in South Korea, has awarded ABB the contract to supply a complete electric power and propulsion system for Singapore’s first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.ABB ’s integrated electrical…

Eco Atlantic Extends Namibia Licenses, Farms Out Sharon Block

Sep 16, 2025

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, an Atlantic Margin-focused oil and gas exploration company, has signed amendments and secured license extensions across all four of its petroleum exploration licenses in Namibia and agreed to farm out its 85% stake in PEL 98 to Namibian-owned Lamda Energy…

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