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Neptune Launches Petrel Seismic Campaign

Dec 05, 2019

Neptune Energy announced it has begun seismic surveys in the Petrel field, located in the Bonaparte Basin of Australia, the first substantial investment in Petrel for five years.Neptune, on behalf of the Petrel JV, has entered into a non-exclusive…

Bluefield Expands in Americas

Nov 27, 2019

UK-based subsea geotechnical specialist Bluefield Geoservices has said that it is expanded into the Americas to meet growing demand in the sector.The subsea geotechnical services provider will initially open two offices in the US, one in the…

Boskalis Completes Horizon Acquisition

Nov 26, 2019

Dutch dredging and heavylift company Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired the remaining 37.5% in the United Arab Emirates’s Horizon Group, a company specializing in the provision of marine geophysical surveys and geotechnical services.Earlier this year…

SAExploration Wins $130Mln of New Projects

Nov 18, 2019

Houston-based  global seismic services company SAExploration announced a combined $130 million of new projects in Alaska, Canada and the Middle East.According to the geophysical services provider the largest contract is valued at approximately…

Shearwater Bags 4D Seismic Gig in APac

Nov 18, 2019

Shearwater GeoServices, a marine geophysical services company, has been awarded the largest-ever 4D seismic campaign in the Asia/Pacific region covering up to six fields operated by Woodside offshore Australia.According to the 50/50 joint venture between GC Rieber Shipping and Rasmussengruppen  AS…

Digital Technologies Driving Reserves Numbers Up

Nov 15, 2019

Operators have traditionally grown their resources and reserves through acquisition, exploration and producing more from an already-discovered field. Now, digital technologies are helping operators increase reserves.Wood Mackenzie research director…

CGG Grows Middle East Footprint

Nov 12, 2019

Geophysical services company CGG said it is bringing its integrated geoscience offering for exploration, field development and production optimization directly to the doorstep of national and independent oil companies in the Middle East, with…

Polarcus Signs MOU with ARGAS

Nov 12, 2019

Marine geophysical company Polarcus said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Arabian Geophysical and Surveying Company (ARGAS) to collaborate on seismic projects in the Middle East and NOrth Africa (MENA) region.Polarcus provides…

Seabed Geosolutions Completes 4th OBN Survey

Nov 06, 2019

Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, has completed the world’s largest deepwater proprietary 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The survey, started in late 2018, covered the Buzios field…

Shearwater Bags Seismic Project Offshore S. Africa

Nov 04, 2019

The provider of geophysical marine seismic acquisition and processing services,  Shearwater GeoServices has been given a conditional letter of award for a 2D seismic acquisition and fast-track processing project by Total E&P South Africa B.V…

Polarcus Wins 4D Project in West Africa

Oct 31, 2019

Marine geophysical company Polarcus said it has received an award for a 4D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa.The project duration is approximately two months and is scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2019 following a scheduled class docking.

ION Bags 3D Multi-Client Program in Argentina

Oct 30, 2019

ION Geophysical Corporation,  the provider geophysical technology, services and solutions to the global oil and gas industry, announced a new 3D multi-client program in Argentina's Neuquén Basin.ION is nearly tripling the size of its Vaca Muerta program to 25…

EMGS Bags Multi-Client Contract

Oct 29, 2019

Norwegian geophysical services company Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has  announced that it has signed a USD 8 million multi-client contract with an undisclosed customer.Under the contract, the customer will license certain data from the…

Polarcus Awarded XArray Project In Australia

Oct 24, 2019

Offshore geophysical company Polarcus said it has revived an award for an XArray marine seismic acquisition project in Australia with an approximate duration of one month.The project will commence in the first quarter of 2020, immediately following…

Mayflower Wind Survey Wraps Up

Oct 22, 2019

Marine surveyor TerraSond said it has completed a high-resolution geophysical survey for Mayflower Wind, 20 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.Over the two-month campaign, which began in July 2019, TerraSond, an Acteon company, acquired…

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