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Magseis Fairfield Nets 'Meaningful' Gulf of Mexico OBN Survey Contract

Apr 08, 2021

Oslo-listed offshore oil and gas seismic data acquisition company Magseis Fairfield has won a new contract in the Gulf of Mexico.The company has been awarded an Ocean Bottom Node for 'a multi-client company,' which it did not name.'The duration…

ION Geophysical to Launch 2nd Phase of North Sea Seismic Survey

Mar 31, 2021

Oil and gas seismic data company ION Geophysical has finalized plans to launch the second phase of its North Sea 3D multi-client survey program, following on from Phase 1, which started in August 2020. The field data for this latest addition…

BP Taps CGG for Three Seismic Imaging Projects

Mar 31, 2021

CGG, a France-based provider of seismic data for oil and gas industry, has said it has won three major seismic imaging projects by BP.Two projects are for data from deepwater Gulf of Mexico and one from offshore Trinidad & Tobago.'These projects…

Fugro to Sell Seabed Geosolutions to PXGEO

Mar 30, 2021

Dutch offshore survey services company Fugro has agreed to sell its Seabed Geosolutions subsidiary to PXGEO Seismic Services (PXGEO) for USD 16 million (approximately EUR 14 million) in cash. The transaction is expected to be completed in mid-2021…

'Supermajor' Taps PGS for 3D Survey Offshore Egypt

Mar 30, 2021

Norwegian marine seismic data company PGS has said it has won a contract for a high-fidelity 3D exploration program by a supermajor offshore Egypt. Without sharing the identity of the client, apart from saying it is a supermajor, PGS said Tuesday…

Ørsted and NOAA Ink Data Sharing Agreement

Mar 29, 2021

NOAA and offshore wind development company Ørsted have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to share physical and biological data in Ørsted-leased waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction. NOAA, said the MOA is the first of its kind with an offshore…

SeaBird Nets 90-Day Source Vessel Deal

Mar 29, 2021

Norwegian seismic survey contractor SeaBird Exploration said Monday it had secured a contract for source vessel services.In a brief update, SeaBird said the contract was for the provision of source vessel services for an OBN survey in the Eastern hemisphere…

EMGS Nets 3D CSEM Survey Work in Southeast Asia

Mar 25, 2021

Norwegian offshore survey company EMGS said Thursday it had won a 3D CSEM contract in Southeast Asia. 'This is EMGS's first CSEM data acquisition contract with this customer,' EMGS said without sharing who the customer was.'The company expects…

Geelen Nominated as Fugro CFO

Mar 22, 2021

Dutch-based geo-data specialist Fugro said its supervisory board has nominated Barbara Geelen for appointment as member of the board of management and chief financial officer. She will succeed Paul Verhagen, who is slated to step down as Fugro CFO at the upcoming general meeting of shareholders…

Seabed Geosolutions Extends 'Subsea Viking' Charter

Mar 17, 2021

Norwegian vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has won more work for its Subsea Viking vessel.Seismic acquisition firm Seabed Geosolutions awarded the new contract for the vessel under the Master Time Charter Agreement.The new contract will start in direct continuation of the existing contract…

PGS in 'First' Simultaneous Streamer and Node Seismic Survey Project

Mar 17, 2021

Norwegian marine seismic contractor PGS has been awarded a 3D exploration survey by Lundin Energy in the Barents Sea, off Norway.According to PGS, the project, in the production license, in PL1083 will see sparse node and high-density multisensor GeoStreamer seismic acquired simultaneously…

VIDEO: New Marine Survey Firm Nicola Offshore Open for Business

Mar 15, 2021

A new company called Nicola Offshore specializing in marine survey campaigns and on-demand missions has started operations from its headquarters in Hamburg, Germany on Monday.According to the company's press statement, Nicola Offshore was established…

Fugro, dCarbonX Partner Up on Offshore Geo-energy Resources Development

Mar 11, 2021

Offshore surveyor Fugro has signed a strategic framework agreement with dCarbonX, a geo-energy resource company, which is working on 'decarbonization exploration projects' supporting the development of offshore geo-energy resources in the UK and Ireland…

Fugro Assisting Petronas with Suriname Offshore Exploration Efforts

Mar 10, 2021

Dutch offshore survey services provider Fugro said Wednesday it was conducting a seep survey and geochemical campaign in Block 48, offshore Suriname, for the Malaysian oil giant Petronas, to assist with the oil company's oil exploration activities…

Equinor Awards Long-term Frame Deals to Seismic Players PGS and Shearwater

Mar 10, 2021

Offshore seismic survey contractors PGS and Shearwater GeoServices have been awarded framework agreements with Equinor for 4D towed streamer seismic acquisition on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in what Equinor said was a new way of working with seismic contractors…

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