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CGG offers up Carnarvon basin 3D data

Sep 22, 2016

CGG says final pre-stack depth-migrated data for Phase 1 of its Davros 3D BroadSeis and BroadSource multiclient survey in the Northern Carnarvon Basin on the North West Shelf of Western Australia is available. Phase 2 is due to complete by Q4…

Spectrum starts Barents seismic

Sep 22, 2016

Norwegian geoscience firm Spectrum has started a 1800sq km multi client 3D seismic survey offshore Norway in the Western Barents Sea.  The new survey, designed based on interest from industry will tie and complement Spectrum's existing 3D surveys in the area…

Spectrum to survey Mozambique for oil

Sep 21, 2016

Geoscience firm Spectrum is to carry out a long-offset Broadband 2D multi-client seismic survey covering the southern Rovuma and north-eastern Zambezi Basins, offshore Mozambique. The survey will be a variable grid with lines spaced from 10km to 20km…

CGG delivers Mexican seismic data

Sep 20, 2016

CGG's Fast Trax Reverse Time Migration (RTM) data from its Encontrado multiclient mega-merge project covering the Perdido fold belt has been delivered ahead of Mexico's December Licensing Round. The Encontrado reprocessing project is a merge of over 38…

Polarcus inks Australia 3D seismic acquisition

Sep 14, 2016

Polarcus received a letter of award for 3D marine seismic acquisition in Australia utilizing XArray to deliver a high quality broadband data-set via Polarcus' innovative and highly efficient acquisition technique. The project is due to commence in Q4 2016 and will run for one month.

TGS, PGS buy Dolphin UK library

Sep 14, 2016

PGS and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. (TGS) have jointly agreed principal terms and conditions for purchase of a majority of the multiclient library of Dolphin UK. PGS and TGS will make this purchase on a 50/50 basis. This purchase represents a limited initial cash outlay for PGS…

Seabird to do long offset 2D Barents Sea survey

Sep 09, 2016

Norway's SeaBird Exploration is to carry out a long offset 2D multi-client survey in the Barents Sea. SeaBird and Lundin Norway jointly designed the survey of deep seismic profiles to be acquired in the Barents Sea during September-October 2016…

Schlumberger, ION in Mexico 3D reimaging

Sep 07, 2016

Schlumberger WesternGeco and ION Geophysical announced a new 3D multiclient reimaging broadband program offshore Mexico, which uses Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) data library. The Campeche 3D reimaging program comprises three survey areas covering approximately 82…

TGS, SLB start GOM Revolution surveys

Sep 06, 2016

TGS and Schlumberger (SLB) have commenced the Dual Coil Shooting multivessel full-azimuth acquisition Revolution XII and XIII surveys in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM).  The surveys will cover approximately 7150sq km (306 blocks) in the Green Canyon…

Seabird acquires Hawk Explorer

Sep 01, 2016

SeaBird Exploration, a provider of marine acquisition for 2D/3D and 4D seismic data, has entered into a contract for the purchase of the vessel Hawk Explorer and its seismic equipment. Hawk Explorer has been a chartered vessel in the SeaBird fleet since 2006…

OGA awards contracts to Schlumberger and DownUnder Geosolutions

Aug 31, 2016

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded two contracts worth more than £2.5 million to Schlumberger WesternGeco and DownUnder Geosolutions (DUG), in collaboration with Geopartners, to supply around 15,000km of reprocessed multi-client…

Petronas inks Asian airborne FTG data acquisition

Aug 30, 2016

Petronas has awarded Bell Geospace and Onyx Engineering a contract for 3D multi-client full tensor gradiometry (FTG) data acquisition, processing and interpretative services that will cover approximately 198,900sq km offshore Peninsular Malaysia…

CGG forms Ghana JV

Aug 30, 2016

CGG signed an agreement with GNPC Operating Services Co. (GOSCO), an independent Ghanaian E&P services company, to form a joint-venture company dedicated to conducting high-end 2D, 3D and 4D marine seismic acquisition and related services in the territorial waters of the Republic of Ghana…

ONS: CGG reveals TopSeis

Aug 29, 2016

CGG launched TopSeis, its latest offshore broadband seismic solution specifically designed to overcome the intrinsic lack of near offsets inherent in 3D towed-streamer seismic, at the 2016 Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) conference today (29 August)…

HAL provides Azimuthal Lithodensity service

Aug 15, 2016

Sperry Drilling, a Halliburton (HAL) business, released the 9.5in Azimuthal Lithodensity (ALD) service, providing real-time density measurements and images in boreholes up to 17.5in.  ALD is designed to provide downhole density measurements…

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