Offshore Geoscience News - page 98


Seeing the unseeable

Jul 01, 2015

Improved ways to gather and interpret geophysical data were highlighted at OTC. Bruce Nichols reports. Rocky Roden, consulting geophysicist for Geophysical Insights, showed an OTC session how to…

Realizing CCS’s potential

Jul 01, 2015

Could the North Sea become a CO2 storage site? Elaine Maslin takes a look at two proposed projects and some of the challenges involved. The CCS goal—how the Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage sees carbon capture and storage on and offshore…

Cutting down to size

Jul 01, 2015

As the oil and gas industry reacts to the continued downturn in prices, even the seismic vessels market is taking great pains to trim the fleet and stay competitive. Elaine Maslin surveys the market. GC Rieber delivered the Polar Empress…

Spectrum finalizes Fugro library acquisition

Jun 30, 2015

Spectrum has finalized the purchase of Fugro's multi-client library for a cash consideration of US$115 million on a cash- and debt-free basis. The transaction has increased Spectrum’s 2D library by 115% in line km and increase its market position within 3D multi-client market…

Seabird starts Gigante seismic

Jun 30, 2015

SeaBird Exploration will now commence the Gigante survey for TGS Nopec, after receiving all necessary permits. The vessels Osprey Explorer and Hawk Explorer have commenced acquisition while Northern Explorer is currently mobilizing to Mexico…

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…

TGS snaps up Polarcus library

Jun 29, 2015

Norway-based geoscience firm TGS has agreed to buy seismic firm Polarcus' multiclient library, excluding Australia, for US$ 27.5 million and future share on library late sales. The move was described as enabling Polarcus to 'navigate the current challenging market environment…

IOG, Baker Hughes remapping agreement extended

Jun 26, 2015

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) is extending its seismic remapping agreement with Baker Hughes’ Reservoir Development Services (RDS) group to better understand resource potential for its Blythe and Cronx/Elgood projects in the Southern North Sea (SNS)…

Fossil Oil plans shallow wells

Jun 26, 2015

Fossil Oil is planning a new drilling project named Fossil-North Eagle Bay Offshore JV – I – 2015 offshore Texas. The project involves directionally drilling a lower risk offshore prospect in 12ft of water to a depth of 14,800ft to potentially…

Xodus names Sewell to global subsurface lead

Jun 25, 2015

Xodus Group appointed Andrew Sewell as global subsurface lead to oversee its global subsurface capabilities. Sewell has more than 24 years’ experience working in the oil and gas industry, initially as a geophysicist, and joined Xodus in 2012 as subsurface manager…

Lundin drills three wells off Norway

Jun 25, 2015

Lundin Norway commenced the drilling of its second Alta appraisal well in the Barents Sea South, and the drilling of an appraisal well on the Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegian North Sea. Drilling has also commenced on the partner-operated…

Unique Group plans business expansions

Jun 24, 2015

Unique Group, formerly known as Unique Maritime Group, has set in place measures to double its size and global infrastructure by 2019 through capital investment, acquisitions and expansion into key markets. With a current turnover in excess of US$100 million…

Schlumberger to offer depth domain inversion services

Jun 24, 2015

Schlumberger has launched depth domain inversion services, which is used by petrotechnical for reliability and consistency in seismic structural and quantitative interpretation in complex environments.  Performing seismic inversion in…

Dolphin in Aussie seismic

Jun 22, 2015

Dolphin Geophysical is initiating seismic operations on the North West shelf with a large 3D SHarp Broadband Multi-Client survey covering approximately 15,000sq km, offshore Australia. Sanco Swift…

GeoTeric launches Cognitive Interpretation

Jun 19, 2015

GeoTeric has announced the launch of Cognitive Interpretation. As an industry, billions are spent on acquiring and processing the best quality seismic data possible, in order to make informed decisions when drilling wells and producing oil and gas…

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