Ocean Bottom Seismic News


DEME to Install Japan’s First 15MW Offshore Wind Turbines

May 29, 2026

DEME, through its Japanese joint venture Japan Offshore Marine (JOM), has secured a contract for the Oga–Katagami–Akita Offshore Wind Project, covering engineering work and vessel charter services for the offshore installation of 21 wind turbines…

Chevron Moves to Take Operatorship of Greek Offshore Block

May 28, 2026

U.S. oil major Chevron has filed an official request to take over a 70% stake from Greece's Helleniq Energy in an offshore block southwest of Greece, the Greek energy ministry said on Thursday, in a move that would further expand the United States' presence in the Mediterranean…

Suriname's Block 52 Could Become Commercial in 18 Months

May 27, 2026

Malaysia's oil and gas producer Petronas is exploring for oil at offshore Block 52 in Suriname, which was declared commercially viable for the development of natural gas late last year following large discoveries in the area, the managing director of state company Staatsolie said on Wednesday…

TDI-Brooks Survey Vessel Gyre Arrives in Liberia

May 27, 2026

TDI-Brooks, in collaboration with GeoPartners Ltd and the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), has secured a contract for a multi-client multibeam echo sounder (MBES) and seep sampling survey for offshore Liberia. The project will provide…

Occidental Petroleum Acquires 10% Stake in Exxon Block Offshore Trinidad

May 26, 2026

Occidental Petroleum is acquiring a 10% stake in Exxon Mobil’s deepwater exploration block offshore Trinidad and Tobago, according to two people familiar with the matter.Exxon was previously the sole owner of the large offshore block, known as UD(1)…

Sercel Nodal Technology Chosen by OGDC for Wireless Seismic Acquisition Project

May 21, 2026

Sercel announced the sale and delivery of 12,000 nodes of its WiNG wireless nodal system to OGDC, Pakistan's largest national oil & gas company. This new contract to equip a 3D seismic survey in the south of Pakistan marks OGDC’s first adoption of land nodal seismic acquisition technology…

TGS Secures OBN Survey Contract off Norway

May 21, 2026

Energy data and intelligence specialist TGS has secured of an ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in the Norwegian North Sea.Mobilization will start in June, and the contract has a duration of approximately 25 days.'We are very pleased to secure…

Adura Hires Shearwater for OBN Seismic Survey Job on North Sea Field

May 19, 2026

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured an ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition project for the Jackdaw field in the UK sector of the North Sea by Adura.The two-month survey will deliver high-resolution OBN data…

Eco Wave Power to Explore AI-Driven Wave Energy Optimization

May 19, 2026

Eco Wave Power, via its U.S. subsidiary, has joined NVIDIA’s Inception program as the wave energy company explores artificial intelligence (AI) applications for renewable energy infrastructure and energy management systems.Eco Wave Power U.S…

Viridien Kicks Off Multi-Client OBN Survey in North Sea’s Frigg Area

May 18, 2026

Viridien has launched a dense multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) survey survey in the Frigg area of the Central Noth Sea.The survey area covers 645 km2, straddling the UK and Norwegian sectors, with the final processed deliverables expected to be available in the third quarter of 2027…

Ocean Winds Gets Full Onshore Approval for Caledonia OW Project

May 15, 2026

Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has secured full planning consent from Aberdeenshire Council for onshore cable infrastructure linked to its 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm in Scotland.The company said the approval…

Stamper Gets License Extension Offshore Namibia

May 14, 2026

Stamper Oil & Gas has received an extension for Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 102 offshore Namibia while continuing technical and strategic work across its offshore exploration portfolio amid increasing industry activity in the region…

Equinor Receives Permission to Start Troll Production

May 11, 2026

Norway's petroleum safety regulator said on Monday it has given Equinor permission to start gas production from the latest development at the company's offshore Troll field, the North Sea's largest source of natural gas.The Troll Phase 3 stage…

Fugro Gets Survey Job on Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

May 11, 2026

Fugro has been awarded a major geotechnical survey contract by SSE for the Berwick Bank B offshore wind development in the North Sea off Scotland.Berwick Bank B forms part of the wider 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind project, which is being…

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