Polarcus and the National Petroleum Corp. of Namibia (NAMCOR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) over exploration and development offshore Namibia. Under the terms of the MOU, Polarcus and NAMCOR will work together to identify…
GC Rieber Shipping has taken delivery of its seismic new-build Polar Empress, from Kleven-owned Myklebust Verft. The vessel is chartered on a five-year contract to Dolphin Geophysical. Polar Empress is a high-capacity 3D seismic vessel with ice-class 1A…
TGS has taken on a new CFO, accommodation vessel operator Prosafe's CFO Sven Børre Larsen. Larsen's start date has yet to be determined, says TGS, but it will be no later than 1 December 2015. Larsen has been CFO at Prosafe since 2011…
Norwegian authorities granted Shell Norske permission to operate the Draugen field for a short period beyond its expected lifetime. But, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) was not able to give consent for Shell to use the Draugen facilities beyond 2024…
Spectrum entered into a cooperation agreement with Schlumberger to jointly acquire and process Spectrum's offshore Mexico Campeche-Yucatan 2D regional multi-client program. The cooperation agreement includes more than 44,000km of regional…
FEI and Weatherford Laboratories entered into a joint agreement to offer advanced reservoir characterization services to the oil and gas industry. The two companies will work together to create new workflows that integrate Weatherford’s traditional core analysis an FEI’s digital rock imaging…
Mexico is ramping up its offshore seismic data acquisition with recent awards to TGS-NOPEC and Norway-based Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS). The Atlantic Explorer. From PGS. Mexico's…
UK-based Independent Oil and Gas has started a 3D seismic remapping project over its southern North Sea gas portfolio. The project is being carried out on a phased basis, with the first results expected by the end of May. The first phase will cover IOG's core southern North Sea area…
French seismic firm CGG has launched a western extension of the Horda BroadSeisTM-BroadSourceTM 3D multi-client program it began acquiring in the Northern North Sea offshore Norway in 2014. The extension, known as Tampen, is in the Northern…
Foster Findlay Associates (ffA) has released a plug-in linking GeoTeric 2015 and Landmark’s DecisionSpace Geosciences as part of Landmark’s iEnergy Partner Program. This new plug-in enables GeoTeric and DecisionSpace Geosciences users to move seismic volumes…
UK-based offshore Ireland explorer Europa Oil & Gas says an independent review of Frontier Exploration License 3/13 estimates it contains nearly 1.5 billion boe prospective resources and the potential for a “play-opening” first well. The estimate…
TGS is to acquire up to 30,000km of seismic data through two new multi-client 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada. Both surveys are in partnership with PGS, using two vessels during the 2015 acquisition season. The M/V Atlantic Explorer…
Asia Pacific focused AziPac acquired 50% interest in the North Madura production sharing contract (PSC) located offshore Java Sea, Indonesia. AziPac, through its subsidiary Azipac North Madura, acquired 25% interest from Mitra Energy…
UK-based explorer Cairn Energy is ramping up its exploration and appraisal work offshore Senegal following the firm’s two major discoveries in the country made last year. Cairn is planning a “very ambitious” three-year evaluation plan…
Gazprom and PetroVietnam entered into agreements to explore offshore Vietnam later this year, marking the first deepwater well in the area with a depth exceeding 1600m. Gazprom, PetroVietnam signing agreements…
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