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Polarcus: Client Cancels Seismic Project in Asia Pacific

Mar 16, 2020

Seismic data acquisition company Polarcus has lost a seismic acquisition contract for a project in the Asia Pacific region.The company in December said it had been awarded a four-month marine seismic survey project in the Asia Pacific region with an unnamed client…

Mapping in the Cloud

Mar 13, 2020

How cloud-based computing is transforming subsea surveyDigitalization has revolutionized the world, and hydrographic survey techniques are no exception. While advances in mechanical design have enabled the survey of increasingly remote locations…

Santos Preps for Yoorn-1 Drilling

Mar 12, 2020

Australian oil and gas operator Santos is planning to carry out an offshore survey in preparation for the proposed Yoorn-1 drilling in the offshore block WA-499-P, in W. Australia.According to an application filed this week, as part of the drilling preparatory work…

Fugro, NOAA Join for EEZ Mapping

Mar 10, 2020

Dutch provider of geo-intelligence and asset integrity solutions Fugro has partnered with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (NOAA OER) to establish a new ‘opportunistic’ approach…

iXblue, ThayerMahan in Unmanned Surface Vessel Pact

Mar 10, 2020

ThayerMahan, a company specializing in autonomous maritime security solutions has partnered up with iXblue, a company specializing in navigation, acoustic positioning, and underwater imaging.The two companies are teaming up to provide unmanned…

'Historic' Hit, as Oslo Plumbs New Depths

Mar 09, 2020

Norwegian offshore suppliers on Monday endured a perfect storm of economic shockwaves after the oil price collapsed 30 percent over the weekend and sent oil stocks plummeting en masse in a way not seen for two decades.By around midday in Oslo…

Shearwater in Its First OBS ROV Survey in Gulf of Mexico

Mar 09, 2020

Shearwater GeoServices has won a major Ocean Bottom Seismic deepwater ROV project by TGS and partner in the Gulf of Mexico, USA. This will be Shearwater's first OBS ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) survey. Irene Waage Basili, the CEO of Shearwater…

TGS, Schlumberger Team Up in GoM Survey

Mar 09, 2020

Seismic firm TGS, in partnership with oilfield services giant Schlumberger, has announced the second phase of its ultra-long offset node project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The phase will extend the footprint of ultra-long offset data to the…

TGS Plans 3D Seismic Survey in Carnarvon Basin off Australia

Mar 06, 2020

Norwegian offshore seismic data acquisition and processing company TGS is planning to carry out a seismic survey in the Carnarvon Basin, off Australia, and the Australian offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA has opened the TGS for public comment…

CGG Eyes Lower 2020 Revenue Growth

Mar 06, 2020

French oil services group CGG expects its segment revenue growth to slow down in 2020, it said on Friday, assuming a limited effect from the coronavirus.'We continue to monitor the situation and potential impact on our business as our clients…

Fugro Hired for Abadi Field Survey

Mar 05, 2020

Dutch offshore survey firm Fugro has won what it says is 'a large marine survey contract' with Inpex offshore Indonesia.Fugro has been contracted to carry out geophysical and geotechnical surveys and the associated studies needed to support…

TGS Delivers Utsira OBN Data

Mar 05, 2020

Norwegian offshore seismic data company TGS has said that processing of the northern half of its landmark ocean-bottom node (OBN) multi-client Utsira survey in the Norwegian North Sea is complete and has been delivered to pre-funding customers…

Ocean Infinity Wraps 'First in Industry' Survey Offshore Angola

Mar 04, 2020

Marine robotics and offshore survey specialist Ocean Infinity, has completed a survey contract with the French oil major Total, in Angola, achieving what it describes as a first such survey in the industry.'The project was the first time that geophysical…

Brazil: PGS Begins Campos Basin Seismic Shoot

Mar 03, 2020

Norwegian marine seismic acquisition company PGS has begun a multiclient 3D seismic survey in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.The company started the survey on February 25, using its Ramform Titan vessel. According to PGS, Te Campos Deepwater GeoStreamer X project will deliver high-quality…

Oil Stocks Rise on Stimulus, Orders, Oil price

Mar 03, 2020

Offshore energy stocks, about 34 of them, soared in value on Monday, as investors ignored corona-virus fears and heeded instead a number of U.S. and Norwegian market reports.Shares in Northern Drilling soared 31.48 percent by mid-morning in Oslo (before settling 12 percent up)…

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