Houston-headquartered geoscience firm ION Geophysical has launched a 2D multi-client data package for offshore Argentina, ahead of the country's 2018 license round. ION has delivered a regional framework consisting of approximately 30…
Spectrum reported on 14 November that its multi-client 2D seismic survey covering the Austral and Malvinas basins offshore southern Argentina has commenced through the authorization of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. The expected survey size is around 14…
Searcher Seismic has made its entry into Argentina with four new multiclient projects. Map of Searcher's four multiclient projects off Argentina. Map from Searcher. Beginning in phases…
Searcher Seismic has announced entry into Argentina with four new multi-client projects. Commencing in phases, the first phase comprises of an Offshore Basin Analysis Report providing a regional framework to understand the offshore basins of Argentina…
CGG has started its Gippsland ReGeneration 3D reprocessing project in Australia’s premier Gippsland Basin, offshore southeast Australia. The project will offer the industry the highest-resolution 3D seismic data available in what CGG calls an 'extremely prospective' area…
Geoscience firm Spectrum has started a 35,000km multi-client 2D seismic survey covering 435,000km offshore Argentina, in deepwater, in cooperation with YPF and with the authorization of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. This survey…
Spectrum has commenced a 6000km Multi-Client 2D survey offshore Brazil in the Potiguar Basin. The acquisition program is an extension of Spectrum's 2013 Potiguar Phase 1 survey. Spectrum's Equatorial Margin database offshore Brazil, currently totals more than 110…
Norwegian giant Statoil and Argentina’s state owned company YPF have entered a cooperation agreement to study the offshore areas of Argentina. Darre, Dodson. Image from YPF. YPF CEO Ricardo Darre…
Statoil is giving up on exploring the Reinga basin offshore New Zealand, following its three-year study of the area, which has shown low probability of a discovery. Map of New Zealand, from Statoil…
CGG has started a large broadband 3D multi-client survey in the pre-salt area of the deep water Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Santos VII (Saturno) is the third phase in CGG’s most ambitious pre-salt project to date, collectively known as the Santos Basin Trilogy…
Norway-based geoscience firm Spectrum started a 15,000km multi-client 2D survey offshore Brazil in the Santos and Campos Basins. The new acquisition program is an outboard extension of Spectrum's 2012 Santos Campos Phase 1 survey, and will tie other programs in the Santos…
Heather Saucier examines the geology of the Mediterranean and North African region, and assesses where more discoveries could be made. The location of four assessment units in the Nile Delta Basin Province in the Eastern Mediterranean…
New Zealand is offering four offshore blocks in its 2016 block offer petroleum tender. 2016 block offer map, from New Zeland Petroleum & Minerals. The four offshore release areas have a total acreage of 525…
Brazil and Mexico are not the only games in town in Latin America. The deepest water well ever drilled is lined up for offshore Uruguay and Exxon is set to test Liza offshore Guyana. Elaine Maslin reports. The newly minted Maersk Venturer drillship…
A total of 18 blocks are up for bid for exploration in 2016 to international oil and gas companies wanting to partner with operator China National Offshore Oil Co. (CNOOC). Map of blocks up for bid…