"Seismic" News

EMGS signs $3.5m Barents Sea agreements

Sep 24, 2014

Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has signed a data licensing agreement with a customer worth US$3.5 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS's multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. 'It satisfying to note that our multi…

Ophir signs Myanmar PSC

Dec 05, 2014

Ophir Energy signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with the Myanmar Ministry of Energy to finalize the award of Block AD-03, offshore Myanmar. Upon the terms of the agreement, Ophir will be the operator with a 95% interest in the 10…

Petroceltic increases Egypt foothold

Sep 19, 2014

Petroceltic International's joint venture with Edison International Spa has been awarded the North Port Fouad Block, in the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company 2013 International Bid Round. North Port Fouad (Block 7), is offshore the Nile Delta and lies to the north of…

Dolphin cleared for Kara Sea work

Sep 19, 2014

Dolphin Geophysical has received confirmation from the Export Control Division of the Norwegian Foreign Department that the recently announced contract in the Kara Sea is not subject to the current trade restrictive measures against Russia…

Rockall under new 2D spotlight

Sep 17, 2014

GeoPartners, in partnership with Seabird Exploration Multi-Client and DownUnder GeoSolutions, has announced a new multiclient 2D (MC2D) seismic project in the Frontier UK Rockall Basin offshore the north west coast of Scotland. The Rockall…

RWE Dea awarded two blocks in Egypt

Sep 17, 2014

German company RWE Dea has been awarded two offshore blocks in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt’s international bid round. The new RWE Dea licences in the Gulf of Suez Map from Dea RWE will become…

Rio Oil and Gas: Brazil could become top 10 producer

Sep 16, 2014

Brazil could be poised to become one of the largest oil producers in the world, according to senior executives speaking at this year’s Rio Oil and Gas conference.  Monday’s Shell luncheon at the event offered an outlook on the changes…

CGG awarded BroadSeis contracts

Sep 10, 2014

CGG has been awarded contracts for the 3D seismic acquisition of four major surveys using its BroadSeisTM with BroadSourceTM, marine broadband technology. The four surveys represent a total contract value of over US$80 million. Three…

PGS stacking seismic vessels

Sep 09, 2014

As Petroleum Geo-Services looks to further streamline its operations and cut costs, the company is stacking and considering scrapping or selling two vessels, and selling its PGS Khazar joint venture. PGS says the cuts, along with other initiatives…

Hansa targets Dutch drilling

Sep 09, 2014

Hansa Hydrocarbons hopes to start drilling in 2016 after completing a 3D seismic survey across '4Quads' licenses in blocks G18, H16, M3 and N1, offshore Netherlands.  The survey covered about 965sq km, 40 km to the north of the Wadden…

Schlumberger Mozambique 2D seismic data available

Nov 10, 2014

Schlumberger’s multiclient seismic survey offshore Mozambique is now available. The Schlumberger multiclient seismic data offered in collaboration with the National Petroleum Institute of Mozambique (INP) includes reprocessed 2D lines and newly acquired seismic data…

SeaBird gets TGS 2D seismic contract

Nov 20, 2014

SeaBird Exploration Plc received a letter of award (LOA) from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. (TGS) to acquire up to 300,000km of 2D seismic data offshore Mexico and in the US Atlantic. The survey will cover a minimum of 150,000km and up to 300…

KrisEnergy kicks off seismic programs off Indonesia

Sep 08, 2014

KrisEnergy Ltd. reported that the S.V. Nordic Bahari vessel began a 2D seismic survey in the Sakti production sharing contract (PSC) offshore East Java, Indonesia. The acquisition program, which will acquire 1200km of data, was awarded to PT…

Dolphin starts 3D Senegal survey

Sep 08, 2014

Dolphin Geophysical is to acquire and process a 7000sq km SHarp Broadband 3D survey offshore Senegal under a contract with Kosmos Energy.  The Dolphin high-capacity 3D vessel Polar Duchess (pictured) has started operations and it will take about four months to complete…

Eco completes Walvis seismic

Nov 18, 2014

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has started a 1000km 2D seismic survey on the Guy Block in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. Eco Atlantic is using PGS Geophysical to perform the Survey, which is expected to be completed by the end of the month…

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