Paradigm announced that Mexico seismic services company, COMESA, has incorporated the full Paradigm software suite for seismic processing and imaging, interpretation and modeling and reservoir characterization, including: GeoDepth, SeisEarthand Geolog…
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published its final environmental review of G&G survey activities off the Mid and South Atlantic coast. The review establishes multiple mitigation measures designed to minimize the impacts…
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), with local partner Laguna and in cooperation with Petroci, is currently acquiring 2300sq km of multiclient 3D GeoStreamer data over blocks CI-506 and CI-507, offshore Côte d’Ivoire. The new MultiClient 3D GeoStreamer…
OMV Norge AS and Rock Solid Images (RSI) have entered into an initial one-year R&D/service agreement to work on the integration of geophysics, rock physics and geology to provide improved quantitative interpretation in exploration. The project…
The project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea has been joined by a further 16 companies. In total, 33 companies are now part of the project, which will secure good data quality and low acquisition costs. A…
How to increase exploration drilling rates on the UK Continental Shelf forms the largest section in today’s Wood Review report (see http://www.oedigital.com/component/k2/item/5082-all-eyes-on-north-sea-oil for more). Better seismic, data sharing…
UK-based Africa and Celtic Sea-focused explorer Fastnet Oil & Gas has farmed out a 9.375% interest in the Foum Assaka license, offshore Morocco, to SK Innovation, the energy and chemicals affiliate of SK Group, South Korea's third largest conglomerate…
BGP's seismic vessel SRV Challenger has just completed a 2700 line-km 2D seismic survey for a major international oil company offshore Madagascar in early February 2014. Within two years, BGP Challenger has acquired more than 21,986 km of 2D seismic survey offshore Madagascar…
The Dolphin Geophysical seismic vessel, Artemis Atlantic, is currently acquiring 1500km of 2D seismic data in Blocks 1, 2 and 3 of Area 3 north of Malta. Malta's Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Joe Mizzi, visited the vessel while it was berthed at Valletta Harbour…
KrisEnergy Ltd. announced the acquisition of 1300km 2D seismic data in the East Muriah production sharing contract (PSC) in the East Java Sea, Indonesia. The Nordic Bahari seismic vessel commenced the acquisition on 6 Feb 2014. East Muriah…
Octanex N.L. announced that OMV New Zealand Ltd. has completed the planned 2D seismic survey, named Mohua, in the Taranaki basin off New Zealand. OMV has confirmed the survey vessel, Aquila Explorer, commenced acquisition of the Mohua survey on 19 April…
SeaBird Exploration Plc, in partnership with Acorn Geophysical Ltd., plans to commence an additional 3D seismic acquisition project in the Gulf of Guinea. The survey is an extension of the 3D project previously announced on 15 January 2014 for 1500sq km with US$4…
Houston-based ION Geophysical Corp. has increased its ownership interest in OceanGeo B.V., a geophysical company specializing in multicomponent ocean bottom seismic acquisition using ocean-bottom cables (OBC). ION now owns 70% of OceanGeo…
Octanex N.L., an Australian exploration company, announced Thursday that it has been advised by OMV New Zealand Ltd., the operator of offshore Taranaki Basin permit PEP 51906, that the new Kaka 3D seismic survey has been successfully acquired within and adjacent to the Permit…
Norway's Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has been awarded a US$5 million contract to acquire 3D EM data in the Asia-Pacific region. The contract, with US oil firm Apache, will see the the BOA Thalassa (pictured)start operations in northwest Australia on 25January…
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