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EMGS, BOA ink charter agreements

Oct 02, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservcies (EMGS) signed an extended charter agreement for the vessel BOA Thalassa with BOA SBL (owner of the vessel) at new and improved commercial terms. The new terms are valid as of 1 October 2015. The Galatea and Thalassa vessels…

EMGS announces India work

Nov 05, 2015

A letter of award has been announced and signed by Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS), worth approximately US$15.3 million, with a repeat customer in India. The survey, which is located off the eastern coast of India, is expected to start in early January 2016 by the vessel BOA Thalassa…

EMGS inks India survey

Sep 24, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) signed a multi-client acquisition agreement with the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) in India. The agreement grants EMGS a two-year permit to acquire 3D EM multi-client data within a 325,000sq km area off West coast India…

EMGS cuts fleet, workforce

Aug 20, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) announced a cost reduction program that will generate cuts in its fleet, workforce, and capital expenditures, which the company is blaming on challenging market conditions. The EM Leader…

Farstad in vessel, workforce reduction

Oct 05, 2015

Farstad Shipping’s Norwegian operations are taking a hit as the company sets to lay up five vessels, and lay off about 100 employees that is due to the further weakening of the offshore market. The Far Sleipner…

API: Safe offshore energy development continues

Sep 14, 2015

Ahead of tomorrow's (15 September) congressional hearing in New Orleans, API highlighted the importance of offshore oil and natural gas development to the region's economic development. Image from EMGS…

EMGS in Mexico multi-client survey

Jul 16, 2015

Mexico's Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) authorized permits for Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) to acquire about 88,000sq km of 3D electromagnetic (EM) multi-client data over a five-year period off Southern Mexico. SENER’s…

EMGS obtains data licensing agreements

Jul 01, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) entered into two new data licensing agreements for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS' multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. The agreements are worth a total of US$2 million. The multi-client revenues will be booked in the 2Q 2015…

EMGS inks Malaysian survey

Aug 07, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has received a letter of award (LOA) for a contract worth approximately US$4.2 million from an oil company for 3D EM data acquisition over their operated area in Malaysia. The two parties have entered into a two-year contract…

EMGS to continue PEMEX 3D EM

Jun 04, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices  (EMGS) will return to Mexican waters for Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) to continue a 3D electromagnetic (EM) acquisition that was part of a 2013 contract between the two companies. The BOA Galatea…

Dolphin begins East Campeche multi-client survey

Jul 28, 2015

Dolphin Geophysical has commenced the East Campeche 2D long offset multi-client survey in Mexico, utilizing the M/V Artemis Arctic. The licensed approved 19,597 line-km survey is well positioned towards the recent Mexican announced five-year…

Statoil beats estimates but cuts capex

Jul 28, 2015

Norway’s Statoil beat profits forecasts thanks to an increase in production and better refining margins but it further reduced its planned capex as oil prices remain low.  The firm, which saw net income fall to US$882 million (7.2 billion NOK) from 9…

Wärtsilä realigns, cuts staff

Jul 17, 2015

The weak oil market is causing a restructuring at Wärtsilä’s Ship Power business that will result in rebranding the company and a loss of 600 jobs that will ultimately save Wärtsilä approximately US$43 million (EUR 40 million) annually. Image…

Statoil, EMGS announce cuts

Jun 16, 2015

More woes for the Norwegian oil and gas industry as Statoil announced it would cut potentially 1100-1500 permanent positions and 525 consultants by the end of 2016. 'We regret the need for further reductions, but the improvements are…

PEMEX in quadruple shallow discovery

Jun 11, 2015

Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) discovered four new shallow water fields offshore Mexico with the potential to produce at least 200,000 b/d of crude oil and 170 Bcf/d of gas. Map of shallow water discoveries off Campeche and Tabasco…

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