The provider of comprehensive ocean bottom seismic (OBS) solutions to the global oil and gas industry Seabed Geosolutions and its partner have been awarded a 3D ocean bottom node survey in the Red Sea.The S-79 project will require the acquisition…
Irish oil and gas exploration company Providence Resources said it had encouraging reports concerning frontier exploration licence (FEL) 6/14 situated at its Newgrange offshore, some 260 kilometres off the south-west coast of Ireland.FEL 6/14 is operated by Providence Resources…
Seabed Geosolutions’ Ocean Bottom Seismic & Manta OBNThe acquisition of seismic data using nodes placed on the sea floor, Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) and its use in deep water with Ocean Bottom Nodes (OBN) have been growing rapidly in recent…
Seabed Geosolutions has been awarded a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition project over the greater Angostura field in shallow waters, offshore Trinidad for BHP, and a 4D OBN project for Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company…
Swire Seabed has signed a charter with Siem Offshore for up to three years bareboat of Siem vessel Siem Stingray. Siem Stingray, which will be re-named Seabed Stingray, is an IMR, construction and survey vessel of the VARD design. The vessel is 120…
Petrobras has awarded CGG a contract to process the seismic data from a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey covering a full-fold area of 2180sq km in Brazil’s deepwater Santos Basin. This will be the largest node survey ever acquired and processed in the industry…
Petrobras has awarded Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, to conduct the largest ever 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Santos Basin in Brazil. Seabed Geosolutions’ new Manta node system will be used to conduct the OBN survey…
The Go Electra, from M2 Subsea. M² Subsea secured its first contract award that will see the firm supply the Go Electra vessel, ROVs and personnel to support survey work on the world’s longest subsea pipeline system…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has launched a consultation on a new act on mineral recovery on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The move comes after the ministry took over responsibility for the exploration and recovery of…
Ocean Infinity has purchased two more autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) from Kongsberg Maritime. This will increase Ocean Infinity’s fleet of HUGIN 6000 AUVs from six to eight vehicles. The AUVs will be used worldwide to collect high resolution seabed data for clients…
A seismic shift – pun intended – has been made in ocean bottom node technology. It is being made more efficient and cheaper to deploy, bringing it closer to challenging the high-end towed streamer market. Elaine Maslin reports. Miniaturization…
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons. The seeps survey complements a seismic exploration program that was completed recently offshore Kenya. Image…
Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, has been awarded a 4D baseline ocean bottom node project in West Africa, with a duration of six-weeks. The crew is currently in the mobilization phase of the project, which will…
Elaine Maslin reports on the launch of a new concept in AUV deployment, which sees six vehicles deployed in conjunction with USVs. The multi-AUV concept. Image from Swire Seabed. It…
Norway-based subsea operations specialist Swire Seabed has taken delivery of its fourth subsea vessel, Seabed Constructor. Swire Seabed has secured a six-year contract for Seabed Constructor with UK based firm Ocean Infinity, which is part of US-based SeaTrepid International…
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