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Shearwater GeoServices Recycles Seismic Vessel

Jun 10, 2021

Marine seismic contractor Shearwater GeoServices has sold the seismic vessel Western Trident for recycling as part of the company’s fleet renewal strategy.The vessel has been delivered in Turkey for recycling. In late 2020, Shearwater also sold…

Sercel Launches Seabed Node for Shallow Water Seismic Acquisition

Jun 02, 2021

Sercel, part of the French seismic data firm CGG, on Wednesday launched GPR300, a seabed nodal seismic acquisition solution designed for deployment in shallow waters down to depths of 300 meters.'Developed in partnership with BGP, the new solution…

PGS Nets Black Sea Seismic Survey Deal

May 27, 2021

Norwegian marine seismic surveyor PGS has said it has won a 'significant' seismic data acquisition contract in the Black Sea. The project is scheduled to start in mid-August 2021 and be completed in November. The customer will have the opportunity to extend the contract…

PXGEO Strikes Seismic Vessel Deal with TGS

May 12, 2021

Marine seismic contactor PXGEO has signed a deal to provide 12 months of towed-streamer seismic acquisition services to the Norwegian seismic data firm TGS.TGS has committed to using the PXGEO 2 vessel or any other capable vessel which PXGEO…

Shearwater to Carry Out Largest OBN Seismic Survey in Brazil

Feb 17, 2021

Marine seismic data acquisition company Shearwater GeoServices has won a contract with Petrobras for deepwater Ocean Bottom Node seismic acquisition for the Tupi and Iracema projects in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.'This will be the largest OBN seismic survey in Brazil…

ONGC Taps Shearwater for Offshore Seismic Survey in India

Dec 21, 2020

Offshore seismic data acquisition services company Shearwater GeoServices has secured a 3D broadband marine seismic acquisition contract by ONGC in the Western Offshore India area. The project is scheduled to start in Q1 2021.The four-month campaign covers two areas totaling around 2…

Shearwater, CGG Drop Streamer Equipment JV Plans

Nov 05, 2020

Seismic survey vessel fleet owner Shearwater GeoServices and seismic data firm CGG have abandoned their plans to form a joint technology partnership in the space of marine seismic streamers, as proposed in June 2019.Under the agreements between the two companies signed last year…

Shearwater Wins Deal for Large 3D Seismic Survey

Oct 22, 2020

Shearwater Geoservices said Thursday it had won a contract for a large 3D seismic acquisition and depth processing.Norway-based offshore surveyor said the contract was in the Europe, Africa, and Middle East (EAME) region. According to Shearwater…

Polarcus Hired for 3D Survey Project in W. Africa

Aug 27, 2020

Oslo-listed offshore seismic acquisition company Polarcus has won a new contract in Africa.The seismic vessel fleet owner said Thursday that the survey in West Africa under the newly awarded contract would start in October 2020.The XArray marine…

CGG Sells Multi-Physics Business

Aug 06, 2020

Oil and gas seismic data company CGG announced has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Xcalibur Group for the sale of CGG’s Multi-Physics business.Under the agreement, France-based CGG will sell is entire Multi-Physics business…

PGS Kicks Off Barents Sea Seismic Survey

Jul 06, 2020

Norwegian seismic acquisition company PGS has started an ultra-high-density seismic survey in the Barents Sea. The survey extends Hammerfest Basin coverage further west and north into the southern Loppa High. The first data will be available Q4 2020…

Shearwater GeoServices to Shoot Seismic for CGG in Brazil

Jul 01, 2020

Norwegian seismic survey company Shearwater GeoServices has received an award by the French seismic data company CGG for the Brazil Nebula survey extension.'We are pleased to see this award by CGG and look forward to continuing the work by Shearwater crews in Brazil…

Polarcus: Client Cancels Seismic Project in Asia Pacific

Mar 16, 2020

Seismic data acquisition company Polarcus has lost a seismic acquisition contract for a project in the Asia Pacific region.The company in December said it had been awarded a four-month marine seismic survey project in the Asia Pacific region with an unnamed client…

CGG Officially Exits Seismic Data Biz

Feb 18, 2020

French-based geophysical services company CGG announced that it has completed the wind-down and exit from its land seismic data acquisition business after completing its last land seismic acquisition contract in Tunisia.Following on from the…

PGS Gearing Up for PNG Multi-Client Survey

Feb 03, 2020

The Norwegian marine seismic acquisition specialist PGS will start a multi-client survey program in Papua New Guinea (“PNG”) in early February.The program, named the Painimaut 3D MultiClient survey, is expected to last for approximately 60 days and has strong industry funding…

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