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SAExploration Wins $42M of New Projects

Jan 23, 2020

Houston-based  global seismic services company SAExploration Holdings announced two new projects in offshore West Africa.  The projects are valued at approximately $42 million in the aggregate and are scheduled to occur primarily during the 2nd quarter of 2020 and last approximately 71 days…

Axxis Geo Starts Middle East Survey

Jan 17, 2020

Seismic data acquisition company Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) has begun a 3D ocean bottom node survey in the Middle East.'The work has now commenced and will continue through most of the first quarter of 2020,' Oslo-listed seismic survey company said…

Shearwater Bags Shell Black Sea Seismic Gig

Nov 26, 2019

Geophysical services company Shearwater GeoServices said that it has been awarded a Black Sea 3D seismic acquisition contract by the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell plc.The provider of 3D marine seismic data acquisition said in a press note that…

Polarcus Signs MOU with ARGAS

Nov 12, 2019

Marine geophysical company Polarcus said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Arabian Geophysical and Surveying Company (ARGAS) to collaborate on seismic projects in the Middle East and NOrth Africa (MENA) region.Polarcus provides…

Shearwater Wins Seismic Survey Gig in Med

Nov 07, 2019

Norwegian offshore seismic service provider Shearwater GeoServices Holding has been awarded a 3D seismic survey in the Eastern Mediterranean.The one-month survey would be executed in the fourth quarter of 2019, the global provider of 3D marine seismic data acquisition…

Springfield Kicks Off Ghana Drilling Campaign

Oct 11, 2019

Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (SEP), a subsidiary of Springfield Group, has spudded the first of its new deepwater wells off the coast of Ghana.After targeting Afina-1x, the Stena Forth drillship will move to drill Oak-1x. The…

SAExploration Wins AsiaPac Deal

Sep 29, 2019

Houston-based  global seismic services company SAExploration has won a a new shallow-water ocean-bottom marine project in the Asia Pacific region for a major national oil company.According to a press note from the ocean bottom node seismic company the contract is valued at approximately $28 million…

Woodside Backs Seismic Data Acquisition Company

Sep 13, 2019

Australian oil and gas producer Woodside said it has signed a Shareholders Agreement with Perth-based Blue Ocean Monitoring (BOM) to invest in seismic data acquisition company Blue Ocean Seismic Services (BOSS).BOSS is developing a solution…

Shearwater Wins Offshore Senegal Shoot

May 22, 2019

Geoservices company Shearwater GeoServices has confirmed the award of a high-density multi-azimuth 3D seismic acquisition contract over the SNE field offshore Senegal by Woodside.The contract covers the Sangomar, Sangomar Deep and Rufisque Offshore blocks…

Polarcus Awarded Middle East Project

Dec 27, 2018

Marine geophysical firm Polarcus Limited announced it has won a contract from Dubai Petroleum Establishment for a combined towed streamer and ocean bottom node (OBN) 3D seismic acquisition and processing project in the Middle East.The project…

PGS Sells OptoSeis to Geospace Technologies

Nov 14, 2018

Norwegian marine geophysical company PGS said it has sold its OptoSeis fiber optic sensing technology business to Houston based Geospace Technologies.The transaction includes an initial cash payment at closing of $1.8 million, plus contingent cash payments of up to an additional $23…

SAExploration Wins USD 100mln Project in South Asia

Oct 05, 2018

Houston-based oilfield services company  and seismic data specialist SAExploration announced receipt of a letter of award for a new marine project in South Asia for a major National Oil Company valued at approximately $100 million.The project…

ExxonMobil acquires Mauritania stake

Dec 04, 2017

ExxonMobil will explore three deepwater blocks offshore Mauritania after signing production sharing contracts for them with the government of Mauritania. The company has acquired interests in Blocks C22, C17 and C14, which encompass almost 8…

FairfieldNodal launches ZXPLR survey in GoM

Oct 04, 2017

FairfieldNodal will launch its inaugural ZXPLR survey this month in the Gulf of Mexico. FairfieldNodal’s ZXPLR data acquisition system is the next evolution in its Z Technology portfolio, with significant improvements in productivity…

Geokinetics to acquire Geotrace IP and assets

Dec 12, 2016

Geokinetics, a provider of integrated seismic data acquisition, processing and reservoir analysis solutions, will acquire the intellectual property and legacy assets of Geotrace Technologies, a provider of seismic imaging and reservoir analysis services…

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