Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has embarked on next-generation multi-client long-offset Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) acquisition campaign, dubbed APEX 1, in the Gulf of America.Node deployment for APEX 1 started in December 2025, and acquisition…
Marine seismic company PXGEO has appointed two senior executives to strengthen its leadership team and support operational performance across its global operations.Bob Nouh has been named technical solutions director and senior vice president…
Gas has been confirmed at the Charlemont-1 exploration well offshore Victoria, operated by ConocoPhillips, following the successful recovery of a gas sample that validates the Charlemont Trend in Australia’s Otway Basin.Australia’s 3D Energi…
Viridien has signed an agreement with the Government of Malta to invest in an integrated multi-client dataset for the country’s offshore area.By revitalizing existing seismic and well data, this project will advance the understanding and promotion…
TotalEnergies, together with its partners Eni and QatarEnergy, have signed an agreement with the Lebanese government to enter Block 8 exploration permit offshore Lebanon.TotalEnergies is the operator of the Block 8 with 35% interest, while Eni holds 35% share…
Australia- based Bhagwan Marine has christened the Bhagwan Micah, a 38m state-of-the-art Stern Landing Vessel (SLV) designed from the ground up for the exacting requirements of modern offshore energy and subsea operations – particularly oil…
Lebanon will sign a gas exploration deal with a consortium comprising QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies and Italy's Eni in the country's Block 8 offshore area, the Lebanese cabinet said on Thursday.In 2023, Lebanon granted a licence to conduct seismic studies on Block 8 to Bright Skies and GeoX…
Artificial intelligence (AI) contributed savings and value creation of about $130 million for Equinor and its partners in 2025, as the Norwegian firm expanded the use of AI across offshore platforms and onshore facilities.The company uses artificial…
ConocoPhillips has identified probable gas across all targeted Waarre sandstone reservoirs at its Charlemont-1 exploration well in Australia’s Otway Basin, resuming drilling after an earlier pressure-related pause before suspending operations again due to higher-than-anticipated formation pressures…
French seismic firm Viridien has announced a new basin-scale reimaging program within the hydrocarbon-prolific Balingian-Luconia-Baram basins, in collaboration with Petronas, through Malaysia Petroleum Management.Viridien will leverage its imaging technologies to reimage 44…
French offshore marine services company Bourbon has completed a financial and capital restructuring, with Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP and Fortress Investment Group becoming its majority shareholders.The restructuring marks the start…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has secured a new four-year contract with Petrobras for the remotely operated support vessel (RSV) Skandi Commander.The contract was awarded following the same competitive tender process that led to six previous four-year RSV contracts announced earlier…
Europa Oil & Gas has through its associated company Antler Global signed a binding farm-out agreement with China’s Fuhai (Beijing) Energy to sell a 40% interest in the EG-08 production sharing contract offshore Equatorial Guinea.Under the agreement…
Viridien has successfully completed the BM-S-2 seismic reimaging project in the southern Santos Basin, delivering a modern, high-fidelity 3D dataset across 8,468 sq km to support growing exploration activity in one of the most strategic, emerging offshore regions of Brazil…
Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has finalized the preparations for the upcoming start of a new multi-client seismic project offshore Nigeria.The 3D survey is backed by significant industry funding and will be executed in…