The Macquarie/Brookfield-led consortium completed the acquisition of Apache’s Western Australian business, renaming the business Quadrant Energy, according to partner Carnarvon Petroleum. Phoenix map…
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…
Sterling Energy completed a 3D seismic survey of approximately 1100sq km over a high-graded portion of the Ambilobe Block offshore Madagascar. The acquisition was undertaken by CGG Services, on behalf of the Ambilobe joint venture partners…
CGG GeoSoftware releases HRS 10.0, adding to its Hampson-Russell seismic interpretation and reservoir characterization software suite. HRS 10.0 unveils two completely new products: RockSI, an interactive tool for exploring the link…
Statoil will make its first moves into Nicaraguan waters after the country awarded the Norwegian explorer four licenses off its Pacific coastline. The 29 May announcement came after meetings last September where delegates from Statoil and the state oil company…
W&T Offshore encountered hydrocarbon pay at Ewing Banks 910 with the successful drilling and evaluation of the Ewing Banks 910 A-5 ST well in the Gulf of Mexico. The company logged 160ft of gross hydrocarbon interval and is currently completing the well…
Polarcus and the National Petroleum Corp. of Namibia (NAMCOR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) over exploration and development offshore Namibia. Under the terms of the MOU, Polarcus and NAMCOR will work together to identify…
Australia’s Woodside Petroleum will exit the Lake Tanganyika South block it farmed into last July, according to partner Beach Energy. Beach Energy made the announcement on 27 May that Woodside decided not to enter the next phase of exploration on the production sharing agreement (PSA)…
GC Rieber Shipping has taken delivery of its seismic new-build Polar Empress, from Kleven-owned Myklebust Verft. The vessel is chartered on a five-year contract to Dolphin Geophysical. Polar Empress is a high-capacity 3D seismic vessel with ice-class 1A…
Houston-based, Africa-focused explorer Erin Energy, formerly CAMAC, has been granted a 24-month extension on two of its offshore Gambia licenses. Erin Energy, which operates the blocks with 100% interest, received approval to extend the…
London-based Borders & Southern (B&S) completed a comprehensive seismic reservoir characterization study to investigate the Early Cretaceous shallow marine play fairway of its Darwin discovery offshore the Falkland Islands. The objective…
UK-based Independent Oil and Gas has started a 3D seismic remapping project over its southern North Sea gas portfolio. The project is being carried out on a phased basis, with the first results expected by the end of May. The first phase will cover IOG's core southern North Sea area…
French seismic firm CGG has launched a western extension of the Horda BroadSeisTM-BroadSourceTM 3D multi-client program it began acquiring in the Northern North Sea offshore Norway in 2014. The extension, known as Tampen, is in the Northern…
TGS is to acquire up to 30,000km of seismic data through two new multi-client 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada. Both surveys are in partnership with PGS, using two vessels during the 2015 acquisition season. The M/V Atlantic Explorer…
UK-based explorer Cairn Energy is ramping up its exploration and appraisal work offshore Senegal following the firm’s two major discoveries in the country made last year. Cairn is planning a “very ambitious” three-year evaluation plan…
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