Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) will receive uplift revenues of US$2.5 million related to the licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf - Awards in Predefined Areas (APA). EMGS's multi-client data library in Norway now covers 44…
Norway based geoscience firm Dolphin Geophysical has been awarded a contract for 3D data acquisition and processing of 10,000sq km. with Ophir Energy in Myanmar. The work will start in Q1 with a vessel already in the region planned to tow an industry first configuration…
Searcher Seismic has signed a commercial agreement with DownUnder GeoSolutions to market and license the Monodon Ultracube. The Monodon Ultracube consists of approximately 14,700sq km 3D and 2000km 2D reprocessed data in the prospective Northern Carnarvon Basin of the North West Shelf…
Sterling Energy has agreed to acquire a 40.5% stake in the shallow water Block C-3 production sharing contract offshore Mauritania from Tullow Oil 's Mauritanian subsidiary. Tullow currently holds a 90% stake in the license with Société…
Norway-based seismic acquisition firm Spectrum has started a 12,000km multi-client 2D seismic survey offshore Brazil's Pelotas Basin. The new acquisition program will infill both Spectrums' new 7500km survey acquired in 2013 and 12,000km of data reprocessed in 2014…
Rod Starr joins Polarcus as its next chief executive officer (CEO) effective 5 February. Starr has more than 30 years industry experience, starting his career with Unocal where he spent 16 years in various planning and financial roles…
Searcher Seismic in conjunction with project partner, BGP, are pleased to announce the 2015 GroupSeis campaign over the North West Shelf, Western Australia. The GroupSeis concept has been developed by Searcher to provide clients with a turnkey solution for the environmental approval…
Inpex Norge awarded First Geo a contract to provide exploration services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). A geomodel. From First Geo. Under the contract, First Geo will provide…
SAExploration has won contracts for ocean-bottom marine seismic data acquisition services collectively valued at about US$45 million. The company expects to execute the projects during Q2 and Q3 2015, using ocean-bottom nodal seismic…
The US Department of the Interior today (Tuesday) announced details of a proposed oil and gas leasing program for 2017-2022. US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell (pictured, right, with President Obama) and Bureau of Ocean Energy…
Following the split of Aker Solutions, sub-surface consultancy Aker Geo will now operate under the First Geo brand. In 2015, Aker Solutions ASA split into two separate companies: Aker Solutions ASA and new oil services investment company Akastor ASA…
Spectrum awarded Gardline CGG the Rocket 2D Phase 1 multi-client marine broadband seismic survey under a master service agreement signed in October 2014 between the two companies. Image of the M/V Duke…
Italian explorer Eni obtained a three-year extension for block 15/06, offshore Angola, the company announced on 19 January. Image from Eni. The license lies approximately 350km northwest of Luanda and 130km east of Soyo town…
SeaBird Exploration has signed a letter of intent for use of the Northern Explorer for a 2D seismic survey offshore West Africa. The survey will cover about 1700km and is worth about US$1.3 million. The project is expected to start in February and last two weeks.
Ireland-based exploration firm Petroceltic is focusing its attention on Egypt after two offshore block awards were recently ratified. The firm said during 2014, formal award of the offshore North Thekah block was awarded and, more recently…
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