Norwegian seismic company TGS has completed what it describes is a “key project” in the North Sea and started the next one in the same area. The projects are being carried out using the TGS Z700 ocean bottom node (OBN) crew. According to TGS, this crew has completed two projects during this North Se
Cyprus-headquartered seismic firm SeaBird Exploration has secured a two-year contract with a repeat client for services spanning several projects in the Western Hemisphere. Seabird reported on 14 July that it had signed a Letter of Award (LoA) for ocean bottom node (OBN) source services, with the co
Marine geophysical services provider PXGEO has secured a contract with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey offshore Brazil. The survey will be acquired in the Campos Basin at water depths of 2,300 meters. According to PXGEO, the duration of the w
Norwegian seismic company TGS is planning to carry out the first 2D-cubed project offshore Brazil, a technology said to enable the transformation of 2D data into a 3D volume that can be interpreted on a regional scale. The Amazonia Azul 2D-cubed project represents an expansion of TGS’ multi-client d
PXGEO and Saab have developed what is said to be a next-generation ocean bottom node (OBN) handling system in a push to make offshore seismic data acquisition fully autonomous. According to the partners, the next-generation MantaRay OBN handling system uses hovering autonomous underwater vehicles (H
Oslo-headquartered seismic company PGS has secured a 3D exploration acquisition contract in the Mediterranean with an undisclosed company. Seismic vessel Ramform Hyperion is in charge of carrying out the work and is set to mobilize for the survey late in the third quarter of 2023. According to PGS,
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has entered into agreements with two separate parties for the sale of its three seismic vessels. In a statement issued on 1 June, Eidesvik reported that it was selling the seismic vessels Veritas Viking, Vantage and Viking Vision to two separate buye
Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured industry pre-funding for another “large” multi-season MultiClient survey in the Norwegian Sea. The first phase of the survey will be acquired this year by the seismic vessel Ramform Hyperion. Acquisition is expected to start in late June and have a duration
UK-Based Blue Ocean Seismic Services has completed a set of trials of its autonomous subsea survey vehicles said to represent a big step towards commercialization. With this latest series of trials, Blue Ocean Seismic Services said it had confirmed that its autonomous undersea robots can reliably op
Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured a contract with an “independent energy company” to conduct a 3D survey in the Barents Sea. The project, which is about to start, will have a duration of approximately 40 days and will be carried out by the 104-meter-long Titan-class seismic vessel Ramform Hy
Following the completion of four carbon storage acquisition jobs last year, Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured another seismic acquisition contract for carbon storage. PGS did not reveal many details about the contract but did state that it was signed with an “independent energy company” and
Provider of seismic acquisition and source vessel services SeaBird Exploration has secured a contract to continue working in the Eastern hemisphere. Under the award, SeaBird Exploration will deliver ocean bottom node (OBN) source services using its vessel Eagle Explorer in the Eastern hemisphere. Th
Marine geophysical services provider PXGEO has secured a contract for a 3D marine towed streamer (MTS) survey in Oceania.
DNV has started a joint industry project (JIP) to increase certainty in the design process for offshore wind farms challenged by earthquakes. The so-called ACE2 JIP is a follow-up project of “Alleviating Cyclone and Earthquake Challenges” (ACE) project and will deeply investigate issues related to e
