Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices has won two contracts with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras for 4D seismic surveys, which together add eight months to the company’s order book. Shearwater GeoServices will deliver 4D seismic surveys for the Jubarte and Tartaruga Verde fields in the Campos Basin
Carbon Transition has entered into a new $2.5 million multi-client seismic data licensing contract with an existing customer for the Utsira multi-client survey in Norway. Under the contract, the customer, whose name has not been disclosed, will license Carbon Transition’s Utsira multi-client survey.
Norway’s seismic company PGS has secured industry pre-funding for what it describes is a “large” MultiClient survey in the Norwegian Sea. The survey will be acquired by a Ramform Titan-class vessel over two seasons, with mobilization for the first season expected in the second quarter of 2023. Accor
Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted a second one-year extension for the Petroleum Exploration License 87 (PEL 87) located in the Orange Basin. Canada-based Sintana Energy reported on 21 December that Namibia’s Minister of Mines and Energy had granted a second one-year extension to the
CGG has made an agreement with Carbon Transition’s subsidiary Axxis Multi Client to reprocess the Utsira ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic survey in the Norwegian North Sea.
Norwegian seismic companies PGS and TGS have secured pre-funding for the Santos Sul MultiClient 3D project in the southwest Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The survey will cover more than 15,000 square kilometers of both open acreage made available by ANP via the new Permanent Offer mechanism (POR), a
Belize may lift the offshore oil moratorium to allow exploration activity, including seismic testing in Belizean waters.
France-based geophysical services company CGG has secured a multi-year extension with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) to continue operating a dedicated imaging center. The imaging center is located at BSP’s head office in Seria. CGG won the contract back in 2017 to operate the center for a period of si
Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured a 3D exploration acquisition contract in the Mediterranean with an “independent energy company”. Ramform Hyperion is set to commence acquisition late this month and is expected to complete the activities in mid-January 2023. PGS did not reveal any other deta
Blue Ocean Seismic Services (BOSS) has completed a series of passive and active seismic trials for its Marine Swarm Robotics technology, putting it on track to commence pre-commercial trials in the second half of 2023. Backed by bp Ventures, Woodside Energy and Blue Ocean Monitoring, BOSS is develop
Norwegian seismic company Magseis Fairfield has signed an agreement with a repeat customer for a 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) project in the North Sea. The project is scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2023, with an expected duration of approximately one month. Activities will see the utiliza
TGS has commenced a 3D data reprocessing program offshore Uruguay, which covers blocks in the country’s active licensing round. Tannat 3D PSDM Repro consists of 25,000 square kilometers. According to TGS, the data will be regionally integrated and reprocessed using advanced techniques, including de-
Magseis Fairfield has reported a revenue of $99.3 million for the third quarter of 2022, up from $84.3 million in Q3 2021, despite technical downtime on a node handler and delayed start-up of a project. Revenue for the first three quarters of 2022 amounted to $277.9 million, compared to $185.9 milli
Norway’s PGS is set to mobilize the seismic vessel Ramform Titan for a new 3D exploration acquisition project offshore Namibia. PGS did not reveal any details about the project but did state that it had secured the contract with a “major energy company”. Ramform Titan will mobilize for the survey an
