Equinor has reduced its recoverable reserves estimate for a field in the UK North Sea, which will result in a $1.8 billion impairment.
TGS has commenced a broadband 2D regional seismic data reprocessing project covering the Natuna Basin offshore Indonesia. The project includes both West and East Natuna, tying key wells to create a new regional framework, including coverage of Natuna D Alpha, the largest undeveloped gas field in Sou
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a new contract by CGG to carry out a large multi-component seismic survey over the North Viking Graben area offshore Norway. The five-month project is expected to start in the second quarter of 2022 and will be conducted by the SW Amundsen. According to Shearwater,
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Santos Offshore’s plan to conduct a 3D seismic survey in the Bonaparte Basin. Santos is proposing to undertake a 3D seismic marine survey over petroleum permit areas WA-454-P, WA-545-P, WA-27
TGS has kicked off a 2D-cubed reprocessing project designed to help drive exploration across the South Makassar and North East Java regions in Indonesia. Processing has begun on the East Java Sea project, which will utilize 2D-cubed technology to integrate all existing seismic data across a 270,000
After the holidays and well-deserved break, the energy transition community returns to its activities dedicated to making the world a less polluted and more healthy home.
PGS has added 10,700 square kilometers of 3D MultiClient data to its data library coverage of the Niger Delta, kick-starting a major reprocessing project. According to PGS, this will be the cornerstone of a new regional-scale MegaSurveyPlus dataset for Nigeria, with the final data set to be ready in
Oil major Shell has decided to terminate the current contract for the survey vessel Amazon Warrior after it had to halt its seismic survey activities along South Africa’s Wild Coast following a court decision. According to the latest AIS data, Amazon Warrior has left South Africa and is currently on
Norway-based Magseis Fairfield has appointed former Shell manager Fons ten Kroode to the position of chief geophysicist, effective from 1 February. Ten Kroode, who is joining Magseis Fairfield after spending 30 years at Shell, will be based in the company’s headquarter at Lysaker. “I am pleased to w
TGS and WesternGeco have kicked off the Engagement Phase 2 of their ultra-long offset ocean-bottom node (OBN) acquisition in Green Canyon, U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The 168 OCS block survey began in August 2021 and is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2022. The results from this data p
The consortium of TGS, PGS and Schlumberger consortium has completed the acquisition of the first of two surveys offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.
NOPTA is assessing the sale agreement between Pilot and Triangle for the offshore Perth Basin exploration permit WA-481-P.
On Tuesday, the Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda ordered Shell to immediately halt seismic survey activities along South Africa’s Wild Coast. Also, Shell and the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy were ordered to pay the costs of the application for the interim interdict.
Texas-based ION Geophysical has received a written notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that the company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards.
