Marine seismic acquisition company Polarcus has received a letter of award for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore Australia. The company said on Wednesday that it will be utilizing its XArray acquisition technique to deliver the broadband dataset. The Polarcus XArray is an acquisition
Two seismic players, TGS and Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), have agreed on principal terms and conditions for jointly acquiring the majority of the multi-client library of Dolphin UK Ltd. According to a statement on Wednesday, the parties expect to enter into a definitive agreement for the acquisitio
Seismic explorer SeaBird Exploration will acquire a long offset 2D multi-client survey in the Barents Sea. According to the company’s statement on Friday, SeaBird and oil company Lundin Norway have jointly designed this survey of deep seismic profiles to be acquired in the Barents Sea during Septemb
Schlumberger’s WesternGeco and seismic firm ION Geophysical have announced a new 3D multiclient reimaging broadband program offshore Mexico, which uses Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) data library. The Campeche 3D reimaging program comprises three survey areas covering approximately
Seismic explorer SeaBird Exploration will buy the vessel Hawk Explorer and its seismic equipment. The Hawk Explorer has been a chartered vessel in the company’s fleet since 2006. Under the purchase agreement, SeaBird will pay $1.1 million for the vessel and its seismic equipment. Also, SeaBird will
UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded two contracts worth more than £2.5 million for 15,000 kilometers of reprocessed multi-client 2D seismic data in six areas around the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). OGA said on Wednesday that the contracts were awarded to Schlumberger WesternGeco and DownUnd
French seismic services provider CGG has teamed up with Ghana’s GNPC Operating Services Company Ltd (GOSCO), to form a joint-venture company dedicated to conducting high-end 2D, 3D and 4D marine seismic acquisition and related services in the territorial waters of the Republic of Ghana. The primary
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a charter agreement for seismic acquisition and seismic QC services, with Russia’s Sovcomflot subsidiary OOO SCF Geo. The job will utilize the 22-streamer ice-classed vessel Polar Empress. The job is estimated to take about two months and the mobilization
China’s marine seismic company COSL has completed what it says is China’s first geophysical exploration in Arctic waters. To make it a bit clearer, it is not that China has somehow managed to expand its territorial claims to the Arctic Circle, but rather, the news is that this is the first Chinese v
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), a Chinese offshore services provider, has completed its first exploration operation in the Far East. COSL informed in early June it won a seismic acquisition contract in the “Far East” but did not reveal the name of the client nor the exact location of the sur
Offshore and subsea shipping company Siem Offshore has agreed to extend the current charter period for the vessel Hugin Explorer. Siem said on Thursday that the extension of the charter is for an additional 15 months taking the firm period of the charter up to July 1, 2019. The financial details of
Magseis, a Norwegian geophysical company, has together with its partner BGP Arabia officially started operations on Saudi Aramco’s project in the Red Sea. Magseis was awarded Saudi Aramco’s S78 project for large-scale ocean bottom seismic acquisition in the Red Sea in February 2016. The company said
Searcher Seismic, an independent multi-client company, has started reprocessing of 2D seismic data offshore Western Australia. The company said on Friday that PDSM (Pre-Stack Depth Migration) reprocessing involves 7,000 km of 2D seismic data in the Browse Basin. This project will reprocess Searcher’
Magseis, a Norwegian geophysical company, has selected acoustic positioning equipment from Sonardyne to support its upcoming deepwater ocean bottom seismic survey of the Red Sea. Sonardyne said on Monday that the S78 project will begin in July and last for nine months with the company collaborating
