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.
Ocean data company XOCEAN has launched its newest XO-450 unmanned surface vehicle (USV), the X-16. According to XOCEAN, the new vehicle offers an economic and carbon-neutral solution to collecting ocean data. The launch of the new USV comes as part of the company’s plans to double its fleet size in
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given DNO Norge consent for the disposal of subsea facilities on the Oselvar field. According to the formal disposal resolution, decommissioning is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The Petroleum Act require
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
Magseis Fairfield has received a conditional award of an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey contract from an undisclosed repeat customer. Start-up is expected in the third quarter of the year and the project will run for approximately two months. The Norwegian company did not reveal any other details ab
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
Vattenfall is working on a hydrogen demonstrator project named Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1), which involves installing hydrogen production equipment on one of the wind turbines at its Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) in Scotland. The company has already submitted a
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
IOG plc has finally started drilling the first Southwark development well following a two-month hiatus due to rig issues.
Offshore survey firm TDI-Brooks has completed a geotechnical site investigation for Beacon Exploration & Production (BOE) in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
The UK-based Xlinks has opened a tender for marine geophysical and geotechnical surveys to be performed on the interconnector cable route between Morocco and the UK.
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to issue a tender covering expert support on soil investigations and expert support on wind and water investigations at the new offshore wind zones in the Dutch North Sea. RVO plans to start site characterization within designated new areas for the prepa
