Geoscience News


EMGS cuts further 15% from headcount

Apr 14, 2016

Norwegian geoscience firm Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has announced plans to cut its headcount by a further 15%, following a 20% reduction in workforce made last year. Actual staffing numbers were not given. EMGS said the changes…

EMGS PGS agree to not disagree

Apr 13, 2016

Norwegian geoscience firms Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) and Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) have reached a settlement agreement over patent disputes.  Instead of not allowing each other to use each other's technologies, the firms have…

Polarcus wins first Indonesian job

Apr 12, 2016

Polarcus has received a letter of intent from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic contract in Indonesia using the Polarcus' XArray (TM) technique for enhanced productivity and data quality. Cameron Astill, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific…

Eni expands HAL software adoption

Apr 08, 2016

Eni has expanded the adoption of Halliburton Landmark’s DecisionSpace Geosciences across its exploration business units worldwide. Eni decided to expand the utilization of Landmark’s solution in order to improve efficiency through integration and cross-disciplinary collaboration…

PGS to survey Aasta Hansteen area

Apr 08, 2016

In May 2016, PGS will commence acquisition of a 4400sq km 3D GeoStreamer survey over the Aasta Hansteen area of the Norwegian Sea, scheduled to be completed in August 2016. Fast track data will be available four months after the final shot…

Searcher to begin Mexico 3D Ultracube seismic

Apr 07, 2016

Searcher Seismic will begin the South Campeche Ultracube 3D seismic reprocessing project offshore Mexico that will merge three existing surveys. Map of the Ultracube project, from Searcher. In total…

Fugro completes EOWDC site work

Apr 04, 2016

Fugro has completed offshore works undertaken in preparation for full construction of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) at Aberdeen Bay, Scotland. The geotechnical site investigation took place at 11 turbine locations to assess the seabed…

Malaysia opens first seismic multi-client program

Apr 01, 2016

Petronas, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), has decided to open an area of Malaysian offshore waters to the multi-client model for the first time, according to PGS. A consortium comprising of PGS, TGS and Schlumberger WesternGeco…

First Sabah, Malaysia, multiclient shoot planned

Apr 01, 2016

A consortium comprising of three major seismic data companies  have won a tender for rights to carry out a seismic program offshore Malaysia.  The program, to be run by PGS, TGS and Schlumberger WesternGeco, will be the first time the waters…

X-ray vision

Apr 01, 2016

When people think about X-rays, they most likely think about hospitals or maybe even pipeline inspection. Elaine Maslin examines how X-rays could be deployed in a wellbore near you. Test images…

Egypt’s breadbasket

Apr 01, 2016

Italian major Eni has found what could be the biggest gas deposit in the Mediterranean and the company is eager to develop it. Jerry Lee reports. Egypt Nile Delta. The Zohr discovery, in the Shorouk block…

Aqualis lands Race Bank gig

Mar 30, 2016

Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by A2SEA to perform engineering consultancy services for its offshore wind farm installation work at the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm offshore the UK. Aqualis…

Spectrum starts Brazil campaign

Mar 30, 2016

Geoscience firm Spectrum has started a 10,400km multi client 2D survey offshore Brazil in the Amazonas and Para Maranhao basins, along the Equatorial Margin of Brazil.  The new acquisition program will tie five of Spectrum's Northern Margin programs…

Polarcus buys Dolphin Streamer Package

Mar 22, 2016

Polarcus has announced the purchase of a complete marine seismic in-sea acquisition system (Streamer Package) from Dolphin Geophysical, for a price of US$11.5 million. The Streamer Package comprises 12 x 8100m active streamers and all peripheral in-sea equipment…

PGS names third and highest spec Ramform

Mar 17, 2016

The third of geoscience firm PGS' four Ramform new-build Titan-class seismic acquisition vessels, the Ramform Tethys, has been named at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co. yard in Nagasaki, Japan. PGS' two first Ramform Titan-class vessels…

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