Polarcus has received a letter of intent (LOI) from an undisclosed client for an additional broadband 3D marine seismic survey offshore South America. The project will commence in early Q4 2016 and run for approximately three months. “This…
Netherlands Enterprise Agency has awarded Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation survey contract for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone, in the Netherlands. This follows previous contracts awarded earlier this…
Polarcus has received a letter of intent for an XArray project in the Norwegian-Barents Sea for an undisclosed client. The survey is due to commence in August 2016, after required authorization has been obtained, and will run for approximately four weeks…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will continue to acquire geological samples and deep-sea minerals in the Norwegian Sea this summer. The objective is to increase understanding of resources and the geological development of the North Atlantic…
Det norske oljeselskap awarded a framework agreement to First Geo for delivery of a broad range of subsurface and well engineering services. Under the contract, First Geo will provide personnel within the technical areas such as subsurface specialists…
CGG GeoSoftware launched Jason 9.5, the latest version of its advanced reservoir characterization software that adds many new capabilities including depth inversion, broadband reservoir characterization and anisotropic inversion. These additions…
Woodside and partner Petrel Resources have received environmental approvals from the Department of Communications, Climate Change, & Natural Resources (formerly the Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources) earlier this month…
Visiongain's new Marine Seismic Equipment and Acquisition Markets 2016-2026 report indicates that the marine seismic market will see capex of US$273 million on equipment and $2.7 billion on acquisition in 2016. The fall in the price of…
TGS announces the expansion of its multi-client library offshore Eastern Canada with plans to acquire more than 36,000 km of 2D seismic data, in partnership with PGS, utilizing two vessels during the 2016 acquisition season. The M/V Sanco Spirit and M/V Atlantic Explorer…
Fugro has been awarded a supply arrangement by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to provide vessel based hydrographic survey services. Under the contract CHS will procure hydrographic surveys as needed, anywhere in Canada, to enhance…
CGG GeoSoftware has released VelPro, a velocity modeling and depth conversion software used to integrate seismic and well velocity information, horizons, faults and well tops into data-driven velocity models. VelPro models complement…
CGG GeoSoftware has released VelPro 9.5, a velocity modeling and depth conversion commercial software technology used by interpreters and velocity modeling experts to integrate seismic and well velocity information, horizons, faults, and well tops into velocity models…
PGS, in partnership with TGS, will offer support for the two calls for bid in the Eastern Newfoundland and Jeanne d’Arc regions issued on 7 April 2016. The partnership offers for license MC2D GeoStreamer data, and the 4550sq km MC3D-NL02-EN Orphan Basin GeoStreamer survey…
PGS’s latest GeoStreamer survey is providing high resolution coverage of North Sea plays relevant for the seventh Danish Licensing Round. Initial data volumes will be available in May and August 2016. The Danish part of the North Sea…
MEO Australia is achieving positive results from the seismic reprocessing and inversion study currently underway over the Beehive prospect in WA- 488-P, off the north coast of Western Australia. MEO said that Beehive is a potential giant…