Seismic News


Starting from the (ocean) bottom

Mar 01, 2017

A seismic shift – pun intended – has been made in ocean bottom node technology. It is being made more efficient and cheaper to deploy, bringing it closer to challenging the high-end towed streamer market. Elaine Maslin reports. Miniaturization…

Schlumberger, TGS in GoM reimaging project

Feb 23, 2017

Schlumberger and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. (TGS) have entered a new multi- and wide-azimuth (M-WAZ) multiclient reimaging program in the highly prospective Central US Gulf of Mexico. Final results are expected in early 2018, ahead of a period…

Fugro bags Kenyan seabed survey

Feb 21, 2017

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons. The seeps survey complements a seismic exploration program that was completed recently offshore Kenya. Image…

Shell taps CGG for Brunei processing center

Feb 21, 2017

French geoscience firm CGG has been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum to operate a dedicated processing center (DPC) at its Seria office in Brunei Darussalam. The contract will run for a period of six years, from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022…

South China Sea in Frogtech study

Feb 20, 2017

Australia's Frogtech Geoscience has released a new basement-focused study of the hydrocarbon-rich South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand; a geologically complex region. The study (South China Sea Seebase) includes new, terrane-based plate…

New Rockall understanding could boost exploration

Feb 20, 2017

A new geological analysis of the Rockall area offshore the UK suggests that previous exploration failures in the area have been due to a misunderstanding of the subsurface. Exploration in the Rockall Basin, in the North Atlantic, north and west of Ireland and Scotland…

CGG completes Bapco AGG survey off Bahrain

Feb 16, 2017

CGG has completed the acquisition and processing of the first-ever airborne gravity gradiometry (AGG) survey of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Conducted on behalf of the Bahrain Petroleum Co. (Bapco), this was the first commercial survey to be acquired worldwide using FalconPlus…

Bell launches offshore Malaysia FTG data

Feb 13, 2017

Bell Geospace and Onyx Engineering are launching data from a multiclient FTG program offshore Malaysia, with support from state oil firm Petronas.   The multiclient FTG program includes airborne 3D Full Tensor Gradiometry (FTG) and magnetic…

Polarcus extends South America contract

Feb 08, 2017

Seismic firm Polarcus has been given an extension to a 3D marine seismic project in South America. The first phase of the project was completed in August 2016. The second phase is due to start in March 2017 and will take about three months…

FAR ups Senegal resources

Feb 07, 2017

FAR Ltd. says it has identified more than 1.5 billion bbl of undrilled oil prospectivity in its acreage offshore Senegal through the interpretation of new 3D seismic data. The Stena DRILLMAX is currently drilling the SNE-5 well…

Contracts awarded for SW Britain and East Shetland Platform

Feb 06, 2017

As part of the 21st Century Exploration Road Map initiative (21CXRM), the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), in collaboration with the 21CXRM Technical Advisory Committee, has awarded two contracts for petroleum system related studies for the East Shetland Platform and South West Approaches areas…

Drilling into data

Feb 01, 2017

Imagine a library where the books are written in a language so old, few alive can speak it; and the pages crumble to dust when turned. In data terms, this is the state of the UK oil industry’s 50+ years of exploration archives. Elaine Maslin reports on one project aiming to fix it…

Spectrum makes offer for MultiClient Geophysical

Jan 25, 2017

Norwegian geoscience firm Spectrum has made an offer to acquire fellow Norwegian outfit MultiClient Geophysical for US$13.94 million (NOK 116 million). The offer trumps an earlier offer made by UK-based geoscience firm Geoex by about…

TGS inks seismic contracts with Shearwater, Polarcus

Jan 20, 2017

Norway's TGS has inked two new seismic vessel contracts with Norwegian geoscience firms Shearwater GeoServices and Polarcus, for surveys in Europe. Shearwater GeoServices has agreements for two surveys, one firm and one optional, starting between March and May 2017…

EMGS gets 20% reduced vessel rate deal

Jan 20, 2017

Norway's Electromagnetic Geoservices has signed a new charter agreement for the vessel BOA Thalassa with BOA SBL at new and improved commercial terms. The new terms are valid through 1 October 2019 with an option to extend the new agreement through 1 April 2021…

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