Norway-based seismic acquisition firm Spectrum has started a 12,000km multi-client 2D seismic survey offshore Brazil's Pelotas Basin. The new acquisition program will infill both Spectrums' new 7500km survey acquired in 2013 and 12,000km of data reprocessed in 2014…
Rod Starr joins Polarcus as its next chief executive officer (CEO) effective 5 February. Starr has more than 30 years industry experience, starting his career with Unocal where he spent 16 years in various planning and financial roles…
Searcher Seismic in conjunction with project partner, BGP, are pleased to announce the 2015 GroupSeis campaign over the North West Shelf, Western Australia. The GroupSeis concept has been developed by Searcher to provide clients with a turnkey solution for the environmental approval…
Inpex Norge awarded First Geo a contract to provide exploration services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). A geomodel. From First Geo. Under the contract, First Geo will provide…
SAExploration has won contracts for ocean-bottom marine seismic data acquisition services collectively valued at about US$45 million. The company expects to execute the projects during Q2 and Q3 2015, using ocean-bottom nodal seismic…
The US Department of the Interior today (Tuesday) announced details of a proposed oil and gas leasing program for 2017-2022. US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell (pictured, right, with President Obama) and Bureau of Ocean Energy…
Following the split of Aker Solutions, sub-surface consultancy Aker Geo will now operate under the First Geo brand. In 2015, Aker Solutions ASA split into two separate companies: Aker Solutions ASA and new oil services investment company Akastor ASA…
Spectrum awarded Gardline CGG the Rocket 2D Phase 1 multi-client marine broadband seismic survey under a master service agreement signed in October 2014 between the two companies. Image of the M/V Duke…
Italian explorer Eni obtained a three-year extension for block 15/06, offshore Angola, the company announced on 19 January. Image from Eni. The license lies approximately 350km northwest of Luanda and 130km east of Soyo town…
SeaBird Exploration has signed a letter of intent for use of the Northern Explorer for a 2D seismic survey offshore West Africa. The survey will cover about 1700km and is worth about US$1.3 million. The project is expected to start in February and last two weeks.
Ireland-based exploration firm Petroceltic is focusing its attention on Egypt after two offshore block awards were recently ratified. The firm said during 2014, formal award of the offshore North Thekah block was awarded and, more recently…
Hydrocarb Energy Corp. is preparing to issue request for proposals to four seismic acquisition contractors to complete a 750km 2D seismic program on its 21,300sq km Owambo basin concession in northern Namibia. The concession comprises Blocks 1714A…
Seismic acquisition began on the new Polarcus Capreolus 3D multi-client project over the Phoenix area in the Rosebuck basin, offshore Western Australia. The area contains the recent Apache-operated Phoenix South-1 oil discovery…
Dubai-based seismic acquisition firm Polarcus has chosen Rod Starr to succeed Rolf Ronningen as CEO of the company. Ronningen (pictured), who informed the board of his planned retirement in 2014, will continue as CEO until Rod takes up his appointment…
Bjarte H. Bruheim has been appointed the new CEO of EMGS, effective 7 January, following the board's decision to accept current CEO Roar Bekker's resignation. Bekker served as CEO since May 2009, and prior to that role, served as Chief Operating Officer since 2007…