Searcher Seismic has signed a commercial agreement with DownUnder GeoSolutions to market and license the Monodon Ultracube. The Monodon Ultracube consists of approximately 14,700sq km 3D and 2000km 2D reprocessed data in the prospective Northern Carnarvon Basin of the North West Shelf…
Ikon Science has inked the first sale of its Joint Impedance and Facies Inversion product (Ji-Fi) to US-based independent operator Murphy Exploration and Production Company (Murphy Oil), two months after the launch of the software in December 2014…
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…
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…
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…
ION Geophysical and Somalia’s Puntland Petroleum and Minerals Agency (PPMA) entered into an agreement to complete a multi-client 2D regional seismic survey offshore Puntland, Somalia. Image from ION Geophysical…
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…
Polarcus won a contract to conduct a broadband 3D marine seismic acquisition project in Australasia for an undisclosed client. The Polarcus Nadia. From Polarcus. The two-month project is set to begin this quarter…
Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry (FTG) is aiding prospect evaluation in a formerly disputed zone of the Barents Sea, adjacent to the Norwegian-Russian border. Dr. Stephen Rippington, Dr. Neil Dyer, and Chris Anderson explain. Fig…
New age technologies block failures, and boost bottom line. Gregory Hale reports. Every minute counts these days. The right decisions hinge on responding to issues before they become big…
The shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, also known as the Arabian Gulf, belie the plethora of offshore infrastructure – new and old – in the Middle East. Elaine Maslin probes beneath the waves. In 2005…
CAMAC Energy Gambia awarded Polarcus a contract to acquire a 3D seismic survey offshore Gambia, West Africa. The Cajun Express. From FAR. The surveys will cover approximately 1504sq…
French engineering firm Technip has dropped its big to make an offer for fellow French seismic acquisition and services firm CGG. Technip's shares rose 6% on the announcement, while CGG's dropped 30%. Technip, which first approached CGG over a possible offer on 10 November…
Searcher Seismic, in conjunction with project partner MAGE, is conducting a 2D seismic survey off western Ireland. Map of Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey. From Searcher Seismic. The Echidna…
OE spoke with experts from CGG and Ion Geophysical to ascertain where the next frontiers of future offshore oil and gas exploration will be located. These areas are certain to blossom over the next five years. Here’s how the experts answered…