Norway-based seismic services firm TGS has signed a letter of award (LOA) with Polarcus DMCC to acquire 3000sq km of 3D seismic data offshore Norway with a potential extension of up to a total of 7000sq km. The activity is expected to…
Houston-based, Africa-focused explorer Erin Energy, formerly CAMAC, has been granted a 24-month extension on two of its offshore Gambia licenses. Erin Energy, which operates the blocks with 100% interest, received approval to extend the…
Polarcus has secured further industry prefunding enabling the expansion of the Capreolus 3D multi-client project offshore Australia. The additional pre-funding will see the survey expand northwards with an additional 7130sq km to be covered…
Polarcus Ltd. signed a letter of intent (LOI) with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project on the UKCS utilizing Polarcus' RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract…
Apache Energy’s Phoenix area off Western Australia is estimated to contain 48-232 MMbbl of contingent and prospective recoverable oil, according to an independent technical advisor. Map from Carnarvon…
Initial evaluation of 3D seismic data shows that Providence Resources P.l.c.’s Drombeg prospect offshore southwest Ireland, is consistent with those of a large deepwater fan system. The Polarcus Amani 3D seismic vessel…
Polarcus won a contract from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project offshore Egypt using Polarcus' RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The project will begin 1Q 2015 and is expected to run for about 50 days.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kosmos Energy and partner Europa Oil & Gas are eyeing exploration drilling on new prospects offshore Ireland following new 3D seismic data on frontier exploration licenses (FEL) 2/13 and 3/13 licenses in the South Porcupine Basin. Kosmos Energy acquired the new 3D seismic in 2013…
Norway-based offshore geophysical services firm Polarcus has signed a letter of intent with Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project, to be acquired by Polarcus Nadia and subject to the execution of a service contract…
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…
In collaboration with Petroguin E.P., Polarcus secured additional industry prefunding to acquire a new 3D multi-client survey offshore Guinea-Bissau, expanding theits 3D multi-client data library across the Mauritania-Senegal-Guinea-Bissau basin in the AGC and Guinea-Bissau to over 8300sq km…