"Seismic" News

Sovcomflot Keeps Polarcus' Vyacheslav Tikhonov Vessel for Three More Years

Sep 11, 2020

Russian company Sovmcomflot has decided to extend the charter of Polarcus' Vyacheslav Tikhonov seismic vessel for three years, but might redeliver the Ivan Gubkin vessel back to the Oslo-listed owner.The Vyacheslav Tikhonov, owned by Polarcus…

PGS Completes Seismic Survey Offshore Angola. Fast-Track Data in Q4

Sep 08, 2020

Norwegian seismic data acquisition firm PGS has completed a large seismic survey offshore Angola using the 2008-built Ramform Sovereign vessel.The 2020 PGS Namibe Basin survey connects the 3D seismic coverage of southern Angola with PGS seismic data library coverage in Namibia…

Canada's OFG Acquires PGS' Towed Streamer CSEM System

Sep 07, 2020

PGS, Norway-based oil and gas seismic data specialist, has signed a deal with Ocean Floor Geophysics, (OFG) under which OFG has acquired the exclusive rights to use the hardware, software and intellectual property associated with the PGS towed…

AGS Signs Seismic Data Licensing Deal with IOC

Sep 04, 2020

Ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic company Axxis Geo Solutions has signed a data licensing agreement with an unnamed international oil company. AGS said Friday the sale was related to the company’s OBN Seismic Data Library over Utsira in Norway…

ION, Shearwater Team Up for 3D Survey in North Sea

Sep 02, 2020

Offshore seismic surveyor Shearwater GeoServices has entered a 3D seismic acquisition project with ION Geophysical for a new multi-client survey in the North Sea.The project, to be carried out by the Amazon Warrior seismic vessel, is for ION's…

Magseis Fairfield Gets Gulf of Mexico LOA

Sep 02, 2020

Marine seismic data acquisition company Magseis Fairfield has received a conditional Letter of Award from an undisclosed multiclient company for a four-month Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of Mexico.'The survey is anticipated to start in the beginning of April 2021…

Equinor Taps into DUG's Tech for Seismic Processing

Sep 01, 2020

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has signed a multi-year deal with supercomputer group DUG Technology, covering seismic processing and imaging technology.Under the agreement, DUG says, Equinor will replace existing third-party technology with an integrated solution using DUG McCloud…

Shearwater Geo to Shoot Seismic for Total in Mauritania

Aug 28, 2020

French oil giant Total has hired marine seismic surveyor Shearwater GeoServices for a 3D survey project in Mauritania.The Norway-based seismic acquisition company said Friday that the contract was for a large towed streamer 3D acquisition and Fast Track processing project…

CGG Kicks Off Northern North Sea Survey

Aug 27, 2020

CGG, a France-based provider of seismic data for oil and gas exploration and production, has kicked off a new multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea. The survey will provide a second azimuth over CGG’s existing Northern Viking Graben…

Polarcus Hired for 3D Survey Project in W. Africa

Aug 27, 2020

Oslo-listed offshore seismic acquisition company Polarcus has won a new contract in Africa.The seismic vessel fleet owner said Thursday that the survey in West Africa under the newly awarded contract would start in October 2020.The XArray marine…

TGS Begins 'Pioneering' OBN Survey Offshore Norway

Aug 24, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas exploration and production seismic data company TGS has announced the deployment of 'a pioneering sparse ocean bottom node (OBN) survey' in the Atlantic Margin off the coast of mid-Norway. TGS said Monday the initial study…

Opinion: Turkey-Greece Conflict in Mediterranean Might Not be About Gas (Only)

Aug 21, 2020

The worsening stand-off in the eastern Mediterranean, frequently described as a gas conflict, has been gaining momentum. It may seem a strange time to be fighting over gas when prices remain in a slump due to weak demand and investors withdrawing…

Shearwater in Its First Ever Seismic Survey Offshore Vietnam

Aug 20, 2020

Norway-based seismic surveyor Shearwater GeoServices has won its first-ever contract in Vietnam.Under the contract signed with operator SK Innovation, Shearwater will be responsible for a towed streamer 3D acquisition over the offshore Block 16-2…

Erdogan: No threats can Deter Turkey's Exploration in Mediterranean

Aug 19, 2020

No threats can deter Turkey from seeking natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding that Ankara expects actors in the region to take steps to de-escalate tensions.Greece and Cyprus are…

TGS Disappointed by PGS' Rejection

Aug 14, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas seismic data supplier TGS is disappointed with the decision by rival company PGS to reject its $600 million offer for its multi-client library.TGS had earlier this month offered to acquire PGS' multi-client data for $600 million…

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