TGS and Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) have announced two new multi-client 3D seismic projects offshore Eastern Canada. Following on from the recently announced 2017 2D seismic campaign and the Cape Broyle 3D, the two new projects - East…
Gulf of Mexico operators BP and Murphy Oil sing the praises of a new below US$50/bbl breakeven world at this year’s OTC Houston. Audrey Leon reports. Image of Morrison presenting at OTC. Images from OTC…
ION Geophysical announced a new 2D multi-client program offshore Gabon, EquatorSPAN II, in cooperation with the Gabon Ministry of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons, Direction Général des Hydrocarbures of Gabon (DGH). Map of EquatorSPAN…
BP says it has made “a major breakthrough” in seismic imaging that has identified more than 200 MMbbl of additional resources at its Atlantis field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Atlantis. Image from BP…
Aker BP has agreed an up to eight year, US$30 million framework contract with Schlumberger for acquisition of 4D seismic data offshore Norway. The framework contract is for four years, with two, two-year options. It includes WesternGeco…
Norway's Polarcus has delivered its Polarcus Amani seismic vessel, without streamers, to Russia's Sovcomflot in Bergen. The vessel has been chartered by Sovcomflot under a bareboat agreement for five and a half years. Following delivery of the vessel to Sovcomflot…
TGS will conduct a new multi-client acquisition project, Crean 3D, on the Irish Atlantic Margin. Crean 3D is a multi-client survey of more than 5400sq km in the South Porcupine Basin between the Porcupine High and the Irish Mainland Platform…
Geoscience firm Spectrum has started a 35,000km multi-client 2D seismic survey covering 435,000km offshore Argentina, in deepwater, in cooperation with YPF and with the authorization of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. This survey…
Tullow Oil is planning a 2550sq km 3D seismic survey on the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana, close to ExxonMobil's giant Liza discovery with plans to drill on the block as early as next year. According to partner Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) awarded Shearwater GeoServices the reprocessing of 2D seismic data in the Barents Sea. The reprocessing is of two projects to be run in parallel, including approximately 6000km of pre-stack time…
Chariot Oil & Gas says preparation for drilling on its acreage offshore Namibia has started following a review identifying 1.75 Billion bbl of gross mean prospective resources. Chariot says a Competent Person's Report on Namibian Blocks 2312 & 2412A (the Central Blocks)…
Eni and its partner have agreed to underwrite and license 1800sq km of new multi-client 3D seismic data over FEL 3/04, in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland, according to partner Providence Resources. FEL 3/04 is situated…
Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC), for cooperation in research and technology development in the oil and gas business, aiming…
PGS has completed its fleet expansion with the naming of its latest newbuild, the Ramform Hyperion, at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding yard in Nagasaki, Japan today (22 March). The first vessel of the Ramform Titan-class came in 2013 with the delivery of Ramform Titan…
Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. (BSP) awarded Geokinetics a contract to acquire a high-resolution 3D seismic survey, offshore Brunei Darussalam. The acquisition is scheduled for Q2 2017 and involves the deployment of a hybrid recording solution…
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