Fugro Chance, Inc. entered a two-year cooperation agreement with Coda Octopus Group Inc. involving the use of the company’s Coda Octopus Echoscope, a patented 3D sonar technology. The deal grants CODA the ability to apply the Echoscope in a variety of environments…
Today is the closing day of EAGE 2013, this year held in London at the ExCeL London Exhibition and Convention Centre. During the event, Sam Borman, SVP, sales and marketing, with CGG’s marine division, outlined the firm's fleet and its capabilities…
Christophe Barnini has been appointed as Senior Vice President, group communications for CGG. Barnini will report to Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGG, and has become a permanent member of CGG’s management committee. This appointment took effect on 15th May 2013…
Exploration and production company Sound Oil is planning to drill its first appraisal well on the Laura discovery offshore Italy as part of a larger drilling program in the country next year. Laura, in the D150 DR-CS permit in…
Scottish oilfield services provider Glacier Energy Services installed Mark Derry as head of its newly created offshore division. Derry joins the group from Ashtead Technology where he was COO of its offshore brand. He previously held positions with SBS Marine…
Andrew McBarnet suggests that seismic permanent reservoir monitoring may soon be seeing a new wave of interest if not an increase in projects. It seems like forever that people in the E&P business have been talking about a digital oilfield…
Innovation in the offshore industry was one of the key themes at this year’s 27th Offshore Achievement Awards. The event, supported by Offshore Engineer and held at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, was successfully re-launched…
South Australia's Beach Energy Ltd. discussed the results of its 2012 inland offshore exploration program in western Tanzania in an investor presentation last month. Wholly owned subsidiary Beach Petroleum (Tanzania) Ltd. holds 100% interest…
CGG announced today that its new fleet, with the addition of four high-end vessels from its recent acquisition of Fugro Geoscience, set two new industry records that highlight the strength of its marine capabilities. Firstly, through…
The offshore industry’s highest achievers were recognised at last night’s 2013 Offshore Achievement Awards, with Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil & Gas UK, picking up the Significant Achievement accolade.The 27th awards ceremony, which saw a record attendance of 530 guests…
Andrew McBarnet assesses the state of the marine seismic business and where it is going in 2013.Rarely, if ever, can the marine seismic business have been so busy in so many places around the world. Demand for surveys is nearly at an almost all-time high…
'After a strategic review Fugro basically decided to exit the capital intensive and volatile seismic segment of the oil & gas exploration market where it does not have a leading market position. It spotted that most seismic companies had indicated fleet expansion plans in the immediate future…
Fugro-Geoteam completes Block C19 acquisitionMap of MauritaniaChariot Oil & Gas Ltd. has completed its 3500km2 3D seismic acquisition program in Block C19 offshore Mauritania. The survey was contracted to and carried out by Fugro-Geoteam…
Andrew McBarnet finds an optimistic atmosphere at the recent SEG annual international meeting in Las Vegas.Judging from the mood of the crowd at last month’s SEG Annual International Meeting, the marine seismic business is in a good space…
Fugro Renewable Services has launched the Inclinocam, which the company bills as a real-time inclination monitoring service to support safe offshore pile installations. The announcement follows the delivery this year of two high performance…
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