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TGS Gets 4D Streamer Acquisition Job at Vår Energi’s Goliat Field

Feb 21, 2025

Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured a 4D streamer acquisition project in the Barents Sea covering the Vår Energi-operated Goliat field.The Goliat 4D project is scheduled to start in July.The total duration of the project is approximately 20 days, according to TGS.'We are very pleased to secure more 4D work on the Norwegian continental shelf for the 2025 summer season.“We already have secured one contract in the Barents Sea with a duration of approximately 45 days…

TDI-Brooks Adds to Africa Project List with Nigerian Survey

Mar 04, 2025

TDI-Brooks recently secured a contract with Compass Survey Limited to conduct a series of 2D Ultra High-Resolution (2DUHR) seismic site surveys and pipeline route assessments for SPDC offshore Nigeria.These projects involve the acquisition of…

TGS Gets Offshore Wind Site Characterization Job

Jan 29, 2025

Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has secured an offshore wind site characterization contract on the U.K. continental shelf for a repeat customer.The contract has a total duration of approximately 60 days and is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2025…

Shearwater Kicks Off Second Round of Pelotas Basin Surveys

Jan 07, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has started the second season of acquisition for the Pelotas Basin multi-client 3D seismic survey in Brazil, conducted in partnership with Searcher Seismic.The new acquisition will be the sixth multi-client 3D project for the joint venture and will utilize the SW Empress…

TGS to Embark on 3D Streamer Survey in Southern Atlantic

Dec 06, 2024

Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has secured a large 3D streamer contract in the Southern Atlantic.Acquisition is scheduled to begin by the end of 2024.The contract has a duration of approximately 140 days, TGS said, without revealing any additional details…

Shearwater Geoservices Lands Third Offshore Survey Job in India

Dec 03, 2024

Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a large 2D towed streamer seismic survey by Oil India, covering 14,500 line kilometers on the East Coast of India in the Bay of Bengal.The project, scheduled to being early 2025, forms part of India’s…

Viridien, TGS and Aquila Holdings Deliver Utsira OBN Reprocessing Project

Nov 04, 2024

Viridien and its partners TGS and Aquila Holdings, under its subsidiary Axxis Multi Client, have completed the reprocessing of the Utsira ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic survey in the Norwegian North Sea.Utsira is the largest OBN survey conducted…

Seismic Research for Gas Offshore Crete to Proceeded to Next Phase

Oct 10, 2024

An ExxonMobil-led consortium will move to the second phase of seismic research for gas exploration in a block off the Greek island of Crete, Greece said on Thursday.Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA) said…

TGS Starts 2D Seismic Survey Offshore Sumatra

Sep 06, 2024

Norwegian seismic company TGS has started the acquisition of a 2D seismic survey in the Sumatra basin, Indonesia.The survey, conducted using COSL’s HYSY 718 vessel, is expected to comprise between 5,500- and 6,500-line kilometers, covering two regions…

Shearwater Gets 4D seismic Job at Ghana’s Jubilee Field

Sep 03, 2024

Marine seismic acquisition firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured a 4D seismic monitoring contract for the Jubilee field in Ghana, operated by Tullow Ghana.The two-month survey will be conducted early 2025.This will be the first contract conducted by Shearwater Ghana…

Viridien Starts Sparse OBN Project in the Gulf of Mexico

Aug 27, 2024

Viridien has announced the start of the Laconia 3D OBN multi-client seismic program in the US Gulf of Mexico.Covering 330 offshore continental shelf (OCS) blocks in the Garden Banks and Keathley Canyon protraction areas, the project is supported by industry funding…

TGS Kicks Off Seismic Survey in Indonesia

Jul 31, 2024

Norwegian seismic company TGS has started a new seismic acquisition project offshore Seram in Indonesia.The project will cover over 1,800 kilometers of new 2D seismic data across the southeastern part of the basin, using a 12 km long offset streamer…

Shearwater and XOCEAN Team Up for CCS and Offshore Wind Markets

Jun 11, 2024

Marine seismic acquisition firm Shearwater Geoservices and ocean data company XOCEAN have entered strategic collaboration to explore opportunities in carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offshore wind markets.Building on the successful joint delivery of several large data campaigns…

Shearwater Kicks Off Pelotas Basin 3D Survey Off Brazil

Jun 05, 2024

Shearwater GeoServices has ramped up its multi-client activity by starting the Pelotas Basin 3D survey, offshore Brazil.The survey represents the fifth multi-client 3D acquisition project so far for Shearwater, the company said.The Pelotas Basin…

South African Appeals Court Throws Lifeline to Shell's Wild Coast Exploration

Jun 03, 2024

A South African appeals court on Monday suspended a previous ruling that halted offshore exploration by Shell along the unspoilt Wild Coast and allowed oil companies another chance at public consultation, court documents showed.The lack of public…

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