Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has entered into agreements with two separate parties for the sale of its three seismic vessels. In a statement issued on 1 June, Eidesvik reported that it was selling the seismic vessels Veritas Viking, Vantage and Viking Vision to two separate buye
Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured industry pre-funding for another “large” multi-season MultiClient survey in the Norwegian Sea. The first phase of the survey will be acquired this year by the seismic vessel Ramform Hyperion. Acquisition is expected to start in late June and have a duration
UK-Based Blue Ocean Seismic Services has completed a set of trials of its autonomous subsea survey vehicles said to represent a big step towards commercialization. With this latest series of trials, Blue Ocean Seismic Services said it had confirmed that its autonomous undersea robots can reliably op
Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured a contract with an “independent energy company” to conduct a 3D survey in the Barents Sea. The project, which is about to start, will have a duration of approximately 40 days and will be carried out by the 104-meter-long Titan-class seismic vessel Ramform Hy
Following the completion of four carbon storage acquisition jobs last year, Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured another seismic acquisition contract for carbon storage. PGS did not reveal many details about the contract but did state that it was signed with an “independent energy company” and
Provider of seismic acquisition and source vessel services SeaBird Exploration has secured a contract to continue working in the Eastern hemisphere. Under the award, SeaBird Exploration will deliver ocean bottom node (OBN) source services using its vessel Eagle Explorer in the Eastern hemisphere. Th
Marine geophysical services provider PXGEO has secured a contract for a 3D marine towed streamer (MTS) survey in Oceania.
DNV has started a joint industry project (JIP) to increase certainty in the design process for offshore wind farms challenged by earthquakes. The so-called ACE2 JIP is a follow-up project of “Alleviating Cyclone and Earthquake Challenges” (ACE) project and will deeply investigate issues related to e
Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured a contract with what it describes as a “major international energy company” for 3D exploration acquisition services. Ramform Titan is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in late June, with the acquisition expected to complete in August. “We are very pleased
A consortium of TGS, CGG and BGP has completed the fourth phase of the deepwater 3D seismic survey offshore Suriname from which multi-client data is set to support the country’s deep and shallow water bid rounds. Covering 1,800 square kilometers, Phase IV completes the programmed 14,500 square kilom
UK regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched an investigation into whether an oil and gas company possibly failed to meet license obligations, including seismic survey and work program commitments, designed to stimulate activity. The investigation will look into whether the compan
UTEC, a Geo-services brand that is part of Acteon, has launched a cloud-based platform that gives the offshore energy industry a 360° visualization of subsea assets and data. Through iSite Subsea, users can source, view, manage and report on seabed, survey and asset data, as well as interrogate and
Norway’s seismic company PGS has commenced a 3D seismic survey over a license offshore Namibia on behalf of Pancontinental Orange, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pancontinental Energy NL. PGS is carrying out the 3D survey over a planned area of approximately 6,800 square kilometers in block PEL 87 usi
PGS has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed client to conduct a 3D exploration acquisition contract offshore Namibia.
