SeaBird Exploration, the provider of marine 2D seismic acquisition and source vessel services, has received a letter of award for an extension to the 2D campaign in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Norwegian marine geophysical company PGS has been awarded its first ultra-high resolution wind farm site characterization project, marking its entry into what the company described as ”a strategically important new energy market.” The survey will cover two European wind farm sites, both of which are
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has exercised an option to extend the multi-year 4D framework agreement with PGS, established in March 2021, by two additional years. The framework agreement covers 4D monitoring surveys on the Norwegian and the UK continental shelf. As a part of the agreem
Norwegian survey services provider Magseis Fairfield has delisted its shares from the Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs) following the acquisition by TGS. The process with TGS started when the company announced a voluntary offer for all shares in Magseis Fairfield (ticker: MSEIS) on 29 June 2022. When
Norwegian seismic company PGS is supporting the upcoming Nigeria 2022 Mini Bid Round with a range of 3D coverage over the seven blocks that will be on offer. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced in mid-December 2022 that it is planning to hold a mini-bid round for
PGS’ 3D seismic vessel Ramform Hyperion yesterday took onboard 89 refugees coming from Afghanistan that it had encountered while in transit from Greece to Malta. Ramform Hyperion came across a small sailboat with refugees onboard early on 8 January and made contact with the Italian coastguard who in
TGS and CGG have agreed to conduct the second phase of the Foz do Amazonas 3D multi-client survey offshore Brazil.
Norwegian seismic player TGS, which has 40 years of experience in gathering data in the oil and gas sector, is making its way into renewables. Jaan Schoolmeesters, the company’s Executive Vice President, talks about how TGS is bringing approaches from oil and gas into the wind and other domains. Acc
Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices has won two contracts with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras for 4D seismic surveys, which together add eight months to the company’s order book. Shearwater GeoServices will deliver 4D seismic surveys for the Jubarte and Tartaruga Verde fields in the Campos Basin
Carbon Transition has entered into a new $2.5 million multi-client seismic data licensing contract with an existing customer for the Utsira multi-client survey in Norway. Under the contract, the customer, whose name has not been disclosed, will license Carbon Transition’s Utsira multi-client survey.
Norway’s seismic company PGS has secured industry pre-funding for what it describes is a “large” MultiClient survey in the Norwegian Sea. The survey will be acquired by a Ramform Titan-class vessel over two seasons, with mobilization for the first season expected in the second quarter of 2023. Accor
Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted a second one-year extension for the Petroleum Exploration License 87 (PEL 87) located in the Orange Basin. Canada-based Sintana Energy reported on 21 December that Namibia’s Minister of Mines and Energy had granted a second one-year extension to the
CGG has made an agreement with Carbon Transition’s subsidiary Axxis Multi Client to reprocess the Utsira ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic survey in the Norwegian North Sea.
Norwegian seismic companies PGS and TGS have secured pre-funding for the Santos Sul MultiClient 3D project in the southwest Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The survey will cover more than 15,000 square kilometers of both open acreage made available by ANP via the new Permanent Offer mechanism (POR), a
