CGG has contracted Shearwater GeoServices for the phase two of its Northern Viking Graben multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea. The new survey will expand on the phase one acquisition initiated in 2020. It will add a second azimuth over CGG’s existing Northern Viking Graben 3D survey and
Oslo-listed seismic player TGS has appointed Jan Schoolmeesters as head of New Energy Solutions (NES) business unit, established to pursue opportunities related to the energy transition. In February this year, TGS launched New Energy Solutions (NES). In a statement back then, the company said it aim
Offshore seismic player Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract for a 4D monitor acquisition survey from Total E&P Angola. The survey comprises a two-month project on the GJDR development area of Block 17 commencing in Q1 2021. For the purpose of the project, Shearwater said it will utilise on
Australia’s offshore energy regulator NOPSEMA has accepted Santos’ proposal to acquire a 3D marine seismic survey in the Bedout Sub-basin on the central North West Shelf called the Archer 3D MSS. The Archer 3D MSS is located within exploration permit areas WA-437-P and WA-541-P, and surrounding wate
Norwegian seismic player PGS is bringing back in action two of its vessels after experiencing an increase of acquisition project activity. Based on project awards so far, the Oslo-listed firm said it has started preparations to reactivate Ramform Vanguard for the summer season. PGS completed the sta
Norwegian shipowner Solstad Offshore said Thursday it has inked contracts for two of its subsea construction vessels (CSVs) in the renewables and seismic sectors. The CSV Normand Fortress has secured a contract with UK-based contractor Manor Renewable Energy for operation on a UK wind farm. The cont
Seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices has confirmed a contract award from ConocoPhillips for the Sequoia 3D survey in the Otway Basin, offshore Australia. ConocoPhillips, as operator of T/49P, has contracted Shearwater vessel the Geo Coral to acquire approximately 2,700 square kilometre
UK-based subsea major TechnipFMC has appointed Sophie Zurquiyah, chief executive officer of French-based geophysical services company CGG, to its board of directors and audit committee. The appointment will become effective 1 April 2021. Zurquiyah, 54, has served as CEO at CGG since 2018. She joined
Shearwater has secured an ocean bottom seismic 4D survey for Aker BP at the Ivar Aasen field. According to seismic exploration company, the OBS project in the Norwegian North Sea, has a duration of approximately one month. The survey will commence in Q2 2021 and will employ Shearwater’s multi-purpos
As the world continues its race to a net zero future, identifying potential carbon and hydrogen storage sites as well as deep-sea mineral deposits will be vital to meet emissions abatement targets for 2050 and beyond. Existing and future marine seismic data can massively improve assessments of the s
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Schlumberger have launched the Egypt Upstream Gateway, an innovative national project for the digitalisation of subsurface information. This digital platform will also enable global access to the country’s subsurface data, kept evergreen by enhancing legacy dat
Seismic exploration company Shearwater said it has won a ‘substantial’ contract for deepwater ocean bottom node seismic acquisition for Petrobras’ Tupi and Iracema projects in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. This will be the largest OBN seismic survey in Brazil at the Tupi field. It will also be a
Seabed seismic player Magseis Fairfield has narrowed it quarterly loss despite significantly lower year-on-year revenue. The Oslo-listed company generated Q3 2020 revenue of $48.4 million, down from $74.4 million same time last year. The year-on-year decline mainly reflects the significantly lower a
Norwegian seismic player PGS, in cooperation with ANPG, has begun a new fully prefunded MultiClient 3D survey in the Lower Congo Basin, near the river plume of the Congo in Angola Block 1/14. The acquisition phase will continue until April, with fast-track data expected in October 2021. PGS vessel R
