The Board of Directors of French geophysical services company Viridien has appointed Henning Berg as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director. Viridien‘s Board of Directors appointed Berg as CEO following the general meeting held on June 3, succeeding Sophie Zurquiyah, who will r
Norwegian energy data and intelligence provider TGS has secured an award to perform a 4D streamer contract offshore Angola, described as large and high-end. The contract has a duration of approximately eight months, with the acquisition expected to begin in early July. According to the Norwegian fir
Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices has completed a 3D towed streamer and undershoot survey offshore Nigeria on behalf of TotalEnergies and Matrix Energy. The two-month 3D marine seismic survey was performed in partnership with Harvex Geosolutions on blocks OML 100 and OPL 2010 on behalf of TotalEnergi
French geophysical services company Viridien has begun a multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Central North Sea, spanning the UK and Norwegian sectors. The dense multi-client OBN survey covers 645 km2 in the Frigg area, with the final processed deliverables to be available in the third
Norway-headquartered energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured three new contracts in the Norwegian North Sea, with the first having started immediately. TGS is set to mobilize in June for an ocean bottom node (OBN) assignment that will take approximately 25 days, while under another, 4D
Adura Operations, an incorporated joint venture (IJV) between the UK’s Shell and Norway’s Equinor, has selected Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices to perform ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition at its field in the UK North Sea. Shearwater’s scope covers approximately 220 km2 of seismic acquisi
Norwegian energy data and intelligence provider TGS has landed a new assignment in the United States (U.S.), which will enable it to advance ocean bottom node (OBN) ultra‑high resolution seismic data in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico).
As part of its fleet optimization journey, Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices is selling a 14-year-old vessel that has been in lay-up since 2021 to be converted into a dedicated source vessel. Through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Shearwater Geoservices has entered into an agreement with an und
Norway’s energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured an extension to a multi-year ocean bottom node (OBN) acquisition contract in the Gulf of America. The contract has been extended for an additional three-year duration, with a “major producer in the Gulf of America”, TGS said. Kristian Joh
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has signed a strategic agreement with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for the acquisition, processing, reprocessing and promotion of seismic and geophysical data across the country’s offshore basins. TGS announced on April 16 that it will deliver
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has won another contract to deploy its seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard for an offshore wind site characterization campaign in Europe. Under the contract that has a duration of approximately one and a half months, Ramform Vanguard will commence data
Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices and Australia-headquartered Searcher have completed this season’s multi-client 3D seismic acquisition campaign in Brazil’s Pelotas Basin. This Phase Three contributed an additional 7,500 km2 of high-quality 3D data, building on the 9,500 km2 previously acquired, bring
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has hired two platform supply vessels (PSVs), managed by Norway’s shipping company, Remøy Shipping.
Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a three-month contract extension for its source vessel to continue working in the Western Hemisphere. The 2009-built Fulmar Explorer, which joined the company’s fleet in 2019, will continue perfor
