Turkish vessel Oruc Reis will carry out a seismic survey in the eastern Mediterranean over the next ten days, a move which will further test already tense relationships with Greece.
In connection with planning for future drilling programs at the Etame Marin block off Gabon, Vaalco will begin acquiring and processing new 3D seismic data.
CGG GeoSoftware has launched WellPath, a new interactive 3D well path planning solution for optimal well planning in unconventional and fractured reservoirs and offshore development platforms, as part of its InsightEarth 3D visualization and interpretation software suite. WellPath shows the complexi
Seismic player SeaBird Exploration said that its source contract announced on 20 April 2020 has been terminated by the charterer. Namely, the Oslo-listed SeaBird secured a letter of award in April for a project in South America. The contract should have taken place in the third quarter of this year,
Marine seismic player Polarcus has taken delivery of geophysical exploration vessel Ivan Gubkin. Ivan Gubkin (previously Polarcus Amani) has been on charter to Russian shipping company Sovcomflot since 2017. In light of the extension to the Vyacheslav Tikhonov charter, the companies agreed that Sovc
Paris-based geophysical services player CGG has completed the first phase of the largest OBN multi-client survey in the UK Central North Sea. In addition, CGG announced immediate commencement of the second acquisition phase. The company took on a this project in November last year. Back then, CGG sa
Oslo-listed seismic player SeaBird Exploration has received a letter of award for an OBN source contract in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract will start in Q4 2020 with an expected duration of about three months. In addition, Seabird secured an OBN source contract in the North Sea end-June this year.
Shearwater GeoServices has won a large towed streamer 3D seismic survey for Block 52, offshore Suriname for Petronas. The four-month project should commence in Q4, 2020. “This new survey in Suriname comes at an exciting time for this area,” said Irene Waage Basili, the chief executive officer of She
Magseis Fairfield has won a deepwater 4D baseline ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the US Gulf of Mexico for a repeat customer. According to the Oslo-listed company, the survey should start in December 2020. Furthermore, the project has a duration of approximately 80 days, adding to the company’s 2
Oil and Gas Authority UK (OGA) will disclose ‘vital’ historic seismic data that could help explorers and developers spot potential carbon and hydrogen storage sites in the North Sea. Following consultation in 2019, the OGA has decided to make seismic data available, under an exploration licence and
Seismic player Polarcus and Russian shipping company Sovcomflot have once again agreed new terms for the vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov. Specifically, Sovcomflot has exercised options to extend the firm period of the charter for 3 years. The new charter begins immediately after the project the vessel is
Norwegian seismic player PGS said it has begun a new project in the Barents Sea that uses the most advanced configuration ever towed by a seismic streamer vessel. Last weekend, PGS seismic vessel Ramform Tethys reconfigured from a wide-tow triple source set-up to an even wider penta source solution
Norwegian seismic player PGS has completed its 2020 acquisition campaign in Angola’s Namibe Basin. The vessel Ramform Sovereign has completed the project offshore Angola using multisensor GeoStreamer technology. PGS noted that it has achieved operational and geological objectives successfully and sa
Oslo-listed GC Rieber Shipping and OSM Maritime Group (OSM) have entered into an agreement for fleet management services. Specifically, the deal includes business transfer from GC Rieber to OSM of all technical, crewing and support functions in Bergen. OSM will also establish a new wholly-owned ship
