Norwegian seismic player TGS has completed its flagship Jaan 3D seismic survey covering the MSGBC Basin in Northwest Africa. The survey took place in partnership with PGS and GeoPartners. Comprising over 28,000 square kilometres, the survey spans offshore Senegal, The Gambia, AGC and Guinea-Bissau.
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has begun an assessment of the Kanga-1 geophysical and geotechnical site survey offshore Australia.
TGS has completed an additional phase of the Santos Basin 3D multi-client seismic survey in Brazil. The survey is located south of the high-profile discoveries in the Santos Basin and the recent sought-after blocks offered in Rounds 15 and 16. The acquisition of 17,500 square kilometres of the 23,00
PGS said it will implement further cost reductions as seismic industry takes major hit on Covid-19 and oil market disruption. Specifically, this includes staff reductions, re-organization, consolidation of offices, re-negotiation of service agreements and other cost measures. This should also bring
Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) has signed a contract for an additional scope of work under the agreement with Equinor in the North Sea. Earlier this year the company secured the contract for the seismic node acquisition along with the Letter of Intent for an additional scope of work. The additional work
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Santos’ plan for a geophysical survey in preparation for the proposed Yoorn-1 drilling offshore Australia.
BP has signed an agreement with Houston-based software firm Bluware to improve quality and speed of seismic interpretations. Large seismic data sets are difficult to move and use in workflows and also time consuming to interpret. InteractivAI, powered by Bluware Volume Data Store (VDS) cloud-native
Ocean bottom node seismic player Axxis Geo Solutions has returned to profit as revenues hiked close to 83 per cent. AGR recorded Q1 2020 profit of $7 million, bouncing back from loss of some $4 million same time last year. The Oslo-listed firm generated quarterly revenue of $45 million, versus appro
PGS has completed the acquisition of the East Shetland Basin 2020 survey utilising Ramform Tethys vessel. The first results of the survey will be available in August. Despite the ongoing challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, crew changes were carried out safely and efficiently, PGS said. Both t
Magseis Fairfield has appointed Mark Zajac as chief technology officer, effective June 01, 2020. Zajac joins from Schlumberger and brings over 30 years of experience in the oil field services industry. He will replace Nils Heieren, who has decided to leave the company after close to seven years. “I
TGS has started the acquisition of Atlantic Margin 20 (AM20) 3D multi-client seismic project offshore north-west Europe. The AM20 survey covers the latest APA19 awards in the Norwegian Sea and extends west into open acreage. This data will provide E&P companies with an interest in the ongoing awards
Marine geophysical firm PGS has released new multi-azimuth GeoStreamer 3D for Côte d’Ivoire. This 900-square-kilometre survey should provide increased resolution and sharper imaging of Upper Cretaceous plays in Côte d’Ivoire block CI-706. Recently completed final depth processing has improved illumi
Polarcus has completed acquisition of the 3D broadband seismic survey for Neptune Energy on the Petrel field, located in the Bonaparte basin of Australia. The 2,900 km2 survey expanded the area of seismic data Neptune holds and increased the quality and breadth of data. Initial findings from the sur
Results from a seismic inversion analysis for Empyrean’s Jade and Topaz prospects, located in Block 29/11 in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, offshore China, gave Empyrean confidence it has a world-class carbonate reservoir with excellent porosity and permeability at both prospects.
