Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) started the Bréanann 3D seismic program, located in the Frontier Exploration Licence 3/14 in the Porcupine Basin, Irish Atlantic, on June 27 for the Australian energy company Woodside. Woodside is the operator of licences FEL 3/14 and FEL 4/14 in the Irish Atlantic with
Norwegian provider of marine seismic technology for the oil and gas industry, inApril, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Kazakhstan’s Geo Energy Group (GEG) for its first seabed seismic system. inApril said on Thursday that the LOI is for an agreement potentially worth $25-30 million for the supp
Rod Starr (photo) was named the CEO of Polarcus, a marine geophysical company, in February 2015, at the time when the oil price was slightly over $50 a barrel, down from over a $100 in mid-2014, after having spent years at TGS-NOPEC (TGS), another Oslo-listed seismic company. We caught him on the ph
Searcher Seismic, an independent multi-client company, in cooperation with project partner BGP, has completed the acquisition of a new survey offshore Norway and another offshore Western Australia. Searcher Seismic said on Wednesday that Phase 2 of the Silver-Eye 3D Seismic Survey in the Barents Sea
Norwegian seismic specialist has boasted with what it claims to be the world’s largest seismic spread.
China Oilfield Services Limited, a Chinese offshore services provider also known under the abbreviated name COSL, has won another seismic acquisition contract. In a statement on Monday, COSL said it will carry out a 3D seismic survey in the “Far East”, without providing the specific location. The co
Australian energy company Woodside has received environmental approvals from the Department of Communications, Climate Change, & Natural Resources in Ireland for the 3D seismic surveys on its acreage in the Irish Atlantic. Woodside is the operator of licences FEL 3/14 and FEL 4/14, in the Porcupine
Norwegian seismic contractor TGS has announced the expansion of its multi-client library offshore Eastern Canada, with plans to acquire approximately 2,000 km² of 3D seismic data, in partnership with PGS. The survey will be acquired utilizing the PGS GeoStreamer technology and data acquisition will
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), an offshore oilfield service provider, has secured a contract for 3D seismic acquisition. COSL on Friday said the survey would cover a total area of over 4,000 square kilometers in the Arctic region. The Chinese company said this “is the first great order for
Marine seismic data provider MultiClient Geophysical (MCG) expects the low demand for seismic data to continue throughout 2016 despite the increase in oil price since mid-February 2016. In its quarterly report on Friday, MCG said that the oil companies would continue its cost discipline in 2016 refl
Marine seismic acquisition company Polarcus has made changes to its board of directors following the 2016 Annual General Meeting held on Thursday electing four new directors to the board. Erik Mathiesen, Tom Henning Slethei and Peter Zickerman were elected as new board members with a term of office
Marine seismic contractors have been struggling in the wake of cuts in exploration spending by the oil companies due to low oil prices. However, Glen Rødland, Chairman at Spectrum, a Norwegian multi-client data specialist, says this is exactly what he has signed up for. In a statement to shareholder
Norwegian marine seismic acquisition specialist PGS has appealed a court decision made in a case it had launched against GC Rieber Shipping’s subsidiary over a seismic vessel. To remind, the Bergen district court in March dismissed a 9 million euros claim by PGS Geophysical (UK) Limited against GC R
The UK Oil and Gas Authority has released the Invitation To Tender (ITT) for the 2016-2017 UK Government funded seismic acquisition and processing program. According to OGA, the successful recipient of the contract will be required to survey areas over South West Britain including the Celtic Sea, We
