Australia’s MEC Resources is preparing to carry out a seismic survey in the Sydney Basin, offshore Australia. The company did not say when the survey would begin, adding that the preparatory works include procurement of specialist seismic service providers to assist in the new data acquisition plann
Norwegian offshore shipowner GC Rieber Shipping has resolved a four years long dispute with Arrow Seismic Invest II over a seismic vessel claim stemming from June 2012. In June 2012, GC Rieber Shipping’s subsidiary Armada Seismic Invest II AS received a claim from Arrow Seismic Invest II Limited (no
Magseis, a Norwegian seismic survey company, has been awarded Saudi Aramco’s S78 project for large-scale ocean bottom seismic acquisition in the Red Sea. Magseis won the contract together with its partner BGP. The project has an expected duration of 9 months + 1 year and is expected to start during
Sterling Energy plc has decided to relinquish its stake in the Block C-3, offshore Mauritania, after seismic data shows no firm reason to press ahead with exploration. As part of the withdrawal, the company said it would assign its entire 40.5% participating interest in the production sharing contra
Irish explorer Providence Resources P.l.c. is looking to benefit from a new multi-client 3D seismic programe, planned to be acquired by Searcher Seismic Pty Ltd in summer 2016. The total seismic acquisition programme is planned to cover a large area in the southern Porcupine & Goban Spur Basins, off
Marine seismic survey company Polarcus has shared some positive news in an otherwise depressing seismic acquisition market, pressured by low oil prices. The UAE-based, Oslo-listed, company which is currently acquiring an ultra-wide 3D marine seismic project offshore Myanmar, has described the projec
Searcher Seismic, an independent multi-client company, has announced Phase 2 of the Silver-Eye Broadband 3D survey in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Following the acquisition of Phase 1; comprising 2,663 square kilometres, Searcher is now acquiring additional broadband 3D data in the area. Accord
World’s largest oilfield services company Schlumberger has executed a contract with Norway’s Statoil for a large part of WesternGeco’s Campeche wide-azimuth (WAZ) deepwater multiclient seismic survey in the southern Gulf of Mexico, off Mexico. The license also includes collaboration with WesternGeco
Norway’s seismic and electromagnetic services company PGS has said that its seismic vessel Ramford Titan has been conducting the industry’s first ever single vessel 18 streamer seismic operation, offshore Myanmar. According to PGS, over a mile across, this is the widest deployment on record. Althoug
Polarcus, an Oslo-listed seismic acquisition specialist, has received a letter of intent for a 3D seismic contract. The company, headquartered in Dubai, did not reveal the identity of the client. Polarcus said that it would be utilizing its RightBAND(TM) technique for broadband data acquisition. Acc
Magseis, a Norwegian seismic survey company, in November said it had secured a letter of award for a project outside the North Sea region with an undisclosed client. On Tuesday, December 15, the company revealed both, the name of the client and the location of the project. Client – Petronas; Locatio
Norwegian geophysical services company, Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered a data licensing agreement with an international oil company. While EMGS did not name the client, in a statement on Friday it said the deal was for the provision of 3D EM data from the multi-client data library ov
