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Gassco awards seabed surveys contract
August 21, 2008 10:19 AM
Gassco has awarded Marine Mätteknikk AB a contract covering a total of 636 km (395 mi) of seabed surveys for potential CO2 pipelines.

EMGS completes world's largest multi-client 3D EM survey in Barents Sea
August 15, 2008 9:49 AM
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has completed the world's largest multi-client electromagnetic (EM) survey in the Barents Sea, ahead of Norway's 20th exploration licensing round.

Rock Solid chosen for Jubilee campaign
August 13, 2008 3:45 PM
Kosmos Energy and Tulow Oil have tapped Rock Solid Images to provide reservoir property inversion services for the appraisal and development drilling of Jubilee field offshore Ghana.

US to map arctic seabed
August 13, 2008 10:26 AM
Two arctic cruises by the US Coast Guard's Healy are scheduled to begin on Aug. 14 under direction of the US Department of State in collaboration with Canada to collect data about the continental shelf and Arctic Ocean basins.

OneGeology debuts at IGC August 12, 2008 8:07 AM The OneGeology portal was officially launched at the 33rd International Geological Congress (IGC) in Lillestrøm, Norway.	RXT wins Caspian seismic contract August 11, 2008 4:38 PM CentrCaspneftegas has awarded Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) a 3D seismic contract.
ODIM reports $12-million order August 11, 2008 10:07 AM ODIM has reported award of a NOK 65-million ($12-million) contract for a complete automated 3D seismic handling system for a new vessel.	EMGS begins survey work off Malaysia August 11, 2008 9:49 AM Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has begun work on a $5 million contract to rank potential hydrocarbon reserves, as well as estimate volumes in several prospects in Malaysia.
NPD completes Troms II seismic survey August 7, 2008 8:30 AM The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's acquisition of 3D seismic data in the Troms II area was completed on July 31.	Geotrace to process Libyan data onboard August 6, 2008 8:45 AM Geotrace will provide what it says is one of the largest onboard seismic data processing projects for BP Exploration Libya Ltd. on the Geowave Endeavour.
StatoilHydro awards $231 million for offshore seismic in 2009 August 6, 2008 8:28 AM StatoilHydro ASA says it has awarded NOK 1.2 billion ($231 million) in contracts for towed, multi-streamer seismic surveys in 2009.	Geowave Endeavour delivered to Wavefield August 6, 2008 7:46 AM Wavefield Inseis ASA has taken delivery from Fosen Yard the 3D seismic survey vessel Geowave Endeavour.
PGS wins StatoilHydro seismic contract August 1, 2008 11:18 AM StatoilHydro has awarded Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) a $100 million contract for a series of seismic surveys to be conducted in the summer of 2009.	Fugro establishes new division July 31, 2008 9:48 AM Fugro has created Fugro Gravity & Magnetic Services (FGMS) to market its worldwide gravity and magnetic capabilities for oil and gas exploration and production.
SCAN Stigandi begins first seismic survey July 25, 2008 9:23 AM M/V SCAN Stigandi has begun its first seismic survey without any operational problems, according to SCAN Geophysical.	Petrobras contracts seismic program off Portugal July 24, 2008 9:18 AM Petrobras International Braspetro BV has contracted SCAN Geophysical ASA to acquire 8,500 km (5,281 mi) of 2D seismic data offshore Portugal.
BGP CNPC contracts ODIM seismic equipment July 21, 2008 11:30 AM BGP CNPC in China has contracted ODIM to delivery an automated handling system for a 12-streamer seismic vessel.	Primeline reprocessing East China Sea seismic data July 17, 2008 8:52 AM Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. is reprocessing regional 2D seismic data from block 25/34 in the East China Sea.