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Tower completes seismic survey off Namibia

Neptune Petroleum (Namibia) Ltd., subsidiary of Tower Resources Plc., has completed a 2D seismic data acquisition program over the northwest areas of blocks 1910A, 1911, and 2011A offshore Namibia.

Kenya survey completed

Gippsland Offshore's airborne gravity and magnetic data survey in L-6 Lamu basin of Kenya is complete and the information delivered to the operator.

Madalena starts 3D seismic program off Tunisia

Madalena Ventures Inc. has begun an offshore 3D seismic program in the Pelagian basin offshore Tunisia on the Hammamet block.

Cooper completes Tunisia seismic acquisition

Cooper Energy ASX has completed its 972.7-km (604 mi) 2D seismic data acquisition program offshore Tunisia and awaits the results of the data processing.

Plectrum begins Tunisian survey

Plectrum Petroleum Plc. has started a 3,000 km (1,864 mi) 2D seismic acquisition on the Nabeul Permit offshore Tunisia using the CGG Princess. Operations are expected to last 30 days.

Senegal seismic data under study

Senegal Hunt Oil Co. has completed acquisition of Samgomar Deep 3E seismic data and onboard processing was completed, says partner First Australian Resources Ltd.

RXT after $16-million OBC contract off Nigeria

Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA and local partner Delta Plus Ltd. are concluding negotiations for a $16-million ocean bottom seismic program off Nigeria with an unnamed major oil company.

Offshore West Africa seismic contract anticipated

Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA and Delta Plus Ltd. (DP) expect to sign a $180 million contract with Mobil Producing Nigeria to conduct an OBC seismic survey over 28 months.

3D survey offshore Senegal nears completion

The acquisition of 3D seismic data offshore Senegal is scheduled for completion on March 25, ahead of schedule, according to First Australian Resources Ltd.

Seismic work starts offshore Kenya

Gippsland Offshore Petroleum is funding 1,200 km (745 mi) of 2D seismic surveying offshore Kenya in order to earn a 60% equity in Lamu basin's L-6 block. It also will become the operator.

GTX awards East Africa 2D survey to SCAN

GX Technology has contracted SCAN Geophysical to acquire up to 9,000 km (5,592 mi) of long-offset 2D data offshore East Africa as part of GXT's East AfricaSPAN program.

Seismic survey begins offshore Senegal

CGG's MV Symphony has begun a seismic survey for First Australian Resources Ltd. offshore Senegal. The survey will be the largest 3D survey conducted offshore Senegal as part of an exploration program being carried out by FAR and operator, Hunt Oil Co., FAR says.

Seismic program starts off Kenya

Origin Energy has started a 3,200 km (1,988 mi) seismic program offshore Kenya in Lamu basin blocks L8 and L9. Origin holds an option to extend the program by 600 km (373 mi).

TGS to gather 2D data offshore Oman

TGS-Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA has begun a 6,000-km (3,728 mi) multi-client 2D seismic survey offshore Oman.

Petrobras, Sonangol sign PSCs

Production sharing contracts for blocks 6/06, 15/06, 18/06, and 26 offshore Angola were signed by Petrobras and Sonangol.

MedOil begins Tunisian seismic interpretation

The data interpretation phase is under way by MedOil Plc. following 3D seismic surveying of the Louza Permit offshore Tunisia.

Addax joins deepwater Nigeria prospect

A farm-out agreement with Starcrest Nigeria Energy Ltd. was signed by Addax Petroleum Corp. covering a PSC with Nigeria National Petroleum Corp. on OPL 291 in deepwater offshore Nigeria.

Origin gets offshore Kenya farm-in

Kenya has signed documents allowing Origin Energy Ltd. to acquire 75% of the PSCs on blocks L8 and L9 offshore Lamu basin.

Guinea signs offshore concession agreement

Hyperdynamics Corp. has signed an agreement with the Republic of Guinea to explore an offshore oil and gas concession.

Buried Hill contracts for 2 blocks offshore Gambia

Buried Hill Gambia B.V. has entered two exploration and production licenses with the Republic of The Gambia for the offshore blocks Al Alhamdulilah and A4.

Gippsland signs farm-in for offshore Kenya block

Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL signed a farm-in agreement today whereby Gippsland Offshore Petroleum Ltd. will acquire 60% interest in Kenyan Production Sharing Contract L-6 offshore Lamu basin.

Plectrum gains interest offshore Tunisia

Plectrum Petroleum has gained a 50% interest and has become the operator of the Nabeul block offshore Tunisia in the Gulf of Hammamet by acquiring REAP Tunisia GmbH.

Tunisian 3D seismic survey contracted

TGS-Nopec Geophysical Co. announces it will acquire a multi-client 3D survey offshore Tunisia in the El Louza block.

Study optimistic about deepwater Nigeria blocks

A study by consultant Horizon Energy Partners BV estimates "significant prospective resources" in deepwater blocks OPL 323 and 321 offshore Nigeria.

Veritas completes 2D survey off Namibia

Veritas DGC Inc. announced that its subsidiary Veritas DGC Ltd. has completed a new data library survey covering the northern part of the Orange basin and southern part of the Luderitz basin offshore Namibia. The data will be available for licensing by October 2006.
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