Africa Geology & Geophysics News

The 10-streamer seismic vessel Polarcus Nadia was in Namibian waters last week, ready to start an extensive 3D survey for Serica Energy in the Luderitz basin.

Total Exploration& Production Angola and Sonangol have awarded CGGVeritas (NYSE:CGV) a five-year contract for 4D seismic processing and imaging of annual and biennial surveys planned for offshore Angola.

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas has signed a farm-out agreement with Bermuda-based Azimuth for three licenses offshore Namibia.

Dolphin Geophysical has signed to acquire, process, and market a 3D multi-client deepwater survey for the Senegalese government.

Apache Kenya has secured the drillship Deepsea Metro 1 to drill the company’s first deepwater well offshore Kenya.

Kosmos Energy has signed three production sharing contracts (PSCs) with Mauritania’s government for contiguous offshore blocks C8, C12, and C13.

Dolphin Geophysical of the Dolphin Group ASA (OSE: DOLP), has agreed with the government of Mauritania to acquire additional 2D multi-client seismic data in offshore deepwater.

Longreach Oil & Gas (TSX-V:LOI) has issued resource estimates for the Foum Draa and Sidi Moussa licenses offshore Morocco.

Bowleven says it has completed processing of data from 3D/4C OBC seismic acquired over parts of its Etinde permit offshore Cameroon.

Afren says processing is under way of a newly acquired OBC 3D seismic survey over the Ebok/Okwok/OML 115 area off Nigeria.

Apache Corp. has completed the Nanaa 3D seismic survey in L8 offshore Kenya.

Ophir Energy says the focus of exploration on its Ntsina and Mbeli concessions off Gabon has turned to the presalt play.

PGS has completed a 3D seismic acquisition program for Chariot Oil & Gas offshore Namibia.

PA Resources has issued an update on its development programs offshore Tunisia.

New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) is finalizing arrangements for a new 2D seismic survey in the Gulf of Gabes ofshore Tunisia.

A 4,000-sq km (1,544-sq mi) deepwater seismic acquisition program offshore Guinea is in processing with first results expected this March.

Now that a final agreement has been reached with Sonangol E.P., TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. will begin acquisition of a 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Angola covering about 12,500 sq km (4,826 sq mi).

Spectrum, CGGVeritas and the National Petroleum Corp. of Namibia have started a new 2D multi-client seismic survey in the deepwater Orange basin offshore Namibia.

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA’s Ramform Valiant is underway to acquire 26,000 sq km (10,039 sq mi) of 3D data in five Kwanza/Benguela basin blocks offshore Angola.

African Petroleum Côte d’Ivoire Ltd. has agreed with the Société Nationale d’Opérations Pétrolières de la Côte d’Ivoire (PETROCI) and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to acquire an offshore exploration permit for block CL-513.

Namibia’s government has formally confirmed the award of a petroleum agreement to Serica Energy for an offshore license in the central Luderitz basin.

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has agreed a farm-out with Azimuth concerning its three licenses offshore Namibia.

Seabed seismic data acquisition can be applied to many seismic and geological challenges and may improve reservoir characterization and management. The technology has in recent years become strategic for many oil companies in their de-risking of wells and recovery factor improvement.

New leads are emerging from re-processed 2D seismic on the Tarfaya block offshore Morocco, according to Tangiers Petroleum.