Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (OSLO: PGS) has signed for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to deliver two Ramform vessels in 2013 with an option for as many as two more for delivery in 2015.

Spectrum, in partnership with CGGVeritas and GeoData Ventures, has started a broadband 2D multi-client seismic survey offshore West Timor, Indonesia.

India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) (NSE: ONGC, BSE: 500312) has notched two shallow water discoveries this year offshore India.

Oilex continues to mature a drilling candidate for a third commitment well in the JPDA 06-103 concession offshore Timor-Leste, according to partner PanPacific Petroleum (PPP).

Nido Petroleum Philippines Pty Ltd plans to acquire 1,000 line km of new 2D seismic over the Bikuda-Bulador area in SC 58 offshore Philippines.

MEO Australia Ltd. says its Seruway Offshore Exploration Ltd. subsidiary has started seismic acquisition offshore Indonesia over the Ibu Horst area.

AWE (Titan) NZ Ltd. has contracted to drill the Atlas-1 well in the Titan PSC offshore East Java basin, Indonesia.

TGS has started a 2D multi-client seismic survey offshore eastern Indonesia, just north of the Sunrise-Troubadour gas fields and west of the Abadi gas field.

BGP has launched its new 3D, 12-streamer seismic vessel BGP Prospector at Sekwang Heavy Industry in Korea.