North Sea & Europe Geology & Geophysics News

Depending on the outcome of mapping and technical evaluation, exploration drilling of one or more Pitu prospects could go forward in 2014, subject to approval from Greenland’s government.

TGS (TGS:Oslo) has started to acquire 3,210-sq km (1,239-sq mi) of 3D multi-client seismic data over the Erlend basin, west of Shetland.

TGS has started the acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey covering 2,400 sq km (927 sq mi) in the Norwegian Barents Sea.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is scheduled to start acquiring 2D seismic in the southeastern part of the Norwegian Barents Sea as of this April 26.

WesternGeco has introduced ObliQ sliding-notch broadband acquisition and imaging technique to enhance low frequencies in marine seismic data without compromising high-frequency data.

Providence Resources has issued an update on prospectivity in Irish Licensing Option 11/12 (LO 11/12).

A new tool from Kongsberg Maritime designed to train for deck handling of seismic streamers is now operational at Vestfold University College in Norway.

Dolphin Geophysical’s new high-capacity 3D vessel Polar Duchess has started work a six-month contract for TGS in the Barents Sea.

Lansdowne Oil & Gas sees potential for a new gas cluster development off southern Ireland, based on interpretation of a recently processed 3D seismic survey.

Dolphin Geophysical AS has christened the M/V Polar Duchess.

Bayerngas Norge has commissioned Fugro-Geoservices to acquire 182 sq km (70 sq mi) of seismic survey data in license PL 635, 100 km (62 mi) west of Florø, Norway.

Interpretation is nearing completion of a new 2D seismic survey on the deepwater Rhône Maritime concession offshore southern France.

Providence Resources (AIM:PRV) has completed testing operations on its Barryroe appraisal well off southern Ireland.

Cairn Energy plans to acquire a 1,500-sq km (579-sq mi) 3D seismic survey this year over part of its exploration acreage offshore eastern Spain.

Hampson-Russell Software & Services has released a redesign of its HRS-9 reservoir characterization applications suite.

Common Data Access Limited (CDA) has awarded Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS) a new five-year contract to operate the CDA DataStore.

Reservoir Exploration Technology (RXT) has won a contract from an international oil company to conduct an ocean-bottom cable survey offshore Norway.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will map the geology in the northeast of Norway’s newly agreed section of the Barents Sea.

Melrose Resources has received tenders from 12 contractors for a seismic program in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea.

TGS (TGS:Oslo) has updated various seismic gathering programs off northern Europe.

Electromagnetic Geoservices has secured pre-funding for a multi-client 3D EM campaign in the Barents Sea, ahead of Norway's 22nd exploration licensing round awards.

Shell Kanumas has contracted Polarcus Ltd. to conduct an 8,500 sq km (3,282 sq mi) 3D seismic acquisition project offshore Greenland.

North Sea Energy (NSE) has contracted Senergy GB for technical studies on four exploration prospects in the UK North Sea.