TGS performs wide seismic sweep over northern EuropeTGS (TGS:Oslo) has updated various seismic gathering programs off northern Europe. |
Barents Sea EM survey draws fundingElectromagnetic 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. |
Polarcus to do 3D survey offshore Greenland for ShellShell Kanumas has contracted Polarcus Ltd. to conduct an 8,500 sq km (3,282 sq mi) 3D seismic acquisition project offshore Greenland. |
NSE commissions study of North Sea structuresNorth Sea Energy (NSE) has contracted Senergy GB for technical studies on four exploration prospects in the UK North Sea. |
Norway sanctions far north offshore seismic surveysThe Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has contracted PGS and Dolphin Geophysical to acquire seismic data in Norway’s northern offshore outposts. |
Albania 3D data reveals multiple offshore prospectsSan Leon Energy has received the first final processed volumes from last year’s 840-sq km (324-mi) 3D seismic survey on the company’s Durresi license offshore Albania. |
Strong response to Norwegian offshore seismic data offerSeven companies have purchased the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s seismic data package from the unexplored northern Norwegian offshore areas around Lofoten and Vesterålen. |
EMGS, Schlumberger reach marine electromagnetic exploration agreementEMGS and Schlumberger have announced the intention to enter a cooperative agreement effective Jan. 3, 2012, to offer marine electromagnetic related processing, advanced modeling, and earth model building. |
NPD selling offshore seismic data packageThe Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is selling in one package 2D and 3D seismic data collected off Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Senja (Nordland VII and Troms II). |
2D seismic survey completed offshore ItalyCGGVeritas has completed a six-day, 600-km (373-mi) 2D seismic survey for Northern Petroleum in the southern Adriatic Sea, covering the F.R39.NP and F.R40.NP license offshore Italy. |
Blueback releases Toolbox v11 with seismic reservoir characterizationBlueback Reservoir continues to expand its collection of Petrel plug-ins for exploration and production with the release of Blueback Toolbox v11. |
TGS charters Polarcus Amani for 3D seismic work offshore EuropeTGS has signed a letter of intent with Polarcus to charter the newbuild <I>M/V Polarcus Amani</I>. |
TGS charters Polar Duchess for offshore Europe work next summerTGS has signed a letter of award with Dolphin Geophysical to charter the newbuild M/V Polar Duchess seismic vessel. |
Blueback releases new EM plug-in for PetrelBlueback Reservoir has released a new version of Bridge Electromagnetics 5.0, its CSEM plug-in for Petrel. |
Innovation and investment propel Petrobras toward deeper watersPetrobras estimates that Brazil's presalt reserves contain about 50 Bboe – enough to turn the country into one of the world's top oil producers in this coming decade. |
Jan Mayen survey points to petroleum potentialThe Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) and the University of Bergen have acquired samples from steep parts of the seabed on the Jan Mayen ridge between Norway and Iceland. |
Lansdowne takes receipt of 3D data from North Celtic SeaLansdowne Oil & Gas has taken delivery of the processed 3D data taken in seismic surveys earlier this year over Amergin, Rosscarbery, and Midleton prospects in the North Celtic Sea basin offshore Ireland. |
Survey designed to penetrate basalt geology of Møre basinElectromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) is preparing to start a multi-client 3D magnetotelluric (MT) survey covering 3,000 sq km (1,158 sq mi) in the Møre basin of the Norwegian Sea. |
Badger gets research support for field demonstrationThe Research Council of Norway has approved Badger Explorer’s application for support of a field demonstration project. |
Melrose extends seismic sweep of Black Sea concessionsMelrose Resources has started acquisition of a 3D seismic survey on the Galata exploration block in the Bulgarian sector of the Black Sea. |
Dolphin exercises option for Polar Duchess seismic vessel charterDolphin Group ASA says it has exercised an option to charter the M/V Polar Duchess from Armada Seismic for a firm period of three years. |
Oceanic Sirius begins 3D seismic over AvaldsnesCGGVeritas has landed the first contract for its newbuild Oceanic Sirius seismic survey vessel. |
TGS on active survey duty in Arctic regionsTGS Nopec has started a 22,000-km (13,670-mi) multi-client (MC) survey offshore Labrador-Newfoundland in partnership with PGS. |
First Northern Sea Route transit made by AlimaIn a trip that may be the first-ever transit to the Asia/Pacific arena via the Northern Sea Route, the Ulstein X-BOW designed Polarcus Alima has cut the travel time from Norway to New Zealand by at least eight days. |
Integration, multi-discipline cooperation among the trends at SEG 2011The Society of Exploration Geophysicists annual meeting allows attendees to learn about specific technical advances and gain insight into the broad indications of how the business is doing, and what the general trends are. |