Bahamas Petroleum Corp. (BPC) has completed initial processing of the Pearl 3D seismic survey offshore the Bahamas.

TGS, in partnership with WesternGeco, has begun to acquire 3D multi-client, wide-azimuth seismic data over 11,655 sq km (4,500 sq mi) of the Gulf of Mexico.

The 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.

TGS reports receipt of a permit from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulations and Enforcement to acquire 3D wide-azimuth data in the Gulf of Mexico.

CGGVeritas reports completion of processing on its Three Corners Extension Wide-Azimuth survey in the Gulf of Mexico.

Timed to come during the Society of Exploration Geophysicists annual meeting, Statoil has signed to fund $1 million per year for five years in an energy partnership agreement with the University of Texas.

Bolt Technology Corp. and WesternGeco have begun a joint effort to develop the E-Source air gun as an environmentally sensitive energy source for marine seismic surveys.

FairfieldNodal will provide cable-free nodal recording systems for NES LLC for use on Apache Corp.’s 3D seismic survey in Cook Inlet, Alaska.