Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a Letter of Award from an oil and gas company to provide 3D EM data acquisition services offshore West Africa.

Kosmos Energy has awarded OHM Rock Solid Images a contract to do a seismic reservoir characterization study of the West Cape Three Points block offshore Ghana.

TGS remains active in seismic surveying off West Africa, according to the company’s review of its recent progress.

Bergen Oilfield Services has completed a 10,000 km (6,214 mi) 2D seismic acquisition for Hyperdynamics to delineate areas of interest offshore Republic of Guinea.

A 2D seismic acquisition program is under way by TGS offshore West Papua, Indonesia.

The MV Polarcus Nadia has begun acquisition of a 5,000-sq km (1,931-sq mi) 3D survey covering blocks 8 and 9, offshore Liberia.

Geotrace has completed an onboard data processing project for BP’s Sirt basin concession, offshore Libya.

Chariot Oil & Gas has completed a 3D seismic program in Northern blocks 1811 A & B, offshore Namibia.

Aminex is integrating seismic acquired in 2009 to define the Kiliwani North discovery offshore Tanazania into reprocessed data, covering the remainder of the Nyuni licence.

Total E&P Angola has awarded DOF Subsea an $8-million contract to provide geotechnical survey services for the CLOV development field, offshore Angola.

Noble Energy Cameroon has contracted Polarcus to conduct a 3D seismic acquisition project.

CGG Veritas has begun a 3D seismic acquisition program over blocks 1811 A&B, offshore Namibia, for Chariot Oil & Gas.

An undisclosed client has awarded Rock Solid Images a $1-million contract for rock physics and seismic inversion projects offshore West Africa.

-- Statoil has awarded Bergen Oilfield Services (BOS) contracts for two large frontier 3D surveys offshore Mozambique and Tanzania using the vessel BOS Arctic.

Preliminary results from an oil seeps study of Hyperdynamics’ 31,000-sq mi (80,290-sq km) oil and gas concession offshore Guinea are encouraging, the company says.