On Feb. 20, Otto Energy is scheduled to begin a 1,800-sq km (695-sq mi) 3D seismic data acquisition program in SC55 using the seismic vessel Ramform Explorer operated by Petroleum Geo-Services Asia.
ONGC and Cairn India have awarded Bergen Oilfield Services separate contracts for 3D surveys, offshore India.
Premier Oil has virtually completed 3D seismic interpretation of the Tuna block offshore Indonesia.
BHP Billiton (BHPB) has agreed to fund acquisition and processing of 1,000 sq km to 2,000 sq km (386 sq mi to 772 sq mi) 3D seismic program in SC55, offshore Philippines.
Searcher Seismic and DMNG have begun a 3,882-km (2,412-mi) 2D seismic survey in the South Halmahera basin, offshore Indonesia.
Cairn Lanka has begun a 3D seismic acquisition in the Mannar basin offshore Sri Lanka.
India's Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) has contracted Spectrum to reprocess up to 10,100 line km (6,278 mi) 2D of seismic data offshore the Andaman Islands. Spectrum will license the data results to third parties.
A partnership of Mitra Energy, KUFPEC, and Singapore Petroleum Corp. have completed a 2D seismic survey offshore Vietnam.
Coastal Energy Co. has government approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a 2D seismic acquisition over the Ko Kra and Nakhon basins in blocks G5/43 and G5/50 in the Gulf of Thailand.
The Philippine Department of Energy (DoE) has approved the revised work program and budget for the current exploration sub-phase for Service Contract (SC) 55.
Niko Resources has acquired interests in several deepwater blocks offshore Indonesia.
Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) (CGB2) has awarded a contract to a local seismic acquisition contractor to conduct a seismic acquisition program in the Bengara-II block located on the island of Borneo in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Fugro Airborne Surveys has concluded the airborne acquisition of aeromagnetic data in the North block concession offshore the Republic of Palau.
ION Geophysical Corp. has acquired an additional 6,200 km (3,852 mi) of regional seismic data offshore India's western coast as part of its ongoing IndiaSPAN program.
