Bengal Energy says it is progressing exploration and drilling of its prospects offshore India.

Spectrum has re-processed 10,600 line km (6,586 mi) of new 2D seismic data taken off the Andaman Islands offshore eastern India.

Oil Search is stepping up its exploration activity in the Gulf of Papua, recently completing the first stage of an offshore 3D seismic survey.

ION Geophysical Corp. has contracted to outfit China’s BGP Inc.’s new 12-streamer 3D seismic vessel the Prospector with a DigiSTREAMER acquisition system.

Cairn India has completed a 4D seismic campaign over the Ravva offshore field in Eastern India’s Krishna-Godavari basin.

Proved and probable gas reserves at Kupe field now are higher than originally estimated as result of a detailed reserves review, says Origin Energy as operator for the Kupe Joint Venture.

New Zealand’s Crown Minerals is making available 2,375 km (1,476 mi) of 2D seismic data collected over the Campbell Plateau and Bounty Trough.

India’s government has awarded Bengal Energy International a production-sharing contract for block CY-OSN-2009/1, 7-16 km (4.3-9.9 mi) offshore southeast India.

Seismic surveys have been completed over parts of the JPDA 06-101 (A) production sharing contract offshore Timor-Leste, according to FLEX LNG.

Neon Energy has completed a 2D seismic survey in block 120 and block 105-110/04 offshore Vietnam.

Cairn Energy and partner Santos have completed a 200-sq km (77-sq mi) 3D seismic survey over the Magnam discovery in the Bay of Bengal offshore Bangladesh.

Rocksource ASA has issued an update on its licensing negotiations offshore southeast India.

Unnamed India-based clients have awarded Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping (OHM) two contracts totaling $6 million for marine electromagnetic surveys using the vessel OHM Leader.