Hyperdynamics has extended the term of its letter of intent with Repsol until March 11, 2010.

The deployment of the Nautilus acoustic positioning and streamer steering system on the vessel Alizé has increased production levels on the first project of a mega 3D seismic program currently being acquired for PEMEX in the Gulf of Mexico, according to CGGVeritas.

CGGVeritas has begun the Three Corners extension 3D wide-azimuth multi-client survey in the western Gulf of Mexico.

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. (TGS) has begun seismic acquisition for the Justice Wide Azimuth (WAZ) 3D project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Fugro GeoServices has completed the fieldwork portion of a shallow hazards survey in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea for Shell Exploration and Production.

WesternGeco began acquisition of the E-Octopus VII survey in November.

dGB Earth Sciences has unveiled the Open Seismic Repository, which offers free seismic survey data.

Rocksource has pre-committed to license newly acquired Clearplay Test EM data over prospects in the Gulf of Mexico to Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS).

Infoterra and W.L. Gore & Associates (Gore) are cooperating on an oil slick mapping and sampling service for offshore petroleum exploration.