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.

Statoil USA E&P has contracted Fugro-Geoteam to acquire and process 2,400 sq km (927 sq mi) of 3D marine seismic data around its leases in the Chukchi Sea.

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. is conducting its third Wide Azimuth (WAZ) 3D survey in the Constitution series of projects in the Gulf of Mexico.

The vessels Hugin Explorer and Kondor Explorer have completed an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey for BP Exploration & Production in the Gulf of Mexico.

The US Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) has awarded TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. a five-year contract for well log data management services in the Gulf of Mexico outer continental shelf (OCS).

WesternGeco has begun acquisition of the E-Octopus VIII and E-Octopus IX surveys in the Alaminos Canyon, Keathley Canyon, and East Breaks areas of the US Gulf of Mexico. The surveys cover more than 450 outer continental shelf (OCS) blocks.

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co., in cooperation with WesternGeco, has completed the Freedom Wide Azimuth (WAZ) 3D seismic project in the Gulf of Mexico.