Seismic surveying

Polarcus prepares for deepwater GoM 3D shoot

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Wed, 2014-09-24 10:03

24th September 2014

Polarcus Adira is in transit from Las Palmas to the US Gulf of Mexico to commence a six month charter for TGS

CGG nets quartet of BroadSeis-BroadSource marine contracts

Submitted by Mark Venables on Thu, 2014-09-11 07:06

11th September 2014

BroadSeis with BroadSource, marine broadband technology

CGG has been awarded contracts for the 3D seismic acquisition of four major surveys using its BroadSeis with BroadSource, marine broadband technology. T

Swala launches 2D seismic shoot in northern Tanzania

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Tue, 2014-08-26 11:10

26th August 2014

Swala launches 2D seismic shoot in northern Tanzania

Swala Energy has announced the start of its 2014 2D seismic data acquisition programme over the Moshi Basin located within the Pangani exploration licence in northern Tanzania

Pemex awards CGG-Fugro joint venture USD 200m GoM seismic contract

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Mon, 2014-08-11 17:09

11th August 2014

Pemex awards CGG-Fugro joint venture USD 200m GoM seismic contract

CGG has announced that Pemex has awarded CGG a contract worth close to USD 200m for ocean bottom cable (OBC) 3D-4C seismic work in one of the oil company’s most important producing areas, the Ku Maloob Zaap oilfield and the light crude oil fields of the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico

Oil of DRCongo reveals 3bn barrels of oil underneath Democratic Republic of the Congo

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Thu, 2014-08-07 15:46

07th August 2014

Oil of DRCongo reveals 3bn barrels of oil underneath Democratic Republic of the Congo

Oil of DRCongo, the Fleurette Group's oil exploration subsidiary, has announced that’s its recently processed 3D seismic surveys acquired in 2013-14 over its prospects in Blocks I and II in Lake Albert in the Democratic Republic of Congo indicates around three billion barrels of oil in place

Petrel launches 2D seismic survey onshore Uruguay

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Thu, 2014-08-07 12:50

07th August 2014

Petrel launches 2D seismic survey onshore Uruguay

The 580 kilometre 2D seismic programme, across the Piedra Sola and Salto onshore exploration blocks in Uruguay, commenced in mid-July with the arrival of survey crews to survey and prepare access for the acquisition crews, and with parameter testing to optimise data quality now complete the seismic acquisition has commenced

Soco spuds exploration well offshore Congo-Brazzaville and completes onshore DRC seismic survey

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Thu, 2014-08-07 09:40

07th August 2014

Soco spuds exploration well offshore Congo-Brazzaville and completes onshore DRC seismic survey

Soco International has announced that the Lidongo X Marine-101 (LXM-101) exploration well has been spudded in the Marine XI Block, located in the Congo Basin, offshore the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)