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Shearwater sells Western Trident in fleet renewal strategy

10/06/2021 Posted by Dale

Shearwater GeoServices has completed the sale of the seismic vessel Western Trident for recycling as part of the company’s fleet renewal strategy.

The vessel has been delivered in Turkey for recycling in accordance with EU regulations and the 2009 Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. In late 2020, Shearwater also sold the CGG Alize to be repurposed outside of the seismic industry.

These sales together with Shearwater’s recent purchase of six modern seismic vessels forms part of Shearwater’s fleet renewal strategy to replace older and less efficient units.

“The market is working” as another Gas Supply Agreement reached

08/06/2021 Posted by Dale

The voice of Australia’s oil and gas industry said Gas Supply Agreements between Queensland-based gas producer Westside and Alinta Energy and CleanCo Queensland is further proof that the industry continues to deliver for the Australian economy.

Under the agreement with Alinta Energy, Westside and its joint venture partner, Mitsui E&P Australia Pty Ltd, will deliver a total of 3.65 PJ in calendar years 2022 and 2023.

CleanCo Queensland will purchase a total of 2.19PJ of gas over 2023 and 2024 to fuel Swanbank E, CleanCo’s highly efficient 385 MW gas-fired power station near Ipswich in south-east Queensland.

APPEA Chief Executive Andrew McConville said the agreement shows the market is working.

PGS ASA deploys two vessels to expand coverage offshore Canada

08/06/2021 Posted by Dale

PGS seismic vessel Ramform Titan has begun acquisition of the Cape Anguille program, in partnership with TGS. This program expands the PGS-TGS joint venture with another 10 000km² of GeoStreamer 3D coverage in Newfoundland’s prospective Orphan Basin.

The survey covers existing lease blocks and open acreage. Acquisition is expected to complete mid-September 2021. PGS will deliver fast-track results in November 2021, and final imaging and interpretation products in Q1 2022.

In addition to Ramform Titan, Ramform Atlas is currently steaming towards Canada where she will start another MultiClient campaign in the first half of June.

Shearwater GeoServices commences second phase of Mid North Sea High 3D Survey

08/06/2021 Posted by Dale

Shearwater GeoServices has commenced the second and significantly larger phase of ION Geophysical’s 11,000km² UK Mid North Sea High 3D seismic survey program using the Oceanic Vega.

Shearwater said the Mid North Sea High’s proximity to shore and existing energy infrastructure supports lower development costs, making it an attractive development region for companies both within the oil and gas and the low carbon energy sectors.

The acquisition of this large data set, prioritizing acquisition before wind farm installation, and covering areas with potential for carbon storage, represents a unique opportunity for Shearwater and ION to support future energy transition activities.

Sercel Launches GPR300 Seabed Nodal Solution for Shallow Waters

08/06/2021 Posted by Dale

Sercel has announced the launch of GPR300, a new nodal seismic acquisition solution specially designed for deployment in shallow waters down to depths of 300 meters.

Developed in partnership with BGP, the new solution expands Sercel’s existing GPRNT range which includes GPR1500 for high-end deepwater subsurface imaging.

Compact and lightweight, GPR300 features Sercel’s unique QuietSeis® broadband digital sensor technology for ultra-quiet performance and unmatched digital fidelity.

CGG said its ability to record high-fidelity low-frequency signal also makes it the ideal choice for high-end seismic imaging with full-waveform inversion (FWI).

Natural gas/hydrogen blend “successfully” tested in steel forging

01/06/2021 Posted by Dale

Snam, RINA and the GIVA Group have announced the “world’s first” test with a 30% natural gas/hydrogen blend in steel forging. The mix was used to power furnaces at the Rho plant of Forgiatura A. Vienna (GIVA Group).

The world’s first test of a 30% natural gas/hydrogen blend in the forging processes used in industrial steelmaking was held in Rho (province of Milan), at the Forgiatura A. Vienna plant.

The trial involved the use of the hydrogen/gas mix to heat the furnaces of the Forgiatura A.

CSIRO and partners launch $68M Hydrogen Industry Mission

01/06/2021 Posted by Dale

A new Hydrogen Industry Mission launched by CSIRO will help support the world’s transition to clean energy, create new jobs and boost the economy, the national science agency has said.

Hydrogen, when mixed with oxygen, can be used as an emissions-free fuel source to generate electricity, power or heat. But it is expensive to turn into a fuel.

Nevertheless, CSIRO says the research mission will help drive down the cost of hydrogen production to under $2 per kilogram, making the fuel more affordable and helping to position Australia to lead the world in exporting hydrogen by 2030.

PGS’s Flex Vision Reveals ‘Significant Nearfield Potential’

01/06/2021 Posted by Dale

Additional full integrity products have been released from the PGS Flex Vision data rejuvenation program in the Gulf of Mexico.

PGS said that the application of new imaging technology to the Flex Trend had revealed nearfield opportunities that boost potential far beyond original estimates.

“New data unlocks opportunities adjacent to existing discoveries, to enable infrastructure-led exploration in an area of the Gulf of Mexico that has been producing oil and gas for over two decades. Salt, the biggest challenge for exploration on the Flex Trend, is resolved with high-quality depth imaging and improved velocity control.

“The final data from the Flex Vision program demonstrates striking improvements in image quality, resolution, bandwidth, and geologic accuracy.

CGG and Geoptic sign collaboration deal for CCS monitoring

01/06/2021 Posted by Dale

CGG has signed an R&D collaboration agreement with Geoptic to jointly research and assess a novel borehole solution for monitoring the spread of CO2 in subsurface storage sites for Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS).

The agreement focuses on developing a new version of Geoptic’s DIABLO muon tracking tool specifically for CCS applications. Geoptic deploys DIABLO as part of its pioneering use of cosmic ray muons to passively and non-intrusively image the internal structure of objects.

It has already gained award-winning experience in deploying muon technologies for subsurface surveys, such as its innovative imaging through the overburden of railway tunnels.

PGS joins forces with JEX to flex muscles in West Cameron

22/05/2021 Posted by Dale

PGS and Joseph Exploration (JEX) have announced a technical collaboration in the West Cameron protraction area, Gulf of Mexico, USA.

Under the agreement, PGS will provide seismic data from the MultiClient 3D Flex Trend dataset for prospect development work to be undertaken by JEX. The prospect development work will benefit from collaboration between PGS processing and imaging experts and the JEX technical team.

The study area in West Cameron is a subset of the PGS Flex Trend dataset which was acquired between 1993 and 1999 comprising of 21 individual surveys and covering 32,930km² across the US shelf and shelf break.