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Seismic

CGG Plastics Space

CGG Leads European Space Agency Plastic Pollution Innovation Study

14/04/2021 by Dale Granger

A consortium led by CGG has been selected by the European Space Agency’s Space Solutions initiative to undertake a study aimed at developing new environmental monitoring technology and services to help combat the global marine litter crisis.

CGG will collaborate with Mott MacDonald, a global engineering, management and development consultancy, and Brunel University London to develop innovative new environmental monitoring solutions based on CGG’s analysis and processing of Earth...

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Shearwater SW Vespucci

Shearwater GeoServices wins 3D Survey in Vietnam

13/04/2021 by Dale Granger

Shearwater has been awarded a 3D seismic survey by a major operator in Vietnam. The two-and-a-half-month project will commence in April 2021 and will be conducted by the SW Vespucci.

“This award contributes to an already strong portfolio of projects in the Asia Pacific region announced in recent weeks as market conditions improve”, said Irene Waage Basili, CEO of Shearwater GeoServices.

The marine geophysical services company has established experience in Vietnam and has...

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PGS awarded extended Long Offset Contract

06/04/2021 by Dale Granger

PGS has been awarded a high-fidelity 3D exploration program by a supermajor offshore Egypt.

The survey will be acquired using an Extended Long Offset (ELO) configuration with Ramform Tethys towing a wide multi-sensor GeoStreamer spread with an additional source vessel located several kilometers ahead.

CGG said that this would enable efficient recording of offsets up to 16km, which is critical for imaging deeper complex exploration targets. The source vessel will be towing a specially...

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CGG BP Awards

CGG awarded three Imaging Projects by BP

06/04/2021 by Dale Granger

CGG has been awarded three major seismic imaging projects by BP, two in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and one offshore Trinidad & Tobago.

These projects will start in Q1/Q2 this year and complete with cloud delivery of the data no later than Q4 of 2021.

CGG said that, “utilizing CGG Cloud supercomputing, imaging specialists at CGG’s Houston subsurface imaging center will employ compute-intensive data-driven proprietary algorithms, such as time-lag full-waveform inversion and...

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Buru Exploration Program

Colossal Canning Basin exploration program set for June

30/03/2021 by Dale Granger

Buru Energy is all set for a significant exploration program in the Canning Basin targeting 97 million barrels of oil which will entail exploration wells at Kurrajong and Rafael and ongoing development of the Ungani Oilfield.

The company announced that the contract for seismic as well as a three well drilling program is expected to be awarded within weeks.

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PIKSEL Kappa Sercel

Sercel and Kappa Offshore Solutions jointly launch PIKSEL

23/03/2021 by Dale Granger

Sercel and Kappa Offshore Solutions have announced the release of PIKSEL, a compact marine seismic solution specially designed for acquiring seismic data for high-resolution 3D imaging of targeted offshore areas.

PIKSEP, capitalizing on Sercel’s Sentinel® streamer technology, recognized for its robustness and accurate measurement capabilities, and Kappa Offshore Solutions’ expertise in equipment integration and hydrodynamic modeling, can acquire high- and ultra-high-precision...

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Shearwater Tasman

Shearwater awarded 4D survey by Equinor under new multi-year frame agreement

16/03/2021 by Dale Granger

Shearwater GeoServices has announced a new long-term frame agreement with Equinor for 4D seismic services on the Norwegian continental shelf.

The company said the agreement can also be applied for the UK continental shelf. Under the frame agreement, Shearwater has been awarded an initial survey over the Heidrun Field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Shearwater said it will allocate one of its high-end Isometrix vessels for the one-month Heidrun survey, which starts in Q2 2021. The award...

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Sercel Equips 3D Mega-Crew Survey in North Africa

16/03/2021 by Dale Granger

Sercel has announced that its “high-performance” equipment is being deployed on another 3D megacrew survey by a major North African geophysical company.

Sercel said the crew is operating with an 80,000-channel 508XT land acquisition system, complete with QuietSeis® digital sensors, and ten Nomad 90 Neo broadband vibrators in challenging desert terrain, but did not say which country activities were occurring in.

Sercel described its equipment as seamlessly integrated into the...

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Shearwater Tasman

Shearwater announces offshore survey awards in Australia and Angola

09/03/2021 by Dale Granger

Shearwater Geoservices has announced the award of a 3D seismic survey in the Otway Basin and a 4D survey in Angola by Total.

“We see a solid, consistent level of activity in Australia where we have multiple projects booked in 2021”, said Irene Waage Basili, CEO of Shearwater. “We observe increasing regional demand for our vessels equipped with high-end technology, which is reflected in backlog and utilization.”

The approximately two-month survey is expected to commence in Q3...

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Shearwater Tasman

Shearwater awarded Norwegian Sea OBS 4D survey by Aker BP

23/02/2021 by Dale Granger

Shearwater GeoServices has announced the award of an ocean bottom seismic (OBS) 4D survey by Aker BP at the Ivar Aasen field in the Norwegian North Sea.

“This is a welcome return to the Ivar Aasen field for Aker BP with Qseabed,” said Irene Waage Basili, CEO of Shearwater GeoServices.

“Shearwater is established in all segments of high-end offshore seismic, executing our clients’ projects with the technologies of their choice, including market leading solutions for ocean...

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