Angola sets out its Namibe stall
Angola’s new regulator held its London roadshow on September 17, touting the new opportunities in its Namibe and Benguela basins.
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Soco buckles down for Egyptian work
The acquisition of Merlon Petroleum earlier this year has given Soco International a new focus, with new exploration planned in Egypt and neighbouring Israel. As such, the company is planning to change its name, to Pharos Energy.
TGS, Schlumberger bring Red Sea into focus
TGS and Schlumberger’s WesternGeco are close to finishing 3D seismic reimaging on Egypt’s Red Sea, as a licence round comes to a close in the area. The two companies said the work would cover data from three seismic surveys, covering 3,600 square km, which were acquired between 1999 and 2008.
A seismic shift at sea
Despite the climate change crisis that threatens to engulf us all, the quest for new hydrocarbon resources goes on relentlessly. One of the key tools in that process is seismic survey – both 2D and 3D.
Carbon capture pipe dream gets real
Carbon capture and storage remains firmly on the agenda as a way of mitigating at least some of the impacts of climate change.
Innovation can help ease climate change
I think it’s not unreasonable to say that for oil and gas the two innovations that have had the most impact are horizontal drilling and 3D seismic.
France’s CGG gets Shell seismic gig in Brunei
French geoscience firm CGG said today it had inked a contract to process seismic data for Shell in Brunei for six years.
TGS to launch new seismic work off Guinea
TGS said it will acquire more than 11,500 km of 2D seismic data in the Republic of Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Senegal.
Russia, Norway swapping Barents seismic data
Oil and gas authorities in Russia and Norway will share seismic data from the Barents Sea under a new agreement.
Seismic activity reported near nuclear testing site in North Korea
A European monitoring agency has reported a 5.0 magnitude quake near North Korea’s north-eastern nuclear test site.
SeaBird Exploration to acquire Barents Sea seismic
SeaBird Exploration said the company will acquire a long offset 2D multi-client survey in the Barents Sea.
TGS revenues increase 79% in second quarter
TGS has seen its revenues increase in the second quarter of the year up 79% compared to earlier in 2016.
TGS, Schlumberger team up for Gulf of Mexico seismic work
TGS and Schlumberger have begun the acquisition of a number of surveys in the US Gulf of Mexico.
OGA awards £20m seismic for UK North Sea
Industry regulator the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded contracts for a second UK Government-funded £20million seismic campaign aimed at boosting North Sea exploration.
Fugro deploys vessel to support TGS survey work in Mexico
Fugro has deployed multi-purpose offshore vessel the Fugro Gauss to join one of its other vessels in Mexico as it completes the world’s largest seep-hunting survey for TGS.
GC Rieber results reflect torrid time for oil and gas shipping sector
The downturn in offshore oil and gas shipping activity has hit the sector hard with Norwegian player GC Rieber the latest to report drastic reduction in revenue.
TGS to acquire more Eastern Canada seismic data
TGS said it plans to acquire more than 36,000km of 2D seismic data using two vessels during its 2016 season.
TGS hits net revenue of $64m in first quarter of 2016
TGS said it expects its net revenues for the first quarter of this year to be $64million.
New chief exec takes on helm of TGS
TGS has appointed a new chief executive to take over the company.
Seismic data boosts Baron Oil’s confidence levels in Peru
Baron Oil today said new seismic data had boosted its confidence levels in its ability to leverage acreage onshore Peru.
Do you have the answers for unlocking the North Sea’s potential? The OGA wants to pay you for them
The Oil and Gas Authority has launched a £500,000 competition aimed at unlocking the North Sea's exploration potential.
Polarcus wins 4D seismic survey contract
Polarcus has received a Letter of Intent for a 4D project over a field offshore Norway.
David Cameron: Aberdeen could be in line for more cash
Prime Minster David Cameron last night revealed more money could be on its way to Aberdeen after it was revealed the City Deal could be worth £1.2billlion to the area.
PGS expects multiclient write down by $105million
PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services) said it expects its multiclient library to be written down by $105million. The company said the library is accounted for on a survey by survey bases with any write downs normally related to surveys where the low oil price has had an impact.
Baron Oil makes steady progress on Peru seismic data
Baron Oil said steady progress is being made on the seismic acquisition of data onshore Peru. The company said GSS began the onshore data acquisition last month as it looked to collect the first ever 2D seismic programme on Block XXI.