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High frequency multi-beam echo sounders are often used to scare away whales and dolphins as a precurcor to using a controlled seismic source of energy, such as a specialized air gun or a seismic vibrator to map the ocean floor during exploration. Due to the extremely high level of noise produced by seismic air-guns (that endanger large whales) ramping-up noise levels over hours of start-up is a legal requirement. The use of echo sounders avoids this delay. However, even the echo sounder can be dangerous to smaller whales and dolphins if it scares the animals into situations where they can die. This is just as serious of an issue.

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News Reports - 2009

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand) - Kochi shipyard converts fishing vessel to seismic survey ship
The heightened exploration for new offshore hydrocarbon deposits has driven the demand for modern seismographic vessels. According to project officer Rajesh... (Source)

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:53 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - David Bamford Service Companies, Hard Times Ahead!
As a general guide, ~4% of the total spend is on seismic, ~25% on drilling (onshore and offshore combined), defining these as ~$10bn and ~$62bn per annum... (Source)

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:02 PM PST - (Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India) - Cochin Shipyard converts fishing vessel into seismic survey ship
These vessels are used for offshore surveys that provide an image of the seabed and geological structure. It is easier for the drilling companies to decide... (Source)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia) - Range's fortunes in Puntlanders' hands
Range will require extra protection for a planned offshore seismic survey that has already been delayed. "We don't deal with any of the opposition leaders,"... (Source)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria) - Nigeria's oil reserve to last 46 years
PGS/DPR entered agreement to carry out a mega survey in the entire Nigeria offshore area with the objective to acquire a contiguous 3D seismic data-set... (Source)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Business Mirror - Philippines) - Aussie company starts oil exploration efforts off Cebu
... offshore as a prospective drilling site to determine whether deposits of oil found during seismic surveys are of commercial quality and quantity... (Source)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:55 PM PST - (The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia) - Origin-Pancontinental retains Kenya area
Junior petroleum explorer Pancontinental OilGas NL says its offshore exploration area in Kenya has shrunk but its joint venture with Origin Energy Ltd... (Source)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Proactive Investors UK - London,England,UK) - Tullow Oil: Tullow Oil says Mahogany-3 well offshore Ghana finds
The secondary objective of the well was to drill Mahogany Deep, an exploration target which has been identified on 3D seismic but lies at a previously... (Source)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:17 PM PST - (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) - NWest Energy Seismic Acquisition Operational Update
NWest Energy Inc. has been advised by Geophysical Service Inc. , the seismic operator, that the Exploration 3D seismic acquisition program offshore Western Newfoundland has been completed for 2008. (Source)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:44 PM PST - (Canada NewsWire- Toronto,Ontario,Canada) - NWest Energy Seismic Acquisition Operational Update
In 2007 Sproule Associates Limited of Calgary, Alberta prepared an NI-51-101 compliant petroleum resource assessment of NWest's offshore exploration... (Source)

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:01 PM PST - (guardian.co.uk - UK) - strapped Seychelles has high hopes for oil
"There appears to be a huge reserve within the offshore sector of the Seychelles plateau. Billions of barrels, according to the seismic surveys that have... (Source)

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:03 PM PST - (Western Star - Corner Brook,Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada) - Oil and gas company finishes seismic survey work
The original plan was to collect seismic data from six target areas covering roughly 1459 square kilometres about 20 kilometres offshore... (Source)

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:04 PM PST - (Reuters Mauritania - Mauritania) - Seychelles to tender more ocean for oil exploration
"Companies coming in will need to do more serious seismic work." The world's thirst for oil is pushing exploration companies to identify new sites in Africa... (Source)

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:04 PM PST - (The Guardian - Nigeria - Lagos,Nigeria) - Implications of offshore training suspension on oil and gas sector
... new exploration frontiers, emerging hi-tech and the dynamics in drilling, exploration and production techniques. Our level of involvement in seismic... (Source)

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:04 PM PST - (Africa Intelligence - France) - Puntland Hit by Crisis
Also in November, it retained the Chinese company BGP (an affiliate of China National Petroleum Co) to carry out a seismic campaign in PuntlandŠ„s offshore... (Source)

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Reuters - USA) - Polisario warns Fugro on W. Sahara oil exploration
... of exploration licences offshore the territory, and Fugro's operations in such blocks, was illegal. Fugro's Fugro-Geoteam unit, which conducts seismic... (Source)

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Oil Gas Journal - Houston,TX,USA) - France awards offshore exploration permits
They are planning preliminary 2D and 3D seismic exploration. Another permit in water depths of 500-2000 m. covering 9010 sq km was awarded to Nighthawk... (Source)

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:00 PM PST - (MercoPress - Montevideo,Uruguay) - Uruguay: 6 companies interested in possible offshore oilgas
Six companies to date have purchased data packages for Uruguay's first offshore Exploration and Production round, mining and energy minister Daniel Martinez... (Source)

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Proactive Investors UK - London,England,UK) - Gulfsands Petroleum: Gulfsands Petroleum completes drilling at
Gulfsands has exploration and development projects in the Syrian Arab Republic and exploration projects in the USA (offshore Gulf of Mexico and onshore Gulf... (Source)

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Nation News - Bridgetown,St. Michael,Barbados) - Licence to drill
by RICKY JORDAN BARBADOS HAS awarded exploration licences to one of the world's largest oil companies to probe the possibility of drilling for oil offshore... (Source)

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:01 PM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA) - Shell welcomes dialogue about safe offshore drilling
It is important to recognize there has never been an oil spill caused by a blowout from offshore exploration and production in Alaska or Canada... (Source)

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:59 PM PST - (Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA) - Shore might face offshore drilling in the future
Obama hasn't ruled out offshore drilling, saying boosting oil and natural gas exploration is among a mix of strategies the United States should embrace to... (Source)

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:59 PM PST - (GuruFocus.com - Plano,TX,USA) - Robert Rodriguez Buys BJ Services Company, Newfield Exploration
Rowan Companies Inc. is a major provider of international and domestic offshore contract drilling services. The Company also owns and operates a... (Source)

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:59 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - MMS issues proposal for new five-year program
In October 2008, a Congressional moratorium on offshore drilling also expired. The lapsing of the ban and moratorium allows more OCS areas to be considered... (Source)

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Canada NewsWire- Toronto,Ontario,Canada) - Serica Energy operational update
In the Kutai PSC, offshore and onshore East Kalimantan, a 195 square kilometre offshore 3D seismic survey has been completed and a 280 kilometre onshore 2D... (Source)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Offshore Shipping Online - Ledbury,England,UK) - Newly upgraded BOS Angler joins BOS fleet
"BOS Angler coupled with the BOS team are ahead of the game in delivering bespoke solutions to global exploration challenges. Not just seismic, not just... (Source)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - Tullow Oil plc - Trading Statement and Operational Update
Significant exploration targets have been identified on the lake and require a specialised offshore drilling solution to access them... (Source)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA) - Alliance touts energy plan
There has been no new seismic activity offshore - a precursor for drilling of new gas wells - for at least five years. As a result, the number of... (Source)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Earthtimes- London,UK) - Rock Solid Images Commences Jubilee Field Seismic Inversion
... Investment Market (OHM) in March 2004 and provides Controlled Source Electromagnetic (CSEM) imaging services to the offshore exploration industry... (Source)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (WA Business News- Northbridge,Western Australia,Australia) - Corporate power needs to swing back
Costs for exploration and production equipment are plummeting. Over the past year, leasing day rates for offshore jack-up drilling rigs in Asia have fallen... (Source)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PDT - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - CNOOC targets at least 225Mmboe production in 2009
The company's exploration activities will still focus on offshore China. The company plans to drill 80 plus wells and acquire over 30000km 2D seismic and... (Source)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - CNOOC announces 2009 EP plans
OML130 offshore Nigeria and the Tangguh LNG project onshore Indonesia will start production this year, the company says. The company's exploration... (Source)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Tui partners to postpone development well
NZOG, AWE, Mitsui and Pan Pacific Petroleum have just completed a seismic survey using the seismic vessel Pacific Titan of PEP 38483 in the offshore... (Source)

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Bloomberg - USA) - BP Hires CGGVeritas to Explore Beaufort Sea Deposits in Canada
CGGVeritas, the worldŠ„s largest seismic surveyor, will conduct a three-dimensional study starting this summer, the Paris-based company said today in a... (Source)

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:56 PM PST - (SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USA) - Schlumberger Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results
Exploration offshore will be somewhat curtailed but commitments already planned are likely to be honored. Seismic expenditures particularly for multiclient... (Source)

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Business Edge - Calgary,Alberta,Canada) - Offshore energy development debate renewed
Ian Bruce, a climate-change specialist with the Vancouver-based David Suzuki Foundation, dismissed Lyatsky's arguments, saying offshore exploration poses a... (Source)

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:57 PM PDT - (THISDAY - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria) - Petrodel Concludes Seismic Survey in Tanzanian Oilfield
ŅIn 2009, Petrodel Resources expects to carry out further 3-D seismic studies offshore Latham and to drill one exploration well onshore Kimbiji... (Source)

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Petroleum News - USA) - Arctic Directory: Going for Liberty
After years of debate about how and whether to develop the Liberty oil field in the Beaufort Sea, in federal waters about 5 miles offshore AlaskaŠ„s North... (Source)

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:59 PM PST - (Ballard Communications Management- Dorking,England,UK) - Spectrum imaging reveals sub-basalt prospectivity offshore Iceland
SpectrumŠ„s seismic data processing division has reported a dramatic improvement in the sub-basalt imaging of its Offshore Iceland multi-client survey as a... (Source)

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Zawya - United Arab Emirates) - Dana Gas moves ahead with plans for 1000 sq km offshore concession
The agreement also provides for important exploration works within the concession area, including geological evaluation studies, followed by seismic surveys... (Source)

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Reuters - USA) - TEXT-NZ OilGas awarded new exploration permit
"We are immediately moving to seek the services of the seismic vessel Pacific Titan, which is currently in New Zealand waters, to shoot 500km of new 2D... (Source)

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:58 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Spectrum improves imaging of Icelandic seismic data
LONDON: Spectrum Geo Ltd.'s seismic data processing division has improved the sub-basalt imaging of its offshore Iceland multi-client survey as a result of... (Source)

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Island declines Celtic Sea option agreement
Following the acquisition, processing and interpretation of a seismic survey over Standard Exploration License 4/05 (the Old Head of Kinsale), covering part... (Source)

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:58 PM PST - (The Australian - Sydney,Australia) - Neptune Marine immune to global gloom
"You would generally see seismic and exploration drilling are generally the first budgets to get cut -- we don't have a large role to play in that side of... (Source)

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia) - Quarterly Activities Report
These include significant interests in four offshore petroleum exploration permits in the Gippsland Basin, Victoria, and an interest in one onshore... (Source)

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA) - Hess Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
In exploration we executed a successful program in 2008 which resulted in offshore discoveries in Australia, Libya and Egypt... (Source)

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA) - Murphy Oil Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Offshore exploration, particularly deep water where we have worked for many years is now somewhat out of kilter. Low oil prices partnered with costs that... (Source)

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (BusinessWorld Online - Quezon City,Philippines) - Oil exploration: Two sides of a coin
It is, however, the Current Service Contract System that took effect in 1973 that ushered in offshore exploration. The Philippines prides itself in having... (Source)

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Creamer Media's Engineering News - Garden View,South Africa) - R5bn gas exploration programme begins gas field appraisal
... of seismic data to better define exploration well targets. PetroSA is committed to a sustainable offshore oil and gas business in South Africa, however... (Source)

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:51 PM PST - (MSNBC - USA) - Talisman Energy Announces Changes to Leadership Team
Offshore Installation Manager for the Miller platform in the UK. - Vice PresidentDirector, Upstream Projects and later CFO for BP's Trinidad operations... (Source)

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Energy Business Review - USA) - NZOG secures new exploration permit in Taranaki Basin
David Salisbury, CEO of New Zealand OilGas (NZOG), said: Š¢We are moving to seek the services of the seismic vessel Pacific Titan, which is currently in... (Source)

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Market Wire- USA) - Interim Results for the Period Ended 31 October 2008
A 2D seismic survey will commence shortly offshore Sicily, and will be followed by the drilling of Savio 1X. The Savio-1X well is located in the Regione of... (Source)


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Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:57 PM PST - (CharlotteObserver.com - Charlotte,NC,USA) - Will search for oil off coast hurt sea life?
РўThere's a growing awareness on the part of the research community that seismic exploration can affect whales,РЈ Jasny said. Research shows that fin whales... (Source)

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Fluid Handling - Sydney,NSW,Australia) - NZOG obtains new exploration permit for offshore Taranaki
The explorer is hoping to enlist the services of the seismic survey vessel, Pacific Titan, which is currently in NZ waters. It has identified a number of... (Source)

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:58 PM PST - (BusinessDay - Lagos,Nigeria) - Challenges, opportunities in Nigeria's deepwater
He however explained that the pace of progress was challenged by the availability of seismic technologies to better define these plays as well as drilling... (Source)

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:14 PM PST - (U.S. NewsWorld Report - Washington,DC,USA) - Cuba Plans New Offshore Drilling in Search for Big Oil Finds in
... exploration manager for Cubapetroleo (Cupet), the Cuban state oil company, in an interview. Seismic tests suggesting possible oil deposits over the past... (Source)

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:14 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - Common Data Access Awards Seismic Datastore Contract To Schlumberger
OilGas UK is the leading representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry. Its members are companies licensed by the Government to... (Source)

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:53 PM PST - (BusinessDay - Lagos,Nigeria) - Harnessing NigeriaР's abundant energy resources
It has plentiful energy resources still to be harnessed Р both onshore and offshore. Importantly, Nigeria has enormous reserves of clean-burning natural gas... (Source)

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:54 PM PST - (CNNMoney.com - USA) - Repsol YPF Makes Large Oil Find In Gulf Of Mexico
Maersk Oil America holds another 20% in Buckskin, while Samson Offshore Company holds 12.5%. Repsol used its new seismic technology, dubbed Kaleidoscope... (Source)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:12 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping Provides Corporate Update
Our CSEM data processing arm has a reasonable order book and we are receiving more enquiries about the integrated CSEM and seismic data processing which has... (Source)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:12 PM PDT - (MarketWatch- USA) - 10-Q: ERHC ENERGY INC
The Company's goal is to maximize its value through exploration and exploitation of oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Guinea offshore of central West... (Source)

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Noble Energy's Tamar well flows at 30 MMcf/d during test
HOUSTON: Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE:NBL) successfully completed flow tests from the Tamar natural gas discovery in the Matan license offshore Israel... (Source)

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PST - (MEED- Dubai,United Arab Emirates) - Japex to begin operations at Libyan offshore concession
They are block four of the onshore area 176 in the Murzuq region, and offshore blocks three and four of area 40 in the Mediterranean. Seismic 2D and 3D... (Source)

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PST - (The Associated Press) - Salazar rejects Bush drilling plan
Salazar did not rule out expanded offshore drilling, but criticized "the enormous sweep" of the Bush proposal, which envisioned energy development from New... (Source)

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PDT - (Бизнбйкп РсбкфпсеЯп ЕйдЮуещн - Greece) - (ОЭнз дзмпуЯехуз)-БНБКПЙНЩУЗ ФХРПХ- BW - JDR Cable Systems
JDRўs portfolio of product design, manufacture and delivery extends throughout the oil and gas sector, offshore renewables industry, and seismic and defence... (Source)

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Houston Chronicle - United States) - OFFSHORE DRILLING Democrat says ban may not return
At issue is a congressional ban on oil and natural gas exploration that for 26 years blocked new leases over 85 percent of the Outer Continental Shelf... (Source)

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Creamer Media's Engineering News - Garden View,South Africa) - SAР's petroleum agency to entertain bids for new offshore acreage
South Africa's agency for the promotion of petroleum exploration, known as Pasa, has officially released new offshore acreage previously withheld from... (Source)

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:53 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - OMV Awarded New Exploration License in Norway
OMV has been awarded one additional offshore exploration license in Norway. The new license PL 517 is located in the Barents Sea, and will be operated by... (Source)

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:53 PM PST - (TREND Information - Baku,Azerbaijan) - *** Lukoil ends geological exploration on Aral project
Over 2330 running seismic kilometers, including 450 kilometers - offshore, 310 kilometers Р transit zone, 1540 kilometers Р onshore were explored given... (Source)

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:53 PM PST - (The FINANCIAL - Tbilisi,Georgia) - OMV awarded new exploration license in Norway
The FINANCIAL -- On February 12, OMV, one of the leading energy groups in the European growth belt has been awarded one additional offshore exploration... (Source)

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:05 PM PST - (Oil and Gas Industry Latest News - Moscow,Moscow Region,Russia) - TGS-NOPEC Moscow Explores the Northern Seas of Russia
TGS-Nopec has a vast experience with offshore seismic surveys throughout the world. More or less all of these surveys have been carried out as multi-client... (Source)

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:05 PM PST - (Oil and Gas Industry Latest News - Moscow,Moscow Region,Russia) - Gazpromneft's 3D Sleuths Find New Oil in Tapped Out Fields
We had to delay certain relevant works in the sphere of geologic exploration (for example, in new regions and offshore), limited a number of promising... (Source)

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:05 PM PDT - (Oil Gas Journal - Houston,TX,USA) - Brazil independent gears up for exploration
13 -- OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA, Brazil's largest independent company in terms of offshore exploration acreage, plans to drill or participate in... (Source)

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Offshore Shipping Online - Ledbury,England,UK) - SeaBird awarded Agbami field node survey by Chevron
SeaBird Exploration Limited together with local partner Sonar Limited has ... ocean bottom node seismic programme of the Agbami Field, offshore Nigeria... (Source)

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Emirates Business 24/7 - Dubai,Dubai,United Arab Emirates) - OMV wins offshore licence
... it has been awarded one additional offshore exploration licence in Norway. ... As part of the work programme, the joint venture will acquire 3D seismic... (Source)

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PDT - (Your Project News- Aberdeen,UK) - SeaBird awarded Agbami field node survey by Chevron
SeaBird Exploration Limited ('SeaBird" or "SBX") together with their local ... ocean bottom node seismic program of the Agbami Field, offshore Nigeria... (Source)

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:20 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - OGX initiates Campos, Santos basin drilling
Seismic Campaign: 3D seismic data shooting in the Campos and ParвЂЎ-MaranhвЂ№o basins was ... three from Diamond Offshore and one from Pride International... (Source)

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:20 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - Karoon Gas Announces Peru Block Z-38 2D Marine Seismic Acquisition
Block Z-38 is located in the Tumbes Basin, offshore Peru, an area that is experiencing renewed exploration and appraisal activity. Recently there have been... (Source)

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:20 PM PST - (Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria) - SeaBird, Sonar snag seismic gig at Chevron's Agbami field
... for the pre_survey design and subsequent acquisition of a large_scale, ocean bottom node seismic programme of the Agbami Field, offshore Nigeria... (Source)

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:20 PM PST - (Earthtimes- London,UK) - TGS Begins 2D Regional Multi-Client Project in West Sumatra
He continued, РўThis new Seismic program offshore Sumatra was identified by the IndoDeep program and we are excited to include additional data in the area in... (Source)

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:20 PM PDT - (Reuters UK - UK) - STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Hardy OilGas higher after update
... news that the start of exploration drilling at the D9 well offshore India, ... of the acquisition of further 3D seismic data for the D3 well in India... (Source)

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Energy Business Review - USA) - Northern Petroleum UK commences seismic survey offshore Sicily
Northern Petroleum is an oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on the European Union and nearby areas... (Source)

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Energy Business Review - USA) - OMV secures additional exploration license offshore Norway
By Datamonitor staff writer OMV been awarded an additional exploration license offshore Norway. The new PL517 license is located in the Barents Sea... (Source)

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:56 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - Harris Corporation Maritime Subsidiary Signs Agreement with CSnet
The systems will be used for exploration of energy resources, monitoring of pipelines and reservoirs, marine science, warning of seismic events... (Source)

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:56 PM PST - (MarketWatch- USA) - 10-Q: HYPERDYNAMICS CORP
SCS is engaged in oil and gas exploration activities pertaining to offshore Guinea, West Africa. HYDR is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production... (Source)

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:56 PM PDT - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - SeaBird begins seismic survey offshore Peru
PERU: SeaBird Exploration has begun the acquisition of 2-D seismic in Block Z-38 offshore Peru with seismic vessel M/V Aquila Explorer... (Source)

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:13 PM PST - (Earthtimes- London,UK) - Somaliland to Hold the First Bid Round for Hydrocarbon Exploration
... TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company, ASA (TGS) acquired 5300 kilometers of seismic, gravity and magnetic data in the offshore areas and 34700 kilometers of... (Source)

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PDT - (Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA) - Noble Energy, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
And then in early 2009, we announced what appears to be the largest exploration discovery in our company's history at Tamar, offshore Israel... (Source)

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:02 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Husky successfully appraises South China Sea Discovery
The Liwan 3-1-2 appraisal well location was selected and drilled from 3-D seismic data interpretation. The well was drilled on a large structure with 55... (Source)

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:10 PM PST - (Telegraph-Journal - Saint John,New Brunswick,Canada) - Repsol adds seismic imaging exploration
However, Repsol recently won a bid for offshore exploration rights in near Newfoundland and Labrador. Along with Husky Oil Operations Ltd., a subsidiary of... (Source)

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:12 PM PST - (NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City,OK,USA) - Energy industry seeks more offshore access
He said that opening up parts of the Outer Continental Shelf could yield almost immediate benefits, because seismic testing would begin as soon as permitted... (Source)

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:32 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - WT Offshore reports record revenues
... million for exploration, US$265.3 million for development activities and US$55.4 million for seismic, capitalized interest and other leasehold costs... (Source)

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:04 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA) - Iran Curtain: US Interest in Iranian Offshore Exploration?
Either there really is US interest in Iranian seismic data, which means some company is willing to bet hard cash on the prospect of a diplomatic opening... (Source)

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:04 PM PST - (MarketWatch- USA) - 10-K: HESS CORP
The Corporation drilled a successful exploration well in Area 54 offshore Libya (Hess 100%). The Corporation intends to obtain 3D seismic in Area 54 and... (Source)


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Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Monsters and Critics.com - USA) - Some whales survive mass stranding in Australia (Roundup)
The anti-whaling activist group Sea Shepherd blames seismic activity, either by navy ships or by those exploring for oil, gas and coal, for the spate of... (Source)

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:07 PM PST - (Moneycontrol.com - Mumbai,India) - See vibrant oil, gas exploration space by May: VK Sibal
Similarly, offshore rates are coming down, seismic vessels are coming down.У Here is a verbatim transcript of the exclusive interview with VK Sibal on... (Source)

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:54 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - Infinity Energy Resources and Nicaraguan Government Finalize
"The final approval of our offshore exploration and development contracts by the Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Government of Nicaragua represents the... (Source)

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:54 PM PST - (SmallCapNews.co.uk - UK) - OilGas Round-Up: 6 March
Circle Oil (COP) has completed a 2D marine seismic acquisition programme in the Mahdia Permit offshore Tunisia. A total of 500.75 kilometres of infill full... (Source)

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA) - Venoco Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
As those of you followed the plains exploration nodes (ph) the projects surrounding California offshore oil development were in the spotlight late in... (Source)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:57 PM PST - (The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh) - 15 tcf offshore gas calls for $50b investment
The offshore exploration and production cost has increased by 355 percent from 1996 to 2008 and, experts forecast, will rise further... (Source)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:57 PM PST - (Sunday Observer - Columbo,Sri Lanka) - Oil, gas prospects in South sea belt
Explaning the latest Developments in the survey, Director General PRDS, Dr. Neil R De Silva said the preliminary data collected using the seismic vessel... (Source)

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:02 PM PST - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - Infinity Energy Resources finalizes Nicaraguan oil and gas
Stanton Ross, chairman and CEO of Infinity Energy Resources, said: "The final approval of our offshore exploration and development contracts by the Ministry... (Source)

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:02 PM PST - (Oil Gas Journal - Houston,TX,USA) - PA Resources farms out Marine XIV exploration license
... the offshore Marine XIV exploration license to a consortium led by Soco ExplorationProduction Congo. Soco, the operator, is shooting 3D seismic over... (Source)

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:02 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - Fourth South African Offshore Licensing Round 2009
The area is located approximately 300 kilometres offshore and water depths range between 1000-3500 metres. Seismic data is available for the north of the... (Source)

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - Bengal Energy wins exploration permit on Northwest Shelf of Australia
The second phase has an estimated cost of A$28 million and involves planning, drilling and evaluating one offshore exploration well with a depth of... (Source)

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - Tullow Oil plc - 2008 Full Year Results
To enable drilling of the significant offshore exploration prospects in Lake Albert, Tullow has initiated a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for an... (Source)

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Europétrole - Rueil-Malmaison,France) - Wintershall: Exploration and Production at new high
3D seismic surveys as well as an exploration well are planned for 2011. Wintershall is already the operator in the adjacent offshore Block 11 in Qatar... (Source)

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - Addax Petroleum secures fifth generation drillship to commence
Addax Petroleum has a deepwater exploration portfolio that consists of interests in five license areas comprised of OPL291, offshore Nigeria , and Blocks 1... (Source)

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping Announces Revenue Growth
Indeed the addition of CSEM significantly enhances the information content of the seismic data. Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping has a very clear lead in such... (Source)

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Salamander extends Vietnamese leasing
Salamander says existing 2D seismic data indicates lacustrine source rock and multiple play types. "When taken together with block DBSCL-01, we now operate... (Source)

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:10 PM PST - (Business Wire- San Francisco,CA,USA) - TGS Announces the Availability of Seismic and Aeromagnetic Data in
The bid round includes eight concession blocks comprised of more than 89624 square kilometers of onshore and offshore areas... (Source)

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:54 PM PST - (MarketWatch- USA) - 10-K: OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP
We continue to maintain a large and visible presence along the coast of Louisiana to service our customers in the offshore exploration and production... (Source)

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,Australia) - Half Yearly Report and Accounts
Planning for future exploration, including 3D seismic over Mbawa Prospect 7 Namibia offshore RL1 / 2007- Pancontinental seeking to convert part of... (Source)

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,Australia) - Half Year Accounts
AuDAX also operated a seismic tender process on behalf of two other operators for 2D offshore seismic acquisition. Technical evaluation work identified a... (Source)

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST - (The Age - Melbourne,Australia) - Half Yearly Report and Accounts
The Group has interests in onshore and offshore petroleum exploration tenements in the Otway Basin in South Eastern Australia. It actively explores these... (Source)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Reuters - USA) - Loophole gives fodder to offshore drilling foes
"Seismic data for oil and gas inform industry as to the size of a potential reservoir," Kendall said. "Once exploration starts and the reservoir is better... (Source)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Market Wire- USA) - Offshore Sicily Seismic Survey Completed
Northern manages the largest licensed exploration area in Italy, over 13000 kmУ, predominantly offshore but includes seven licences in the Po Valley oil and... (Source)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:53 PM PST - (MarketWatch- USA) - 10-K: SEITEL INC
We own an extensive library of onshore and offshore seismic data that we offer for license to oil and gas companies. Oil and gas companies use seismic data... (Source)

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:57 PM PST - (Forbes - NY,USA) - With Oil Cheap, Interest Fades In Offshore Drilling Rights
But Clint Moore, vice president of corporate development for Ion, a provider of seismic imaging, said long-term projects are feeling the pain of the lower... (Source)

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - NZ OilGas, JV Partners Awarded Taranaki Exploration Permit
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The New Zealand government has awarded a new exploration permit in the offshore Taranaki Basin in the country's North Island to New... (Source)

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST - (guide2.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand) - New Offshore Taranaki Exploration Permit For NZOG And Partners
But no seismic data had been acquired over much of the permit area since 1981 and no exploration wells had been drilled. In the next year the joint venture... (Source)

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India) - Chinese firm to explore western offshore
... seismic survey in deep-water offshore block AD-6, to tap natural gas,У said a company press release issued today. The company's exploration Р from March... (Source)

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Energy News - Wellington,New Zealand) - Tui partners win new permit
"However, over much of the permit area no seismic data has been acquired since 1981 and no exploration wells have ever been drilled... (Source)

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:57 PM PST - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - Serica Energy announces Vietnam farm-out and operational update
In the Kutai PSC (Serica 54.6%), offshore and onshore East Kalimantan, the 280 kilometre onshore 2D seismic survey is being recorded... (Source)

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - Tullow Oil Finds Oil Sands At Vundu Prospect Uganda
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Tullow Oil said Wednesday that the deeper section of the Tweneboa-1 exploration well offshore Ghana and the Karuka-2 exploration well... (Source)

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - FAR and Shell Reach Agreement on Senegal
The concept of using resistivity measurements for large scale offshore exploration was first mooted by academics more than 35 years ago... (Source)

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - MEO half way through Artemis 3-D survey
MELBOURNE: Just over half of MEO Australia Ltd.'s (ASX: MEO) 97-square-mile (250-sq-km) 3-D seismic in WA-360-P offshore Western Australia in the Carnarvon... (Source)

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:05 PM PST - (Daily Monitor - Kampala,Uganda) - Tullow Oil finds more black gold in Ghana and Uganda
Tullow Oil, the UK explorer with projects in Africa, found more oil in a deeper section of its Tweneboa-1 exploration well offshore Ghana and Тlimited thin-... (Source)

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:04 PM PST - (Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - Accra,Ghana) - Tullow Finds More Oil In Ghana
Tullow Oil Plc, the UK explorer with projects in Africa, says it has found more oil in a deeper section of its Tweneboa-1 exploration well offshore Ghana... (Source)


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Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (MarketWatch- USA) - Schlumberger Announces First-Quarter 2009 Results
Offshore Saudi Arabia, Schlumberger Wireline successfully completed the world's largest 3D vertical seismic profile in the Zuluf field for Saudi Aramco... (Source)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Cebu Daily News - Lahug Cebu City,Philippines) - Cebu gov hit over oil, gas exploration pact
The group said many studies showed that offshore mining could cause a significant amount of ... The seismic tests, which are part of the exploration stage... (Source)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (The Hour - Norwalk,CT,USA) - Bolt earnings drop
Bolt is a Norwalk-based developer and manufacturer of oilfield services equipment used in offshore seismic exploration for oil and gas... (Source)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Times Online - UK) - Nautical Petroleum is given fresh energy
... of software that identifies potential oil-fields from seismic surveys, ... Mr DarlingХs Ј525 million funding for offshore developers helped Ramco Energy... (Source)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Canada NewsWire- Toronto,Ontario,Canada) - Bengal Energy Announces Third Party Prospective Resource
... AC/P47 offshore exploration permit that we were awarded last month," said Bradley Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Bengal. "While existing seismic data on... (Source)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Bristol Bay Times - Dillingham,AK,USA) - Drilling points sharp on all sides
Those in favor of offshore drilling said AlaskaХs future depends on more oil production, ... ТThe seismic exploration has now been proven to deter whales... (Source)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Tundra Drums - Anchorage,AK,USA) - Drilling points sharp on all sides
ТThe seismic exploration has now been proven to deter whales. This alone shows a need to devise a mechanism to communicate with subsistence hunters during... (Source)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Bengal sees potential in Australia block
"DM's independent assessment confirms our belief in the significant potential of the AC/P47 offshore exploration permit that we were awarded last month,"... (Source)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - eField Exploration completes first offshore airborne survey
YORBA LINDA, California -- eField Exploration has completed its first offshore airborne survey. Contracted by a Norwegian JV, the survey in the Nordland... (Source)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA) - Future of offshore drilling in limbo after court ruling
"The bottom line is you can shoot seismic until the cows come home, but until you can drill a well you can't move your development program forward," Pete... (Source)

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:05 PM PST - (WWF International - Gland,Switzerland) - Oil and gas consortium will suspend seismic activities to protect
Oil and gas exploration activities in the area appear to have displaced the whales to deeper areas offshore, making it more difficult for whale calves to... (Source)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:57 PM PST - (MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA) - Oil companies push Florida legislature for offshore drilling
The group intends to use a seismic tool that uses satellite technology to pinpoint oil and gas reserves, said M. Lance Phillips, a Texas lawyer who is a... (Source)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:57 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Island steps up Albania exploration program
Currently it is looking for a contractor to acquire 3D seismic over its acreage early in 2010. This program is designed to re-evaluate Chevron/Agip's oil... (Source)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:57 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Serica keen to test Conan
According to Serica, the Conan prospect exhibits a seismic amplitude anomaly at top reservoir level around 28 sq km (10.8 sq mi) in area, making it the... (Source)

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:08 PM PST - (OilGas Journal - Houston,TX,USA) - Vietnam steps up offshore oil, gas exploration
PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corp. (PVEP) has begun a 2D seismic survey of Vietnam's central costal region using Seabird Exploration's Panama-flagged... (Source)

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:08 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - ION Delivers Phase I of BrasilSPAN Seismic Data Program
... help develop and de-risk exploration play concepts, and provide a framework to characterize the hydrocarbon potential along the offshore margins of both... (Source)

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:08 PM PST - (The Age - Melbourne,Australia) - Quarterly Activities Report
QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 2009 TO 31 MARCH 2009 HIGHLIGHTS OFFSHORE WEST AFRICA - SENEGAL FAR reaches agreement with SHELL and... (Source)

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Business Wire- San Francisco,CA,USA) - Dell Blade Servers Make Seismic Exploration Smooth Sailing
Dell poweredge M-series blade servers are powering a high performance computing (HPC) cluster on a vessel that set a world record for offshore 3D seismic... (Source)

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Finder's Jamaican well commitment begins in 2011
KINGSTON: West Perth, Australia-based Finder Exploration's well commitment for permits 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12 in the Walton Basin offshore Jamaica begins on... (Source)

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Kambuna on line by mid-year
Elsewhere in Indonesia, Serica operates the Kutai PSC comprising five blocks in the Mahakam River delta offshore and onshore East Kalimantan. New 3D seismic... (Source)

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - Seismic Data Contract Signed
It has oil production in Colombia and significant exploration acreage and licences both onshore and offshore in Peru and onshore Colombia... (Source)

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Kupe development enters commissioning phase
In January, NZOG was awarded a new exploration permit (PEP 51311) west and south of Kupe. It has already acquired 500 km (311 mi) of new 2D seismic over the... (Source)


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Fri, 01 May 2009 03:03 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,Australia) - Amended Quarterly Activites Report and Appendix 5B Mar 09
The Company continues to develop its plan for the exploration of Puntland's offshore areas. As referred to above, existing 2D seismic data from several... (Source)

Mon, 04 May 2009 02:59 PM PST - (CTR - Los Angeles,CA,USA) - Dell blade servers make seismic exploration smooth
In the past, data gathered offshore had to be brought back onshore via tape to a data center for analysis. By placing an HPC cluster directly on the seismic... (Source)

Tue, 05 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Seismic survey noise under examination
The impact of seismic exploration on marine life is becoming an ever more prevalent consideration for the offshore oil and gas industry... (Source)

Tue, 05 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Big demand spurs hunt for big production in Asia/Pacific region
Exploration offshore China calls for drilling of more than 80 wells and acquisition of more than 30000 km (18641 mi) of 2D seismic and 9200 sq km (3552 sq... (Source)

Tue, 05 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Angola is West Africa's offshore bright spot
Integration of the seismic and well data is ongoing and further exploration drilling will be required to test the extent of these deeper levels as well as... (Source)

Tue, 05 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Brazil's presalt tops Latin American EP plays
The Direccion Nacional de Fronteras y Limites del Estado of Chile has awarded a Letter of Intent to SCAN Geophysical ASA for a 2D offshore seismic survey... (Source)

Tue, 05 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Shell's approach to technology development given
HOUSTON -ذ Dr. Matthias Bichsel, executive VP, Shell International Exploration and Production BV, opened the Shell booth at the Offshore Technology... (Source)

Tue, 05 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - Petrobras, Turkish Petroleum Sign Pact To Operate In Black Sea
Under the agreement, Petrobras will cede use of the drilling platform Leiv Eiriksson to Turkish Petroleum for exploration activities in the Sinop offshore... (Source)

Thu, 07 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (New York Times - United States) - Shell to Shift Alaska Exploration Plans
The decision was seen as a costly setback for Shell, which waged a vigorous campaign to expand offshore exploration in Alaska. The company spent over $2.1... (Source)

Thu, 07 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - New technology can revive bypassed GoM production
In a paper for the Offshore Technology Conference, Fairways Offshore Exploration said that new tools such as multi-discipline teams and integrated rock... (Source)

Thu, 07 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Proactive Investors UK - London,England,UK) - DOMINION PETROLEUM: HIGH-IMPACT EXPLORATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Extensive 2D seismic - some 4350 km offshore and almost 1000 km onshore - has already been obtained over this very substantial acreage, with a further 500... (Source)

Thu, 07 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Rethinking the OCS debate
She and other panelists said that the time is ripe to renew efforts to win Congress over to opening areas of the OCS to offshore exploration... (Source)

Fri, 08 May 2009 02:55 PM PST - (MarketWatch- USA) - 10-Q: MURPHY OIL CORP /DE
The higher loss in 2009 was primarily due to unsuccessful exploratory drilling costs for the Abalone Deep well, offshore Western Australia, and 3-D seismic... (Source)

Fri, 08 May 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Upstream Online - Oslo,Oslo,Norway) - New Zealand unveils seismic investment
Two licensing rounds are under way in the country's offshore frontier Raukumara and Northland basins. Both areas were the subject of seismic investment by... (Source)

Fri, 08 May 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz- New Zealand) - Industry Welcomes Investment in Seismic Reseach
... contributed toward investment by leading New Zealand based exploration companies and their offshore partners in exploration of the Great South Basin... (Source)

Sat, 09 May 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Energy Business Review - USA) - SeaBird Exploration Reports $46.5 Million For Q1 2009
... in GoM and Chevron affiliate Star Deepwater offshore Nigeria, has given SeaBird a boost in confidence for the future of this niche seismic technology... (Source)

Mon, 11 May 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - Brazil Oil Co OGX Raises Stake In Santos Basin EP Block
OGX now holds a 65% share in the BM-S-29 offshore exploration and production block, with Maersk Oil do Brasil Ltda. holding the remaining 35%... (Source)

Mon, 11 May 2009 02:54 PM PST - (OilGas Journal - Houston,TX,USA) - OTC: Pemex hones deepwater gulf exploration plan
Pemex has identified seismic amplitude anomalies in five deepwater areas. From north to south along the coastal bend, they are called the Subsalt belt... (Source)

Tue, 12 May 2009 02:54 PM PST - (MarketWatch- USA) - 10-Q: HYPERDYNAMICS CORP
Management's plans focus primarily on obtaining well capitalized joint venture partners to help us monetize a portion of our offshore exploration asset... (Source)

Wed, 13 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - Enel, Total Awarded Offshore Egypt Exploration License - Enel
MI) and France's Total SA (TOT) have been awarded a hydrocarbon exploration license in offshore Egypt, Enel said Wednesday. Enel, which aims to boost its... (Source)

Wed, 13 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - New Zealand extends tax breaks for offshore exploration
The current exemption from tax on the profits of non-resident operators of offshore rigs and seismic vessels was introduced in 2004 and was to expire on Dec... (Source)

Wed, 13 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Reuters - USA) - OMV to spend $20 million on Egypt seismic survey
OMV was awarded an offshore exploration block in the Mediterranean Sea near Matruh in the 2006 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) licensing round... (Source)

Wed, 13 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Business Wire- San Francisco,CA,USA) - PetrisWINDS OneTouchذ„ ذ A New Collaboration and Data Access
Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest product... (Source)

Wed, 13 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Caribbean Net News - Georgetown,Cayman Islands) - Canadian company ready to drill offshore Guyana
CGX began its first solid state 2D seismic geographic exploration in the basin in 1999 and was able to explore some 10000 feet... (Source)

Thu, 14 May 2009 03:13 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - Chevron To Proceed With Investment Plan In South Asia
Chevron remains interested in expanding its exploration in the Gulf of Thailand. However, a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has put offshore... (Source)

Thu, 14 May 2009 03:13 PM PST - (Gerson Lehrman Group - New York,USA) - Fairways Offshore Exploration should have bright future with new
Now that companies like Fairways Offshore Exploration have integrated seismic surveys with electric logs, an avenue has been created to reevaluate these... (Source)

Thu, 14 May 2009 03:13 PM PST - (New Zealand Herald - New Zealand) - Tax breaks continue for offshore energy explorers
As part of a wider push to encourage exploration, Brownlee last week announced a $20 million injection into government-funded seismic data acquisition... (Source)

Fri, 15 May 2009 03:06 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Aramco expanding offshore EP capability
To support the exploration program, three new seismic crews started work for the company last year. One 3D seismic team was deployed in the Arabian Gulf... (Source)

Fri, 15 May 2009 03:06 PM PST - (OilGas Journal - Houston,TX,USA) - AOGA: Alaska Point Thomson drilling under way
Shell shot more than 1000 miles of 3D seismic in the Chukchi Sea in 2008 with encouraging results, he noted. He is optimistic about the program... (Source)

Fri, 15 May 2009 03:06 PM PST - (Caribbean360.com - Belleville,Barbados) - Oil search offshore Guyana in 2010
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 14, 2009 - A Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company will begin drilling for oil offshore Guyana as early as next year... (Source)

Sat, 16 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (OilGas Journal - Houston,TX,USA) - Egas awards blocks in offshore licensing round
The license will last 4 years and the partners must shoot 3D seismic and drill wells. State-owned Egas opened the licensing round with seven gas blocks in... (Source)

Sat, 16 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Gerson Lehrman Group - New York,USA) - eField Exploration joins a growing list of oil service companies
The staff of Offshore Magazine in Yorba Linda, California reported that eField Exploration completed its first airborne survey of the Nordland area of the... (Source)

Sat, 16 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (guardian.co.uk - UK) - Slow progress sows doubts on Libyan oil prospects
It will spend at least $900 million to search the onshore Ghadames area and offshore Sirte basin with 17 exploration wells. Yet analysts said they would... (Source)

Mon, 18 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Upstream Online - Oslo,Oslo,Norway) - StatoilHydro sets up Caribbean play
By Upstream staff StatoilHydro has reached an agreement with BPC to become the operator of three offshore exploration licences, Zapata, Islamorada and... (Source)

Mon, 18 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - StatoilHydro to Explore the Bahamas
... BPC Limited to become the operator of three offshore exploration licences, ... Limited historic 2D seismic and satellite data indicate the presence of... (Source)

Mon, 18 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Reuters - USA) - BPC eyes Bahamas exploration revival with Statoil
L) said new seismic and drilling technology could transform offshore Bahamas into a new hub for oil activity after it signed an exploration deal with... (Source)

Mon, 18 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - PRESS RELEASE: Egypt: Total Enters into an Offshore Exploration
The permit is for an initial exploration period of four years, and will include 3D seismic surveys and the drilling of exploration wells... (Source)

Mon, 18 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Southland Times - Invercargill,New Zealand) - Extension to oil rig exemption pleases
Offshore oil exploration was a costly business and any incentive helped, he said. With seismic data still under analysis at the company's Melbourne... (Source)

Tue, 19 May 2009 02:58 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Premier set to close ONSL acquisition this month
Premier is planning for further seismic acquisition in 2010. Production from the Chinguetti field offshore Mauritania continues to deliver positive... (Source)

Tue, 19 May 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - Brazil Petrobras Buys 50% Stake In Namibia EP Block
RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)--Brazilian state-oil company Petrobras (PBR) purchased a 50% stake in an offshore exploration and production block off the coast... (Source)

Tue, 19 May 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Pitkin joins search off Vietnam
LONDON -- London-based Pitkin Petroleum is stepping up its exploration program offshore Vietnam and The Philippines. Operator Premier Oil started drilling... (Source)

Tue, 19 May 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - StatoilHydro In Deal With BPC To Operate Offshore Bahamas
StatoilHydro said Monday it has reached agreement with BPC Limited to become the operator of three offshore exploration licences of the south-western... (Source)

Tue, 19 May 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - StatoilHydro,BPC Partner On 3 Bahamas Oil Licenses
BY) on exploration and possible production in an 11300-square kilometer area offshore Cuba, while BPC holds five petroleum licenses covering 15676 square... (Source)

Wed, 20 May 2009 03:13 PM PST - (guardian.co.uk - UK) - Australia's Range oil shrugs off Somali pirates
"If you're going to do offshore seismic then you would only do it with the support of the Puntland government and the seismic vessel will have an armed... (Source)

Thu, 21 May 2009 03:13 PM PST - (PennEnergy - Houston,TX,USA) - Petrobras acquires 50% stake in offshore Namibian block
A cash payment of $16.04 million, comprised of a cash consideration, past costs including the reimbursement in respect of the recently acquired 3D seismic... (Source)

Thu, 21 May 2009 03:13 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - OMV to drill Manaia appraisal well
The Manaia field is located 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) southwest of the Maari field in exploration permit PEP 38413 in the Taranaki Basin offshore New... (Source)

Fri, 22 May 2009 03:09 PM PST - (New Era - Windhoek,Namibia) - More Join Oil Search on Namibia Offshore - by Desie Heita
ذ¢Our exploration work to date has always indicated the potential of offshore Namibia and today's agreement is a significant endorsement of our findings,ذ£... (Source)

Fri, 22 May 2009 03:09 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Spanish Point survey set to get under way
They have also identified a large exploration prospect in the acreage called Dalkey Island, 8 km (4.97 mi) offshore Dublin. (Source)

Sat, 23 May 2009 03:08 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - New seismic survey to uncover Magdalen basin potential
MONTREAL, Canada -- Gastem is undertaking a 100-sq-km (39-sq-mi) gravity survey on and near the Magdalen Islands offshore Canada. The gravity program will... (Source)

Mon, 25 May 2009 02:57 PM PST - (Upstream Online - Oslo,Oslo,Norway) - Svenska on track for farm-in double
By Upstream staff Swedish player Svenska Petroleum Exploration has sealed two farm-in deals, boosting its holdings in West Africa's offshore play... (Source)

Tue, 26 May 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Macauhub - Macau,Macau) - Mozambique: Canada's Artumas to 'farm out' stakes in two oil
In July 2005, the Mozambican government launched a tender for exploration of several offshore blocks in the area known as the Rovuma basin... (Source)

Thu, 28 May 2009 03:01 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - ION Expands IndiaSPAN Seismic Data Program
The 17000 km of seismic data that were acquired in the first phase of IndiaSPAN were instrumental in extending the awareness of India's offshore exploration... (Source)

Thu, 28 May 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Lanka Business Online - Sri Lanka) - Sri Lanka oil explorer says seismic surveys by end-2009
"Drilling is scheduled onshore in the KG (Krishna-Godavari) basin, with acquisition of 3D seismic totalling 1800 square kilometres to commence offshore... (Source)

Thu, 28 May 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Energy Bangla - Dhaka,Bangladesh) - Bangladesh: Cairn Seeks PM Hand for Prompt Decision
... its planned 3D (three-dimension) seismic survey at Megnama, an offshore region under block 16. Sources said the UK-based oil and gas exploration company... (Source)

Fri, 29 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - Alaska Village, Environmental Grps Ask Court To Toss Oil Leases
"This drilling plan and the associated seismic testing, increases in vessel traffic, proposed large onshore and offshore infrastructure projects... (Source)

Fri, 29 May 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Cairn lining up Sri Lanka survey
EDINBURGH, UK -- Cairn Lanka hopes to begin acquiring seismic data offshore Sri Lanka late this year or early in 2010. The government of Sri Lanka granted... (Source)

Sat, 30 May 2009 02:52 PM PST - (WELT ONLINE - Berlin,Germany) - Empire Seeks to Double Its Tasmania Basin Program, With
A privately funded 256 kilometre offshore 2-D seismic acquisition program was carried out with an Australian Government seismic ship in 1987-8 by Empire CEO... (Source)

Sun, 31 May 2009 02:58 PM PST - (Business Mirror - Philippines) - South China to start drilling this year
SCR is also involved in two other exploration contracts, namely: SC 41 in offshore Sandakan in the Sulu Sea and in SC 71, which is located between Cuyo... (Source)


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Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Oil and Gas Industry Latest News - Moscow,Moscow Region,Russia) - When It Comes to Processing Really Large 3D Offshore Surveys
Alexander Yakovlev: аЂThe market is heavily influenced by the oil price and seismic surveys and acquisition has fallen to the bottom of the priority list... (Source)

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Petroleum Economist - London,England,UK) - Asia and Australasia
The government is to extend a tax exemption by five years, to the end of 2014, on offshore oil and gas exploration. The government said the previous... (Source)

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:57 PM PST - (PennEnergy - Houston,TX,USA) - Sterling keen to assess Sifaka
Recent seismic attribute analysis and inversion studies have shown large and widespread submarine fans with strong exploration potential... (Source)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:02 PM PST - (PennEnergy - Houston,TX,USA) - Continental-geopetro to conduct Bengara-II block seismic acquisition
A large part of the seismic acquisition program will be conducted in the transition zone between a shallow offshore and onshore setting... (Source)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:02 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - PRESS RELEASE: TOTAL: Colombia: Significant Gas Condensate Discovery
Within this framework, four main areas are at the heart of Total's exploration programmes: continuing exploration in the deep offshore;... (Source)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:06 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - GX Technology Extends Sub-salt Imaging Capabilities
ION Geophysical Corporation announces that its seismic imaging subsidiary, ... latest technologies in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and offshore West Africa... (Source)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:06 PM PST - (Earthtimes- London,UK) - GX Technology Extends Sub-salt Imaging Capabilities
... technologies in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and offshore West Africa . ... of exploration and reservoir development, and enable seismic contractors to... (Source)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Oil Online - TX,USA) - GX Technology extends sub-salt imaging capabilities
ION Geophysical Corporation has announced that its seismic imaging ... the latest technologies in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and offshore West Africa... (Source)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Canada NewsWire- Toronto,Ontario,Canada) - Serica announces results of Bandon well offshore Ireland
LONDON, June 9 /CNW/ - Serica Energy plc (AIMTSX-V: SQZ) announces that it has completed its drilling operations on the Bandon offshore exploration well... (Source)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - GX Technology Extends Sub-salt Imaging Capabilities
Two recent enhancements to GXT's technology toolkit were critical in these contract awards: The ability to handle marine seismic data acquired using... (Source)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PST - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - CGGVeritas Extends its Multi-Client Cluster Survey Offshore Brazil
This initiative indicates our commitment to continue providing seismic data of the highest quality, using the latest imaging technologies... (Source)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:03 PM PST - (PennEnergy - Houston,TX,USA) - Bandon well proves oil offshore Ireland
Serica now plans a re-mapping campaign, using existing 3D seismic data to further evaluate the prospectivity of the license, including three potentially... (Source)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:59 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - cggveritas Completes Multi-Client Survey Offshore Jamaica
The survey covers large, essentially uncharted and unexplored deepwater areas south of Jamaica and is tied to existing seismic data and exploration wells... (Source)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:21 PM PST - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - Chariot OilGas Ld starts seismic programme at offshore Namibia
... an independent oil and gas exploration group, disclosed on Friday that on block 2714A, offshore Namibia, another seismic programme has started... (Source)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:21 PM PST - (SmallCapNews.co.uk - UK) - OilGas Round-Up: 12 June
Chariot OilGas (CHAR) has kicked off a further 1500 square kilometre 3D seismic programme on block 2714A, offshore Namibia... (Source)

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:04 PM PST - (Petroleum News - USA) - Local doubts on bay
One borough letter complains the MMS offered a 21-year-old study of seismic noise impacts on Dungeness crab larvae, when what is really needed is a study of... (Source)

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:08 PM PST - (Gerson Lehrman Group - New York,USA) - 2009 is Transition Year for OilGas ExplorationProduction
Typically the short-term investments are in either onshore or shallow water shelf offshore areas to facilitate the benefits of short-term commodity price... (Source)

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:17 PM PST - (Market Wire- USA) - Cygam Energy Inc. Announces Regional Completion of a Marine
VG exploration permit, located offshore south-eastern Sicily in water depths of approximately 100 metres. Other companies active in the Mediterranean Basin... (Source)

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:21 PM PST - (guardian.co.uk - UK) - Cuba's offshore oil hopes rise, US role uncertain
"Because the seismic information that was developed offshore Florida, the eastern Gulf of Mexico in the (19)80s indicated very strong hydrocarbon potential... (Source)

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:21 PM PST - (EcoWorldly - San Francisco,USA) - Western Gray Whale Critically Threatened by Oil and Gas Exploration
Norlen According to the WWF, Exxon, BP, and Rosneft have denied the threats and refused to address the issue, and continue to plan for further seismic... (Source)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:59 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - Pan American Energy Invests $80M To Explore Offshore Argentina
The exploration program, which includes a seismic study carried out by Western Geco, will run through 2012, it said. The exploration area lies off the... (Source)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:59 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal - USA) - Sinopec Plans Its First Deep-Water Well
If confirmed by exploration and appraisal drilling, the area would rank among the biggest offshore reserves in China. By comparison, Canadian company Husky... (Source)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:59 PM PST - (Miller-McCune.com - Santa Barbara,CA,USA) - Pay, Baby, Pay
But even though he was frustrated in his grand ambitions for expanded offshore exploration, Watt did fundamentally change offshore policy аЁ in ways that... (Source)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:59 PM PST - (AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA) - Namibia: Chariot, Petrobras Launch 3D Survey of Coast
According the Chariot website, their latest venture follows the completion of a comprehensive seismic acquisition programme across all their offshore... (Source)

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:13 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Senate panel approves access to eastern Gulf of Mexico
... the bill requires a complete inventory and analysis of marine resources in the Atlantic, Gulf and Alaska regions, including seismic exploration of oil... (Source)

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:13 PM PST - (CRIENGLISH.com - Beijing,China) - Sinopec Denies WSJ Report on Drilling
A series of new exploration technologies suitable to China's offshore areas will be developed, such as 3D seismic imaging technology and underwater... (Source)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:11 PM PST - (Reuters - USA) - Island OilGas unit, Serica win 2 exploration permits
L) signed two petroleum exploration permits offshore Morocco with ONHYM, which represents the interests of the Kingdom of Morocco in the exploration and... (Source)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:11 PM PST - (Financial Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada) - Arctic seen as the 'new frontier ground'
Bob McLeod, Industry Minister in the Northwest Territories, said he hopes offshore exploration restores some optimism in the region, even if it doesn't... (Source)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:11 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Gas focus shifts to eastern Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf
The 25-year permit has an initial 30-month exploration period, the terms including 2D and 3D seismic acquisition and exploration drilling in the Khuff... (Source)

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:09 PM PST - (Oil and Gas Industry Latest News - Moscow,Moscow Region,Russia) - PGS: Now is the Time to Grow Russian Business
Dementiev: The PGS Company is a global geophysical company that is a leader in the field of offshore seismic research worldwide. Additionally. we have an... (Source)

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:16 PM PST - (PennEnergy - Houston,TX,USA) - Morocco awards two offshore concessions
RABAT -- Morocco's Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) has signed petroleum agreements for two offshore exploration permits... (Source)

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:16 PM PST - (Reuters - USA) - FEATURE-Arctic nations say no Cold War; military stirs
A UN deadline for coastal states to submit claims to offshore continental shelves passed on May 13 and in 2007 Russia planted a flag on the seabed in 13980... (Source)

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:16 PM PST - (Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) - Germany) - COMMENCES - Providence Commences Spanish Point 3D Seismic Survey
About Bergen Oilfield Services AS Bergen Oilfield Services AS (BOS) is a Norwegian offshore seismic survey company with a focus on subsea technology... (Source)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:26 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - Infinity Energy Resources Announces Technical Team for Exploration
... and analysis of additional seismic data involving our Perlas and Tyra concession blocks, which cover approximately 1.4 million acres offshore Nicaragua... (Source)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:26 PM PST - (PennEnergy - Houston,TX,USA) - Senate energy bill's key elements go beyond eastern gulf
... of resources off the US Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, with authorized appropriations, included seismic exploration of oil and gas on the OCS... (Source)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PST - (RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA) - Anadarko Petroleum Releases Update On Exploration And Hedging
The company said that both prospects have seismic signatures and characteristics similar to the world-class Jubilee field offshore Ghana... (Source)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PST - (GISuser.com- Frederick,MD,USA) - Infoterra completes largest oil slick mapping project of offshore
We will use this data to support the planning of seismic projects and subsequent geochemical programmes," stated Patrick Joseph, Exploration Manager for... (Source)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PST - (SYS-CON Media- Montvale,NJ,USA) - Micromem Subsidiary and Norwegian EM Technology Accelerate
EEN is a young hydrocarbon exploration company, which was offered a share in exploration rights to a Norwegian offshore license area of approximately 1000... (Source)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PST - (WELT ONLINE - Berlin,Germany) - Anadarko Provides Update
Both prospects have seismic signatures and characteristics similar to the world-class Jubilee field offshore Ghana. Following these drilling activities... (Source)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - Savoy Energy Corporation Signs Letter of Intent to Create Joint
Fiji lies on the same regional play trend of Miocene reefs, which produce oil in Irian Jaya, Indonesia and gas/condensate in offshore Papua New Guinea... (Source)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:01 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Serica wins North Sea exploration license
The Oates prospect is considered low risk and exhibits a well-defined amplitude response on the 3D seismic data, similar to that seen in the Columbus field... (Source)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:13 PM PST - (Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland) - Chances of striking oil off Irish coast slim
Many of the wells drilled offshore Ireland have encountered аЂshowsаЃ of oil or gas, and improved seismic and drilling technology may unlock more of the... (Source)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:13 PM PST - (ITNews - Roma,Italy) - Audax Resources Limited (ASX:ADX) Provide Update on Exploration
PU (Pantelleria) within Italian waters and the contiguous offshore permit Kerkouane in Tunisian waters. PGS is the industry leader in marine seismic... (Source)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:13 PM PST - (Ceylon Daily News - Ceylon,Sri Lanka) - Sri Lanka should strike oil soon
The oil exploration is based on past studies and also fresh studies conducted by Cairn and the Block SL 2007-01-001 which is offshore North West Sri Lanka... (Source)

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:04 PM PST - (The New Nation - Bangladesh) - Chevron completes 70 pc seismic survey in Block-7
... line as part of oil and exploration programme. Of these, 250 km line is in onshore areas while the remaining 210 km seismic line in offshore areas... (Source)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:21 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Gulf of Mexico
In 2003 to 2005, Pemex shot seismic and used the data to define its exploration strategy. The company identified 1700 exploration targets (90% are onshore... (Source)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:21 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Seismic visualization supercomputer brings subsalt data into the light
The context that drives Repsol to create this project also has to do with the challenges of deepwater, subsalt exploration in the gom, where locating oil... (Source)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:21 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - OFFSHORE EUROPE
Detnor says there are strong seismic indications of hydrocarbons in both of the areas covered. Among the other awards, Chevron picked up its first deepwater... (Source)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:21 PM PST - (The Guardian - Nigeria - Lagos,Nigeria) - OMEL Dets Seismic Data Processing Centre
In Nigeria, OMEL is currently operating two deep offshore exploration blocks OPL 279 and OPL 285. OMEL's wholly owned Nigeria registered company OMEL... (Source)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:20 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Marine seismic market carries on
However, there is still marine seismic work ongoing, particularly in lesser explored areas offshore Europe, Africa and the Americas... (Source)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:20 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Global EP
The new offshore facilities are to supply gas for two LNG trains under construction in Ras Laffan City, Qatar. India has launched its latest exploration... (Source)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:20 PM PST - (Northern News Services- Yellowknife,Northwest Territories,Canada) - Northern benefits from BP seismic
Inuvik - BP PLC - which spent more than $1 billion last year on an offshore parcel in the Beaufort Sea - will be undertaking a seismic program to explore... (Source)


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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:55 PM PST - (ScandOil - Oslo,Norway) - Pan Pacific updates drilling activites on block 07/03, offshore
... seismic survey to define the resource potential of the Ca Rong Do discovery and adjacent structures, and to determine future exploration and appraisal... (Source)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Ziarul Financiar - Bucuresti,Romania) - Petrom to start production with Exxon in the Black Sea
After the finalisation of the seismic, exploration wells will be drilled as considered appropriate. The cost for an offshore exploration well in deep water... (Source)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia) - Advent Energy - Presentation to the Sydney Mining Club
Recent seismic reprocessing sediments across the offshore uplift and its flanks. Leaman (1990); also interpreted from gravity data that Carboniferous/Lower... (Source)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Energy Bangla - Dhaka,Bangladesh) - Strategy for Sustainable Energy - Part 1
Selected IOCs for undisputed offshore blocks must be engaged without delay. IOC holding Magnama and Hatiya exploration must be pushed and supported to... (Source)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - Providence begins Spanish Point 3-D survey
LONDON: Providence Resources Plc has commenced vessel mobilization operations for the Spanish Point 3-D seismic survey offshore Ireland... (Source)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Scitizen.com - Paris,France) - An Energy Bill for the Other 92%
... would expand our knowledge of our offshore energy resources, conventional and renewable, through a detailed inventory including seismic exploration... (Source)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Canada NewsWire- Toronto,Ontario,Canada) - Talon Metals Granted Rights to New Potash Exploration Licences
The Sergipe Potash Project now comprises seven onshore and two offshore prospects. ... other existing exploration data, including 2-D and 3-D seismic data... (Source)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:54 PM PST - (AsiaOne - Singapore) - Temasek looks to its first gusher
'Actual exploration drilling usually starts in the third year, ... cost on average US$30 million to US$40 million to drill a few wells offshore,' he said... (Source)

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:53 PM PST - (St. John's Telegram - St. John's,Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada) - ConocoPhillips leases offshore rig
It's the worst-kept secret in the local offshore oil industry ... Both times, it looked like exploration in the deepwater frontier was just around the... (Source)

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Manila Bulletin - Manila,Philippines) - Monte Oro group quits farm-in deal for Cagayan oil/gas venture
... to withdraw from a farm-in deal for oil and gas venture offshore Cagayan basin. ... It must be noted that exploration ventures made in Cagayan basin... (Source)

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Your Industry News- Aberdeen,UK) - TGS Acquires Data Offshore Greenland for the Tenth Consecutive Year
TGS will soon commence the acquisition of 9600 kilometers of 2D seismic data off ... The suite of integrated exploration data products available from TGS is... (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Energy Bangla - Dhaka,Bangladesh) - Mahajote Government РEnergy Sector Priorities
Side by side Government must start offshore exploration without delay. ... 3D seismic has not been carried out on PB Gas fields... (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (TransWorldNews- Monroe,GA,USA) - Savoy Energy Corp. (SNVP.OB) Announces Completion of Joint
... cost of initial drilling, and takes away the risk of traditional exploration projects. ... Indonesia and gas/condensate in offshore Papua New Guinea... (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (MEED- Dubai,United Arab Emirates) - Amerada Hess launches Libya seismic work
The company owns a 100 per cent interest in offshore exploration area 54. It also holds an 8.16 per cent stake in the Waha concession as part of the Oasis... (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland) - Tullow Oil issues optimistic operational update
Five potentially transformational exploration and appraisal wells are scheduled for 2H 2009, and new 3D seismic surveys have revealed large leads offshore... (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PST - (Reuters) - Ill-Tempered Whaling Talks Target Energy Sector
The International Whaling Commission accused oil and gas firms on Tuesday of threatening the survival of rare whales in the north Pacific, as ill-tempered talks on the future of whaling continued. (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PST - (Business Wire) - Denbury Resources Inc. Sells Offshore Assets
Denbury Resources Inc. announced that today it sold Denbury Offshore, Inc., to Newfield Exploration Company for $200 million, before adjustments, completing the auction of its offshore properties previously announced in March 2004. (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PST - (Canada NewsWire) - Stratic Farms Out Interest in Two North Sea Blocks to Noble Energy
Stratic Energy Corporation is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Stratic Energy Limited has entered into a Farm-Out Agreement with Noble Energy Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Noble Energy Inc. (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PST - (Business Wire) - Tullow Oil Plc Acquires Working Interest in Gryphon Marin Permit, Gabon
Tullow Oil Plc , the independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Energy Africa Gabon SA has entered into a participation agreement with Forest Oil Gryphon Marin B.V. whereby EAGSA will earn a 15% working interest in the Gryphon Marin permit in the southern Gabon offshore. (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PST - (Business Wire) - Canadian Superior Reports Strong Q2 Results-Moving Forward With Expanded Management Team In Western Canada-2 Sites Being Surveyed Offshore Nova Scotia-5 Wells To Be Drilled In Trinidad And Tobago
Canadian Superior Energy Inc. of Calgary, Alberta announced today strong first 6 months 2004 operating results. The 2nd Quarter of 2004 was highlighted by expansion of the Company's senior management with the hiring of four senior executives from El Paso Canada. (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PST - (Business Wire) - Halliburton Selected for ChevronTexaco WellDECC Implementation
Halliburton announced today at the 2004 Offshore Northern Seas Conference that ChevronTexaco has expanded its relationship with the company for drilling operations in North America. (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PST - (Business Wire) - Endeavour International Corporation Updates Progress in Advancing North Sea Strategy
In its first stockholder meeting since assuming new leadership and expanding its scope and objectives, Endeavour International Corporation today reported that significant progress has been made in establishing a base for exploratory activities in the North Sea and restructuring the company to participate in one of the world's most prolific oil and gas producing basins. (Source)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PST - (Business Wire) - Vanco Announces the Commencement of Offshore Madagascar 3D Seismic Acquisition Program
Vanco Madagascar Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vanco Energy Company, announces that the Majunga Offshore Profond joint venture group is conducting a comprehensive 3D seismic acquisition program covering 3,657 square kilometers of the deepwater portion of the block. (Source)

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Tullow updates Africa programs
After the interpretation of a 2D seismic survey offshore Liberia, Tullow secured a 25% interest in contiguous blocks LB-15, LB-16 and LB-17 in January... (Source)

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:53 PM PDT - (Sunday Times.lk - Columbo,Sri Lanka) - Mannar oil drive could harm whales, dolphins
By Malaka Rodrigo, Pic by Sanka Vidanagama As Sri Lanka takes steps to carry out offshore oil exploration in the Gulf of Mannar, a marine biologist has... (Source)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Energy Bangla - Dhaka,Bangladesh) - Gas Sector Challenges of Bangladesh
Even if IOCs can start offshore exploration the benefit may not come in less than 7 years. If coal exploration starts now benefit may not come in less than... (Source)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA) - BOLT Technology: An Undervalued Stock?
... controllers and synchronizers for air guns. The Company's products are mostly used in offshore marine seismic surveys. BOLT started its operations in 1960. (Source)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - EGPC opens 2009 license round
CAIRO, Egypt -- The Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. is inviting bids for eight offshore exploration blocks under its International 2009 Bid Round No. 1... (Source)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Oil Online - TX,USA) - Uruguay received offers for offshore exploration and production
This historical step for the offshore oil exploration in Uruguay raises the hope to get energy independence and with it a sensible reduction in the future... (Source)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PDT - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - No joy for Edison at SAER Offshore-1X well
PTTEP believes that the SAER Offshore Block still has potential in the western part, where it has acquired 3D seismic and identified more prospects... (Source)

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - BUYINS.NET: QCOM, ILMN, ADS, CIT, CKH, ATNI Expected To Be Lower
Its Aviation Services segment offers transportation services to the offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production industry... (Source)

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (PR Newswire- New York,NY,USA) - Hart's EP Names New Editor
She was the international editor for Offshore magazine for six years, during which she covered global exploration and production activities... (Source)

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Your Oil and Gas News- Aberdeen,UK) - Artemis 3D seismic releases preliminary findings for WA-360-P in
MEO Australia Limited has loaded the newly acquired and processed 250 km2 Artemis 3D seismic in WA-360-P (MEO: 70%, Operator), offshore Carnarvon Basin... (Source)

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Engineer Live - London,England,UK) - Fresh frontiers demand applied knowledge and new techniques
The main deep (>400m water depth) offshore exploration efforts offshore India have concentrated on the east coast, where a number of large discoveries have... (Source)

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:56 PM PST - (Xconomy - Cambridge,MA,USA) - Quasar Unveils Innovative Sensors for Detecting Subsea Oil and Gas
With advances in sensors, software algorithms, and high-performance computer processing, such surveys have enabled offshore exploration companies to... (Source)

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:56 PM PDT - (Business Wire- San Francisco,CA,USA) - ExxonMobil Commences Drilling Libya's First Deepwater Well
Elsewhere in Libya, ExxonMobil Libya Limited has completed two 3D seismic surveys in offshore Contract Areas 20 and 21, and three 2D seismic surveys in... (Source)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - ExxonMobil commences drilling deepwater exploration well offshore
"We are pleased to start drilling our first deepwater exploration well in Libya based on the rigorous technical work conducted by our Libyan National and... (Source)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PennEnergy - Houston,TX,USA) - Rwe Dea to explore offshore Turkmenistan
RWE Dea plans to undertake an environment study during the initial exploration phase and a 400-sq-km (154-sq-mi) 3D seismic test, taking account of 2D... (Source)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Upstream Online - Oslo,Oslo,Norway) - Chinese wells primed in WA
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is awaiting for government approval to drill the three exploration wells in the WA-406-P permit off Western... (Source)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (mydigitalfc.com - Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India) - Cairn to conduct seismic studies in TN water block
... of New Exploration Licensing Policy. It emerged as the sole bidder for this offshore acreage, and it currently holds 35 per cent stake in the block... (Source)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Trinidad News - Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago) - Dose of offshore optimism
Mew said, ТBlock 2 (ab) is a very significant area and will require significant investment in seismic, drilling and offshore facilities... (Source)

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - GLOBAL EP
In preparation for the round, TGS-Nopec is making available 5300 km (3293 mi) of seismic, gravity, and magnetic data in the offshore areas and high... (Source)

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine - Houston,TX,USA) - Reservoirs that cross country lines need special agreements
In 1995, the US amended its federal laws governing the royalty payment system on offshore oil and gas production to encourage petroleum exploration in the... (Source)

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Middle East North Africa Financial Network - Amman,Jordan) - ExxonMobil commences oil exploration in Libya
(MENAFN) ExxonMobil Exploration Company announced that its affiliate, ... Limited has completed two 3D seismic surveys in offshore Contract Areas 20 and 21... (Source)

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Trinidad News - Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago) - Fishermen: No seismic tests in Gulf
SCORES of San Fernando fishermen objected strongly to Sinopec Offshore Oil and Gas Limited (SOOGL) Antilles' plans to conduct 3D seismic tests off the Gulf... (Source)

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - Lundin Releases Reserve Report For the Luno Field, Offshore Norway
... of the seismic ocean bottom cable survey (OBS) acquired in 2008. ... Lundin Petroleum will be drilling a further exploration well in PL338 in the third... (Source)

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (WA Business News- Northbridge,Western Australia,Australia) - China kicks-off WA gas push
China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer China National Offshore Oil Co (CNOOC) ... with a two-stage exploration program worth more than $160 million... (Source)

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (GuruFocus.com - Plano,TX,USA) - HOTCHKISWILEY Buys Edison International, The Dow Chemical
... mobile drilling rigs; assisting in offshore construction projects; and a variety of specialized services including cable laying and 3-D seismic work... (Source)

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA) - Liberia: House Committee Differs With TRC Chairman
... of Liberia and the Oranto Petroleum Limited for OffShore BLOCK LB-14. ... during the first exploration period defined, shall carry out a minimum work... (Source)

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (SYS-CON Media) - Serica Awarded Frontier Exploration Licence Offshore Ireland
The award is a further example of Serica's strategy to access acreage where 3D seismic data is already available, which enables exploration drilling to take... (Source)

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia) - Operations Report for the Quarter to 30 June 2009
This is a highly attractive offshore oil exploration opportunity with the potential to host significant oil resources near to existing producing fields and... (Source)

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:54 PM PST - (MEED- Dubai,United Arab Emirates) - exxonmobil starts Libyan oil field drilling
exxonmobil Corporation has started drilling its first deep-water exploration well offshore in the Sirte basin northeast of Libya... (Source)

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:54 PM PST - (ScandOil - Oslo,Norway) - Artumas rockets 25% on finding like-minded Africa partners
For its pioneering work in East Africa, Artumas also secured a 0.85-percent royalty on its offshore Mozambique asset and will be convered on an onshore... (Source)

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - Serica Energy secures Frontier Exploration License offshore Ireland
A 3D seismic survey has already been acquired and Serica will reprocess this data in order to enhance its understanding of the principal prospect... (Source)

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PDT - (OilVoice- UK) - Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
... the combination of seismic and CSEM, offer an opportunity to improve radically the reliability of risking decisions associated with exploration... (Source)

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (WELT ONLINE - Berlin,Germany) - Schlumberger Announces Second-Quarter 2009 Results
In Libya, Schlumberger DrillingMeasurements EcoScope multifunction source-less LWD technology was deployed to log the first offshore exploration well for... (Source)

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA) - RWE awarded license offshore Turkmenistan
In the initial exploration an environmental study is planned. Taking into account 2-D material already available, a 3-D seismic test will then be conducted... (Source)

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PDT - (Trading Markets- Los Angeles,CA,USA) - PNOC-EC eyes BHP Billiton tie-up
Besides SC 59, PNOC-EC holds interests in five other offshore exploration concessions in the country, namely SC 43 (Ragay Gulf), SC 47 (Offshore Mindoro)... (Source)

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PDT - (EnergyCurrent) - Industry tackles West Africa challenges
The vast majority of the attacks take place on shore, often along pipelines, but offshore installations have not been spared completely... (Source)

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Tampabay.com) - Crist says he's open to oil drilling off Florida coast
Reality: Drilling for oil or gas offshore is a dirty, polluting business from beginning to end. From initial seismic exploration, associated with mortality... (Source)

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent) - New Zealand extends offshore Northland bidding date
Over the last three decades, the region has seen extensive seismic survey coverage and the drilling of two wells in the area. Hydrocarbon potential over the... (Source)

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Gerson Lehrman Group) - Seismic technology contributed to successful sub-salt drilling in
... methods have been instrumental in many recent successful exploration and field development efforts (eg Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and Offshore Brazil... (Source)

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:07 AM PDT - (BusinessWorld Online) - Australian firm mulls $5-M investment in Palawan
BY JOSE BIMBO F. SANTOS, Reporter AUSTRALIAN FIRM Nido Petroleum Ltd. plans to spend up to $5 million in the next five months for seismic exploration in offshore Palawan. (Source)

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (The Age) - Quarterly Activities Report
COMPANY'S EXPLORATION INTERESTS OBL holds rights to or interests in three (3) offshore and three (3) onshore petroleum exploration permits in Australia... (Source)

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Pensacola News Journal) - Editorial: There is no need to drill off Florida's Gulf Coast
That includes seismic exploration that kills marine life to the placement of rigs and pipelines to the use of explosives for removing rigs... (Source)

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Proactive Investors UK) - Mediterranean Oil and Gas: positive cash flow and company making
Mediterranean Oil and Gas has a three-year exploration licence which runs until July 2011 which includes the drilling of one well. These offshore waters are... (Source)


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Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (istockAnalyst.com) - Floridians Should Want Offshore Drilling, Says Former Lawmaker
Stenholm, 70, is speaking today in Tampa to the World Affairs Council of Tampa Bay about offshore drilling, America's dependence on foreign oil and climate... (Source)

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (FOXBusiness) - RANGE RESOURCES LTD - Quarterly Activites Report and Appendix 5B
After a description of the existing subsurface and 2D seismic databases, the need for new 2D seismic coverage was discussed and offshore exploration areas... (Source)

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Technology Development Company Announces $11 million dollar investment
The company is broadening its markets to include support for the installation of foundations for offshore wind farms as well as capturing opportunities in... (Source)

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Petroleum Economist) - Uganda: now it gets difficult
Heritage says seismic surveys over the offshore part of Block 3A have shown a number of prospects, of which the large Crane and Pelican structures are... (Source)

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Proactive Investors Australia) - Carnarvon Petroleum plans Australia offshore permit stake swap
Carnarvon Petroleum Ltd (ASX: CVN) said it is planning to swap 50 percent of the WA-435-P exploration block it was awarded last month offshore Western... (Source)

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Seeking Alpha) - Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
It has geological and seismic characteristics similar to giant Jubilee field offshore Ghana. Another of these Cretaceous sand is South Korea Lahou... (Source)

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:09 AM PDT - (Nasdaq) - Norway Oil Body Completes '09 Seismic Work In Offbounds Area
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, or NPD, Thursday said it has fully completed its summer 2009 program of seismic data-gathering in areas offshore northwest Norway which are currently offbounds to oil exploration. (Source)

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PDT - (Wall Street Journal) - Norway Oil Body Completes '09 Seismic Work In Offbounds Area
... fully completed its summer 2009 program of seismic data-gathering in areas offshore northwest Norway which are currently offbounds to oil exploration... (Source)

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent) - Carnarvon, Finder to swap offshore Roebuck interests
The Australia government approved work program for these permits, for the initial firm three-year term, comprises seismic reprocessing, the recording of an... (Source)

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:06 AM PDT - (Bloomberg) - Petrom, Exxon Start Seismic Exploration of Black Sea Block
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Petrom SA, Romania's biggest oil company, and Exxon Mobil Corp. started seismic exploration in deepwater areas of the Neptun block in the Black Sea. (Source)

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (GlobeNewsWire) - Holloman Energy Pursues Gippsland Basin Seismic
... a number of exploration enterprises) is targeted at the acquisition of 3D seismic data in the offshore basins of southern Australia and New Zealand... (Source)

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OilVoice) - Rocksource Acquires Interest in 8 Offshore Leases in the Gulf of
The agreement with Focus Exploration is part of a greater GoM strategy to combine successful use of seismic amplitude data with CSEM resistivity data to... (Source)

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:13 PM PST - (PennEnergy) - GeoCeltic starts deepwater Black Sea survey
The work is being performed on behalf of Petrom and its co-venturer ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania. Exploration in the Romanian offshore... (Source)

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:13 PM PST - (Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung)) - August - EMGS awarded 3D EM survey offshore Greenland
Cairn's exploration acreage position in Greenland is held through its 90% owned international exploration subsidiary Capricorn. A total of six offshore... (Source)

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:13 PM PST - (ABS CBN News) - PNOC-EC H1 profits down on lower revenues
The company said the expiration of the Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking with state-owned firms of China and Vietnam in the South China Sea last year... (Source)

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (FOXBusiness) - Niko Reports Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
The survey has been merged with the offshore 3D seismic previously acquired providing 3D seismic coverage of almost the entire Hazira block... (Source)

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent) - RXT secures contract offshore Norway
OSLO: The multi-component seismic company Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) has been awarded a contract in Norway with an undisclosed customer... (Source)

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Chevron Australia Awarded New Acreage Offshore W Australia
LN) have been awarded new rights to a deepwater exploration permit, with gas potential, in the Exmouth Plateau region off the coast of Western Australia... (Source)

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PennEnergy) - OGJ Newsletter
The review will include an environmental assessment specific to Shell Offshore's exploration plan, the US Department of the Interior agency said... (Source)

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - World Trends and Technology for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
LONDON -- SOCO Exploration and Production Congo has finalized terms for a rig to drill two wells in the Marine XI block. The rig is in transit to spud the... (Source)

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT - (OilandGasOnline) - Holloman Energy Pursues Gippsland Basin Seismic
Holloman Energy Corporation (OTCBB:HENC) announces its participation in a Combined Southern Offshore Basins Heads Of Agreement. This contingent agreement between Enquest Pty Ltd. and Holloman (in consortium with a number of exploration enterprises) is targeted at the acquisition of 3D seismic data in the offshore basins of southern Australia and New Zealand (Source)

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Proactive Investors Australia) - Bass Strait Oil Company Limited
Bass Strait Oil Company Ltd (BAS) is an Australian company engaged in the exploration for oil and gas in onshore and offshore areas of south-eastern... (Source)

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Survey identifies deepwater potential off Tanzania
LONDON Р Dominion Petroleum has completed the first phase of interpretation of 2D seismic data over Tanzania's offshore block 7. The 4350 km (2703 mi) of 2D... (Source)

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Arctic Sounder) - Feds must halt offshore oil development
Beyond a major spill, even normal industry operations such as seismic surveys, vessel traffic, aircraft, offshore and onshore pipeline construction... (Source)

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - New Zealand sees offshore growth
The Ministry reports that expenditure in petroleum exploration and prospecting permits rose to $214 million in 2008 from $136 million in 2007. Seismic... (Source)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Growthcompany.co.uk) - Offshore Hydrocarbon refinances
The Aberdeen-based company, whose remote electromagnetic sensing technology is used to find offshore oil and gas, has been hit by sharp cuts in exploration... (Source)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Upstream Online) - Mitra signs on two Vietnamese blocks
The seismic acquired will be processed to identify drilling prospects in the two offshore blocks. The partners have committed to drill at least one well in... (Source)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)) - PA Resources farms out interest in licence offshore UK
Under the terms of the farmout agreement, Venture will pay 100 percent of the costs of a 3D seismic survey over the Kennett lead to be operated by PA... (Source)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OilVoice) - Shell Elects Not to Exercise Option on Senegal Blocks
Shell Exploration Company BV (Shell) has advised First Australian Resources (FAR) of its decision not to exercise an Option in respect of Sangomar Offshore... (Source)

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Northern News Services(subscription)) - Coca-Cola plant in Iqaluit reduces staff
Several Inuvialuit residents are helping with seismic exploration of potential offshore oil and gas deposits in the Beaufort Sea by BP Exploration... (Source)

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Cairn To Start India Oil Production This Week
Cairn currently has five vessels performing seismic surveys offshore west, south and east Greenland, although it has yet to drill any exploration wells... (Source)

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Stabroek News) - Drilling cost for key Corentyne well down Р CGX
Vice President of exploration, Warren Workman, was quoted as saying yesterday that the conventional processing of its 3D program, the first shot of offshore... (Source)

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Earthtimes) - Bolt Technology Reports Fiscal Year 2009 Results
Bolt Technology Corporation is a leading worldwide developer and manufacturer of marine seismic acquisition equipment used for offshore exploration for oil... (Source)

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Cairn reviewing exploration options off Greenland
In another permit offshore South Greenland, Capricorn and Nunaoil acquired reconnaissance seismic in 2008. The results confirmed a rifted continental margin... (Source)

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:08 AM PDT - (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) - NWest Energy Inc. - Operational Update - Results of E3D Interpretation
NWest Energy Inc. , an oil and gas exploration company with licences offshore western Newfoundland, is pleased to announce the results of its Exploration 3D seismic interpretation. (Source)

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Melrose unveils plans for Galata
Some minor modifications have been completed to the facilities ,including onshore and offshore pipe work bypasses and metering reconfiguration... (Source)

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (SYS-CON Media) - Serica Energy plc: Q2 2009 Report to Shareholders
In the offshore part of the Kutai PSC interpretation of the 3D seismic data has revealed several exploration targets, of which the Dambus prospect is the... (Source)

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Preliminary Final Report and Full Year Statutory Accounts
Through the year Carnarvon has added four new exploration permits offshore North West Shelf Australia and is actively pursuing several other near term... (Source)

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Alaska Gov Touts Crt Ruling On Offshore Oil Lease
... over 2007 leases, saying the agency didn't adequately consider how seismic activity and other exploration operations would affect local wildlife... (Source)

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (FOXBusiness) - Orca Exploration announces its result for the quarter ended 30
The seismic will be acquired in Q3 2009 for approximately US$0.3 million and will consist of 5 kilometers of offshore, 3 kilometers across the island and 1... (Source)

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Times Online) - Secret letters reveal Labour's Libyan deal
DURING the past year a small ship bristling with computers and seismic equipment has been crisscrossing the Gulf of Sidra, in the Mediterranean off the... (Source)

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Energy Bangla) - Time to Ignore National Committee for Protection of Oil, Gas and Ports
IOCs winning offshore blocks will first carry out seismic surveys and extensive study of resources base on which they will carry out exploration... (Source)


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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:52 PM PST - (SmartBrief) - Alaska governor lauds court decision on Beaufort Sea offshore leases
Shell said it "has completed three years of scientific and seismic programs leading up to what we expect to be a very successful Beaufort Sea drilling... (Source)

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Xinhua) - Chinese oil company inks deal with Qatar to explore offshore block
The subsidiary, the CNOOC Middle East, is committed to conduct seismic data acquisition, processing and drilling of exploration wells under the terms of the... (Source)

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (The Age) - Good Oil Conference 2009 - Presentation
Offshore Solander Basin Basin LMP 100% Key Play: Niagara oil sands 7 PEP 38237 (Waitutu) 2010 Program: 35km 2D seismic Onshore Western 4... (Source)

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:54 PM PST - (EnergyCurrent) - Mitra completes offshore Vietnam survey
... Exploration Company (KUFPEC) and Singapore Petroleum Corporation (SPC) on Aug. 29 completed a combined 2D seismic survey over Blocks 19 and 20 offshore... (Source)

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Your Industry News) - Mitra conculdes combined 2D seismic survey over Blocks 1920
... Exploration Company (KUFPEC) and Singapore Petroleum Corporation (SPC) have completed a combined 2D seismic survey over Blocks 1920, offshore Vietnam... (Source)

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (MEED) - Qatar awards offshore exploration licence
Under the licence, which covers the 5.6-square-kilometre BC Block, the Chinese state-run firm will conduct seismic surveys of the area, drill exploration... (Source)

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OfficialWire) - Repsol Named Energy Company Of The Year
The company touted its use of new seismic imaging technology in deepwaters in Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico as giving it a competitive advantage in some of... (Source)

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Pueblo Chieftain) - Alaska, offshore sites stand at the ready
But the Interior Department must first include areas of Alaska's offshore region in its five-year plan for development before any exploration can take place... (Source)

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Bloomberg) - BP Close to Completing Libya Offshore Survey Amid Deal Scrutiny
ะขThis is a long-term exploration agreement,ะฃ Nicholas said, adding seismic tests are ะขon track and progressing well. We said we expect to spend seven to 10... (Source)

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Upstream Online) - Rigs going green
Environmentalists often blame the noise from seismic acquisition and drilling operations for the beaching of whales and other disruptions to marine life... (Source)

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Vanco Energy Company Rewards Rock Solid Images with a Rock Physics
... offshore exploration industry. Rock Solid Images is an industry leader in the integration of fundamental rock physics with well data and surface seismic... (Source)

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Infinity Energy Resources Announces Agreement to Acquire Seismic
Infinity Energy Resources Announces Agreement to Acquire Seismic Data on Offshore Nicaragua Concessions COMPANY EXPECTS SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING TO BE... (Source)

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:30 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Infinity Energy Resources Announces Agreement to Acquire Seismic Data on Offshore Nicaragua Concessions
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. , an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Fugro Data Services AG that will allow the Company to acquire 2-D seismic data covering its approximately 1.4 million-acre oil and gas concessions offshore Nicaragua. (Source)

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Your Oil and Gas News) - CNOOC Announces First Batch of Blocks in Offshore China
Up to now, there are about 1422 km of 2D seismic data in the block. One well was drilled in the block. Block 04/20 lies in Haifeng Swell of Pearl River... (Source)

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Forbes India - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India) - Rigging The Wild West
The decision was made after pouring over seismic data from thousands of kilometres of India's offshore coastline. ONGC's offshore exploration and... (Source)

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Earthtimes- London,UK) - Kulczyk Oil Expanding Brunei Holdings Acquiring Triton Hydrocarbons
... exploration blocks offshore the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. .... A total of 118 km2 of 3D seismic and 60 kilometres of 2D seismic were shot during... (Source)

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (MarketWatch- USA) - Kulczyk Oil Expanding Brunei Holdings Acquiring Triton Hydrocarbons
A total of 118 km2 of 3D seismic and 60 kilometres of 2D seismic were shot ... acre) exploration and development area covering onshore and offshore areas in... (Source)

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Subsea World- Hamar,Norway) - Spectrum inks DGH reprocessing deal for Andaman Islands
... km 2D of their seismic data offshore the Andaman Islands frontier on the ... its commitment to the promotion of exploration in the Indian sub continent... (Source)

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Daily Mirror - Colombo,Western,Sri Lanka) - Govt. sells seismic data
... four million US dollars by selling seismic data on offshore oil deposits to ... With regard to the present status in oil exploration, the Minister said... (Source)

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Hyperdynamics Corporation Signs Memorandum of Understanding with
It holds the exploration license for the offshore area of the West African Republic of Guinea. To find out more about Hyperdynamics, visit its website at... (Source)

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Market Wire) - Pan Orient to Acquire Interest in Tungkal PSC in Indonesia
The other interest to be acquired is a US$5MM receivable payable upon first commercial gas delivery from the Ruby gas field located offshore Indonesia in... (Source)

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (SYS-CON Media) - Kulczyk Oil Expanding Brunei Holdings Acquiring Triton Hydrocarbons
MIPI holds a 100% interest in four contiguous exploration blocks offshore the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. In addition, and on completion of the... (Source)

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Stockhouse) - Eaglewood Energy Announces PPL 257 Seismic Program
... of Singapore to conduct an offshore seismic acquisition program in licence PPL 257, one of Eaglewood's four exploration licences in Papua New Guinea... (Source)

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:51 AM PDT - (Marketwire) - Eaglewood Energy Announces PPL 257 Seismic Program
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 15, 2009) - Eaglewood Energy Inc. ("Eaglewood" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:EWD) is pleased to announce that it has contracted Bergen Oilfield Services APS Pty Ltd. ("Bergen") of Singapore to conduct an offshore seismic acquisition program in licence PPL 257, one of Eaglewood's four exploration licences in Papua New Guinea. Seismic data, acquired by ... (Source)

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Hart's EP Names New Drilling Editor
Involved with technical program development for the Offshore Technology Conference since 1994, Rach served as program chair for OTC .02... (Source)

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Peace fm Online) - More Oil Discovery!
The Sankofa-A1 well, drilled at Cape Three Points Block on Ghana's offshore by Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) in conjunction with Vitol... (Source)

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Energy Bangla) - Bangladesh: Controversy over Offshore Exploration PSC
This is the first time after 1974 Bangladesh could take positive step in deep water offshore exploration in the Bay of Bengal. Our neighbours India and... (Source)

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (TCPalm) - Terry Cunningham: Offshore energy exploration can be a boon to
You need geologists and geological and petroleum technicians to gather seismic data and core samples. Petroleum engineers and mining and geological... (Source)

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Houston Chronicle) - Successful well off Africa pumps up Anadarko
ะขWe believe exploration success in the region has not yet ended and believe that Jubilee analogues can exist in the under-explored basins offshore Sierra... (Source)

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - The Delicate Politics of Oil Discovery
Unlike the bonanzas offshore Texas and Brazil, Mexico's industry remains oddly in decline. But then exploration is in the hands of oil monopoly Pemex... (Source)

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (The Age) - Annual Report to shareholders
After initially working with Geokinetics in Australia for Apache, the OBC fleet was repositioned to Angola to undertake a major offshore seismic operation... (Source)

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Artumas farms out offshore Mozambique interest
Artumas' share of costs for a 200-sq km (77-sq mi) 3D seismic program and an exploration well will be carried by MP and Cove... (Source)

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Western Star) - Nalcor president believes Newfoundland under-explored
He said both Newfoundland and Labrador's onshore and offshore basins are under explored. There has been an average of 1.5 exploration wells per year over... (Source)

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Forbes) - Q+A-Will Madagascar's oil reserves soon be tapped?
Tullow acquired an extension to the initial exploration period. * ENERMAD, a Canada-based company formed in 2006, won the rights to 10 offshore blocks... (Source)

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Zikkir World) - Libya Aims To Boost Capacity
... allowing the company to conduct an exploration and appraisal of onshore and offshore assets. The appraisal will include a seismic survey of the area... (Source)

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:56 PM PST - (New Europe) - Companies confirm offshore oil region from Sierra Leone to Ghana
That first offshore site alone could generate USD 20 billion by 2030. Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum is one of the largest independent exploration and... (Source)

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:56 PM PST - (The Age) - Oilex Annual Report 2009
The 3D seismic surveys in the Timor Sea and the Carnarvon Basin provide the basis for the next exciting phase of the Company's activity. The offshore... (Source)

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:07 AM PDT - (OilandGasOnline) - Infinity Energy Resources Announces Agreement To Acquire Seismic Data On Offshore Nicaragua Concessions
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. (Pink Sheets: IFNY) ("Infinity" or the "Company"), an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Fugro Data Services AG that will allow the Company to acquire 2-D seismic data covering its approximately 1.4 million-acre oil and gas concessions offshore Nicaragua (Source)

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:57 PM PST - (The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com) - Rare giant squid captured by sperm whale researchers in Gulf of Mexico
Last year, the agency released the results of a six-year, $9.3 million study of the effects of oil and gas exploration seismic survey noise on the whales... (Source)

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:57 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - 2009 Annual Report
Dougga is located only 15 kilometres from Dougga gas Sambuca. condensate We have signed a MoU with PGS - a leading offshore 3D seismic discovery contractor... (Source)

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:57 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - 2009 Annual Financial Report
Offshore Tasmania was a key focus of technical work with seismic interpretation and basin modeling studies nearing completion at year end... (Source)

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:57 PM PST - (Market Wire) - Miami Dolphins and Cisco Showcase Technology so Fans Can "Live the
While existing seismic data on the Permit clearly shows several large structures, with closure, DM was asked to evaluate only the Elsa structure at this... (Source)

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:29 PM PST - (OilGas Journal) - Extended OCS comment period produces 350000 comments, Salazar says
ะขThe offshore energy program we are developing must address our nation's energy security challenges, deliver a fair return to the taxpayers who own the... (Source)

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (The Media Line) - BP to Start Drilling in Libya in 2010
"We are coming to the end of the offshore seismic work, and then there is more ongoing seismic work on shore," Robert Wine, a spokesperson for BP... (Source)

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (BusinessWeek) - Kuwait says poised to nab Vietnam oil deal
By TAREK EL-TABLAWY Kuwait's oil minister said Thursday he expected the country's state-run foreign oil exploration company to win another offshore license... (Source)

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Northern Petro. 3D Seismic Acquisition Starts Offshore Guyane
-To date, the exploration effort has focussed on structural prospects located on the Guyane continental shelf. However, the results of more recent... (Source)

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Science Magazine) - Full Text (HTML)
In general, working in the offshore environment is more expensive; drilling rigs, seismic surveys, and well manifolds are all much more expensive than for a... (Source)

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (The Age) - Full Year Statutory Accounts
The Otway Basin is a Mesozoic age rift basin and has been the target of significant petroleum exploration (offshore and onshore) and a number of operating... (Source)

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Globes) - Noble Energy begins ship-based seismic survey
Yael Gruntman Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL) has notified its Israeli partners that it begun the 3D seismic survey of the offshore Ratio Yam, Alon A... (Source)

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:27 AM PDT - (Arabian Business) - Dubai's EAX steps up search for Seychelles oil
Oil exploration company and UK partner start second seismic survey off island. (Source)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Hyperdynamics Signs Agreement to Begin 2-D Seismic Survey Offshore
"The processing of this data will be done onboard one of BOS's modern seismic vessels, as each line segment or sequence is acquired offshore Guinea... (Source)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Oil Online) - CGX Resources awards Rock Solid Images with rock physicsseismic
... and seismic inversion project offshore Guyana by CGX Resources Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CGX Energy Inc. cgx's Vice President of Exploration... (Source)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Enigma gets Namibia license extensions
LONDON -- Enigma OilGas Exploration has received government approval to extend the initial exploration phases of its licenses offshore Namibia... (Source)


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Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Petroleum Economist) - Asia and Australasia
Italy's Eni has brought on stream the Blacktip gasfield, in the Bonaparte Gulf, offshore the Northern Territory. Eni will sell output Ğ which will rise to... (Source)

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Petroleum Economist) - Sakhalin development imperatives nudge Russia closer to IOCs
Russia wants to develop more acreage offshore Sakhalin Island. But Gazprom's inexperience of offshore projects means the government is once again turning to... (Source)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (International Business Times) - Deep-Sea Oil Reigns Supreme for Byron King
It has some political baggage, of course, but Brazil's Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) is really one of the most talented offshore deepwater exploration companies in... (Source)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (SmallCapNews.co.uk) - OilGas Round-Up: 2 Oct
Chariot OilGas (CHAR) has received government approval to extend the initial exploration phases of its licences offshore Namibia... (Source)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Hyperdynamics Signs Agreement to Begin 2-D Seismic Survey Offshore
"The processing of this data will be done onboard one of BOS's modern seismic vessels, as each line segment or sequence is acquired offshore Guinea... (Source)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (SmallCapNews.co.uk) - Providence Resources shoots new 2D seismic survey offshore Nigeria
The other partners are Vitol Exploration Nigeria, Energy Equity Resources Aje and Providence, which owns 5%. To date, four wells have been drilled on the... (Source)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (San Antonio Express) - New seismic research helping find oil
... field of seismic exploration technology that have played a role in recent major oil discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Brazil and elsewhere... (Source)

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Richmond Times Dispatch) - Offshore Drilling Will Create Jobs in Virginia
Exploration efforts often end up producing vastly larger amounts of oil and gas than the initial prediction of reserves. Last year, for example... (Source)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PST - (ScandOil) - Providence shoots new 2D seismic offshore Nigeria
Providence Resources reports the successful acquisition of a new 2D seismic survey over its Oil Mining Lease 113 (OML 113) in the Benin Embayment, offshore... (Source)

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Gov Monitor) - Australia invests $158 million in offshore oil exploration
The secondary work program consists of 400kmĞ£ of new 3D seismic surveying, one exploration well and geotechnical studies to an estimated value of A$48.25m... (Source)

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Proactive Investors UK) - Northern Petroleum and Shell Italia move ahead with oil
... PLC (AIM: NOP) said that, together with Shell Italia EP SpA, it will be acquiring a 3D seismic survey in their joint exploration area offshore Sicily... (Source)

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (NASDAQ) - Arctic Region Beckons As North Sea Fields Decline
The surprisingly vast resource at Groningen a generation ago led oil companies to experiment with offshore exploration nearby. BP is widely credited with... (Source)

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:27 AM PDT - (Rigzone) - Northern Petroleum, Shell Proceed with Seismic Program Off Sicily
Northern Petroleum, together with Shell Italia E&P S.p.A. , will acquire a 3D seismic survey in their joint exploration area offshore Sicily. Shell will fund the prospect defining programme in the joint venture held thrust belt offshore of western Sicily. (Source)

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Forbes) - ANALYSIS-Mauritania oil hopes rise with new drilling project
"This drilling represents a new start for oil exploration in Mauritania," said Ismail Abdel Vetah, an oil consultant. "After the disappointments offshore... (Source)

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Seeking Alpha) - Is Exxon Betting on $100 Oil?
The Jubilee oil field offshore Ghana was discovered by Tullow in partnership with Anadarko in 2007. It's a remarkable story in several respects... (Source)

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:55 PM PST - (PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)) - Spanish Point Offshore Ireland - Operations Update - 3D Seismic Survey
7 October 2009 SPANISH POINT OFFSHORE IRELAND Operations Update - 3D Seismic Survey * Excellent resolution in initial fast-track 3D seismic data volume o... (Source)

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:55 PM PST - (Otago Daily Times) - Decision on South Basin imminent
The quantity of 2D offshore seismic acquired continued to expand again last year as both Crown Minerals and explorers contributed to a 78% rise with 25749km... (Source)

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Oil and Gas Industry Latest News) - Russian nocs abroad: Gazprom in Libya
In December 2008 the seismic ship geochallenger owned by cggveritas successfully completed the 3D seismic exploration at the offshore site 19... (Source)

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Modern Ghana) - Bangladesh starts reacting to maritime dispute
For several years after taking the lead in 1974 for offshore exploration, Bangladesh hibernated while India and Myanmar aggressively explored and discovered... (Source)

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (SmallCapNews.co.uk) - OilGas Round-Up: 9 October
Northern Petroleum (NOP) and Shell Italia EP are set to acquire a 3D seismic survey in their joint exploration area offshore Sicily... (Source)

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (St. John's Telegram) - statoilhydro here to stay
statoilhydro is increasingly making its presence felt in this province's offshore industry. That was the case with a pair of exploration wells this year... (Source)

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - AuDAX announces invitation to tender for Sicily seismic
The company holds two contiguous exploration permits in the Sicily Channel -- the G.R15.PU permit, offshore the island of Pantelleria in Italian waters and... (Source)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Federal scientists: Limit offshore drilling plans
In a comment representative of the oil industry, BP America enthusiastically supported the Bush plan, writing: "The oil and gas exploration and development... (Source)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Bloomberg) - CNOOC Plans to Start Drilling for Oil in Kenya
By Sarah McGregor Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- China National Offshore Oil Corp. will start drilling for oil at Block 9 near Isiolo in northern Kenya by the end... (Source)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (NEXT) - SNEPCO-Saipem deal gives Bonga a fresh lease
Deepwater exploration in Nigeria gained momentum in the late 1980s to the early 1990s with the two-dimensional speculative seismic data acquisition by... (Source)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OilGas Journal) - BC's silent majority key to Queen Charlotte basin oil
The government moratorium imposed in the early 1970s ended exploration offshore, except for a marine seismic reflection survey in Hecate Strait and Queen... (Source)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - OGX Concludes Drilling of First Well in BM-C-43
ABOUT OGX OGX Petrâ€”leo e Gâ€¡s SA is focused on oil and natural gas exploration and production in Brazilian offshore sedimentary basins and is Brazil's... (Source)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Cairn Shrs +10% On $310M Asset Sale,$1.6B Funding
Petronas has also bought a 10% stake for $70 million in six oil exploration blocks Cairn operates offshore Greenland, subject to government and partner... (Source)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Proactive Investors UK) - San Leon launches Ğˆ13.6 million all share offer for Island OilGas
San Leon also said it had the resources to develop the Celtic sea assets and extend its seismic programme facility to Island's Atlantic Margin assets to cut... (Source)

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Reuters) - Empire Energy International Letter to Shareholders
What is envisaged to be mainly focused on; with this acquisition; is the marine seismic offshore area of Tasmanian. To view these maps please follow the... (Source)

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Pemex hits pay at gom deepwater Leek-1
With more than 75000 sq km (28958 sq mi) of 3D seismic data to be acquired, offshore service companies are encouraged that the new survey will set the stage... (Source)

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Moneyweb) - China is thirsty for African oil, even the little it can get
National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) will spend around $20m to drill for oil in Kenya from the end of October. The company has spent about $15m over... (Source)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Bloomberg) - Dana Plans African Expansion to Offshore Guinea Field
The deal needs to be completed by the end of the year and Dana agreed to pay $5 million for seismic data and as much as $15 million in either cash or shares... (Source)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OilGas Journal) - Papua New Guinea explorers eye deepwater play in Coral Sea
So when considering the seismic interpretation of the basin, there is a need to look for three unconformities that are in effect the boundaries of three... (Source)

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (BYM News) - Norway. GC Rieber Shipping-OCTIO Group completes offshore test of 4C/4D
... reduction in new exploration fields as well as being a more cost effective and environmental friendly solution.Ğ£ 4D is time lapsed 3-dimentional seismic... (Source)

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Hyperdynamics Signs Letter of Intent with Dana Petroleum for Participating
About Hyperdynamics Hyperdynamics is an emerging independent oil and gas exploration and production company that is exploring for oil and gas offshore the... (Source)

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OilVoice) - Cue Energy Expands Interests in New Zealand
Cue has obtained a 20% interest from Todd Exploration in permit PEP 51313 which lies immediately adjacent to the Maari and Manaia oil fields in the offshore... (Source)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Deep Down Announces 30-Year Anniversary of Flotation Technologies
About Deep Down, Inc. Deep Down, Inc. (OTC BB: DPDW) is an oilfield services company serving the worldwide offshore exploration and production industry... (Source)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Annual Report and Notice of AGM
After a description of the existing subsurface and 2D seismic databases, the need for new 2D seismic coverage was discussed and offshore exploration areas... (Source)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Upstream Online) - Cue expands New Zealand patch
The work commitment in PEP51313 consists of seismic reprocessing, 2D and 3D seismic acquisition before 30 July 2011, and the option to drill exploration... (Source)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Cue farms into offshore New Zealand permit
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Cue Energy has farmed into offshore New Zealand exploration permit PEP 51313 under an agreement with Todd Exploration... (Source)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (ISI - Emerging Markets) - Scotland's Dana seeks to join Guinea offshore energy exploration
The company paid USD 5mn for seismic data and as much as USD 15mn in cash or shares upon signature of a revised production-sharing contract... (Source)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Connecticut Technology Council Honors UHY LLP Tech Top 40 Winners
It makes equipment used in offshore seismic exploration for oil and gas. Stamford's Clean Diesel Technologies, the "green company" winner, captured the... (Source)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Bengal Energy International named provisional winner of offshore India block
... 310 line km (193 mi) of 2D seismic data and 81 sq km (31 sq mi) of 3D seismic data during the first four years of the seven-year exploration phase... (Source)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Jamaica Observer) - Jamaica to promote offshore oil and gas exploration next March
Jamaica will next March embark on an aggressive promotional strategy geared towards securing investments in offshore oil and gas exploration... (Source)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (MercoPress) - Offshore oil exploration in Uruguay to begin next January
Preliminary seismic surveying off the country's Atlantic coast has raised hopes of energy independence for Uruguay, which imports a million barrels of crude... (Source)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Schlumberger Announces Third-Quarter 2009 Results
We also feel that a more robust commodity price will lead to some increase in seismic activity, although new marine capacity will continue to depress... (Source)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Petroleum News) - Massive OCS feedback
The evolution of offshore exploration and production technology has been paralleled by evolution in spill-prevention technology. Spills do continue to occur... (Source)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - AWE awarded offshore New Zealand permit
The partners must acquire 200 km (124 mi) of 2D seismic data in the first two years of the permit term and are required to drill an exploration well within... (Source)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Ultera's Mirage Data Recorder is First to Offer Read After Write (RAW
They help oil companies to find oil and gas reserves worldwide, offshore and onshore. About SES Seismic Equipment Solutions LP (www.globalses.com) provides... (Source)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - REG-Oilex Ltd: Quarterly Report to Shareholders 30 September 09
This is a highly attractive offshore oil exploration block with the potential to host significant oil reserves. It is located near to a number of existing... (Source)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Bernama) - Petronas Awards 2 Exploration Blocks To Talisman And Petronas Carigali
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) awarded two production sharing contracts for Block SB309 and Block SB310 in offshore... (Source)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Malaysia Star) - Petronas awards two offshore contracts
Talisman has agreed to spend a minimum of US$2mil on secondment training initiatives for each block in addition to the seismic and drilling commitments... (Source)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Jutia Group) - Matt Badiali: Using CO2 to Expand Low-Carbon Oil ProductionĞ™and Other Developments
There have been several big pre-salt or sub-salt discoveries offshore South America, offshore Brazil. The ability to gather much more detailed seismic... (Source)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Lloyd's List) - PGS to upgrade survey vessels
NORWEGIAN shipowner Petroleum Geo-Services will upgrade more of its fleet of seismic survey vessels in preparation for an upturn in offshore exploration... (Source)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PST - (OilGas Financial Journal) - Anadarko begins drilling operations onshore Mozambique
Following the acquisition of extensive seismic data over the past two years in onshore and offshore Mozambique, Artumas is looking to explore the Mozambican... (Source)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Houston Chronicle) - Interior chief rethinks royalty rates
Virginia's governor has also said he doesn't want to move ahead until there's more up-to-date data on the region's potential, because offshore seismic data... (Source)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - REG-Range Resources LTD: Quarterly Report and Appendix 5B
Seismic contractor selected to complete proposed 350 km 2D seismic programme. Contractor available immediately upon Strait/Range confirmation; and c... (Source)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - BP to start Libya exploratory drilling in 2010
By Christian Lowe and Maha El Dahan TUNIS (Reuters) - BP will begin exploratory drilling next year on both its onshore and offshore concessions in Libya... (Source)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Ukiah Daily Journal) - Blue whale's death incites local emotions, interest and research
Asked if the vessel was mapping for offshore oil drilling exploration, Hailstones chuckled. "That's a complete negative," he said, noting that the equipment... (Source)


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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:21 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Offshore oil and gas exploration season starts
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced the MV Bergen Resolution has been contracted by Crown Minerals for an offshore seismic survey this summer. 'This latest seismic data acquisition will increase exploration activity across ... (Source)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Voxy) - Offshore Oil And Gas Exploration Season Starts
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced the MV Bergen Resolution has been contracted by Crown Minerals for an offshore seismic survey this... (Source)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - UPDATE 2-Bowleven FY loss narrows, takes $50.5 mln charge
Its principal focus is to carry out appraisal/exploration drilling and seismic campaigns on the Etinde permit, offshore Cameroon, which it expects to start... (Source)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Benzinga) - CGX Announces Addition of VP Business Development
"We have reached a key transition point in CGX's history, having identified and enhanced a number of substantial exploration prospects offshore Guyana... (Source)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Petroleum Economist) - Petroleum Economist - the Official Publisher of:
Hyperdynamics, a US company with an exploration licence covering 31000 square miles of the offshore, extending out from the country's entire coast... (Source)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:57 AM PST - (Rigzone) - NZ Crown Minerals Kicks Off Offshore Exploration Season
New Zealand's Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced the MV Bergen Resolution has been contracted by Crown Minerals for an offshore seismic survey. (Source)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Talisman updates North Sea, Asia-Pacific EP
It plans to acquire 3D seismic prior to drilling in 2012. Offshore Vietnam the company has concluded drilling of the HSD-4X appraisal well in block 15-2/01... (Source)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (cn.reuters.com) - Russia state oil company to explore for oil in Cuba
Cuba has signed offshore exploration deals with eight other companies, but waters it says may hold 20 billion barrels of oil remain untapped, with only one... (Source)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Walton Sun) - COLUMN: The other side of offshore drilling Ğ¡ royalties, jobs, energy, and
Allowing exploration beyond 15 miles from shore would not only protect the beauty of our beaches, but allow us to reap the benefits of offshore exploration... (Source)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Oil Cos Exploring In Greenland Form Lobby Group -DONG
Last month, Malaysian state oil company Petroliam Nasional Berhad bought a 10% stake in Cairn's six offshore exploration blocks in Greenland for $310... (Source)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Jakarta Post) - Elnusa sees rising revenue
Currently, of the total company's seismic survey activities, only about 30 percent of all activity is conducted offshore. For the drilling activities... (Source)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:18 AM PST - (Otago Daily Times) - Government spending $10 million on ocean oil exploration
The oil-producing potential of the southern ocean will become clearer this summer with the work of seismic survey vessel MV Bergen Resolution. read more (Source)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (GuruFocus.com) - Bolt Technology Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
The above sales decreases are due to lower marine seismic exploration activity caused by the global economic slowdown. Selling, general and administrative... (Source)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Reuters) - Brazil oil firm OGX ups resources to 6.7 bln bbl
It said the volumes were certified by consulting company DeGolyer and MacNaughton, which reviewed seismic data from five blocks in the offshore Campos basin... (Source)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:24 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Adani Welspun awards seismic survey contract to Western Geco
New Delhi, Nov 10 : Adani Welspun Exploration Limited (AWEL), a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and Welspun group, today said it has awarded 3 Dimensional seismic survey contract at its Mumbai offshore block to Western Geco. (Source)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Economic Times) - Adani Welspun may divest oilgas equity
Meanwhile, the company announced commencement of oil and gas exploration activities at its Mumbai offshore block, MB-OSN-2005/2, awarded under the NELP-VII... (Source)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Oil and Gas Industry Latest News) - Developing Proved Commercial Hydrocarbon Reserves Technology for Offshore Fields
Criteria developed for typification of prospective features and deposits of hydrocarbons versus the extent of seismic and geological environment complexity... (Source)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Shell Gets Into the Other South American Offshore Oil Race
It began seismic testing over 3000 square kilometers of its permit area in September and hopes to drill its first exploration well there by the end of next... (Source)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Shell gains offshore Guyane interest
... Shell Exploration and Production France (33% interest); and Northpet Investments (2.5% interest). The partners are currently conducting a 3D seismic... (Source)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Energy Business Review) - First Australian Resources Wins Extension On Senegal Blocks
First Australian Resources is operator of three offshore blocks and holds a 90% interest with the balance being held by Petrosen (Senegal's National Oil... (Source)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (RTT News) - Chairman Capital Corp. announces qualifying transaction
Extensive exploration work has been done on these licenses, in particular those offshore, where 5200km of 3D seismic and 2000km of 2D seismic was completed... (Source)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Hyperdynamics Corporation Updates Progress of 2-D Seismic Survey
Hyperdynamics Corporation is an emerging independent oil and gas exploration and production company that is exploring for oil and gas offshore the Republic... (Source)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Stuff.co.nz) - New Zealand 'set for an oil bonanza'
However, as global reserves dwindled and the price of crude soared, new exploration has began in earnest. More offshore wells have been drilled in the last... (Source)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (ScandOil) - Cooper confirms 200MM barrels of oil in place offshore Tunisia
Plans are underway to acquire 175 km2 of 3D seismic to enhance the structural and reservoir definition. Horizontal appraisal well required to test Abiod... (Source)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Fugro Acquires $26M Statoil Project Offshore Alaska
AE) has signed a contract with oil and gas exploration company Statoil USA Inc. (STO) to carry out a marine seismic program around Statoil's leases in the... (Source)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (CNNMoney.com) - OMNI Installs First IMPACT(TM) Systems Offshore
OMNI provides its services through five business segments: Seismic Drilling (including drilling, survey and permitting services), Environmental Services... (Source)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Marine Log) - Incat Crowther wins utility cat order
Offshore Unlimited provides a range of offshore services including offshore installation re-supply, seismic ship re-supply, diveROV support... (Source)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Cooper aiming to re-appraise Hammamet West
New 3D seismic is needed to efficiently appraise the field and the internal reservoir architecture, due to limited coverage and poor quality of most of the... (Source)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (TVNZ) - NZ on verge of oil boom, says expert
He is anticipating positive results from the New Zealand government's seismic exploration programme and believes it will make it easier for overseas... (Source)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Fugro Keeps Profit Outlook, But Sees Lower Revenue
The Dutch company, which, among other things, provides seismic data analysis to the offshore oil industry, said full-year revenue will be lower due to... (Source)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Stabroek News) - Jagdeo: CGX needs to move beyond talk
There had been high hopes for CGX's exploration offshore since 2000. However Suriname's eviction of an oil rig and other challenges delayed exploration in... (Source)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (VOCM) - Drill Ship Arriving in Province
Industry analyst Rob Strong sees the current exploration and seismic activity in that area as promising for the offshore industry... (Source)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (SmallCapNews.co.uk) - Back on the map: how Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping found itself again
A geophysicist by training, Cooper headed up a seismic data specialist called Rock Solid Images for ten years before OHM acquired it in 2007... (Source)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OilGas Journal) - Senate committee members trade barbs at OCS technology hearing
Rainey listed three key technologies which enable the safe and reliable production of offshore oil and gas resources: Ğ¢Seismic imaging allows us to predict... (Source)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Canada Free Press) - IER: Technology, Innovation Remains Key to Safe, Increased Offshore Energy
By Institute for Energy Research Thursday, November 19, 2009 Washington, DC Ğ Offshore energy exploration and production in the United States is safe and... (Source)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Bontan Corporation obtains significant Israel offshore oil and gas concessions
The required 3-D seismic for the license area is in the process of being completed. The required 2-D seismic work for the permit has been completed and... (Source)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (WELT ONLINE) - Empire Posts 10Q for US $9 Million Rights Offering in Preparation for Expected
The planned offshore seismic operations are expected to provide valuable additional information for the exploration efforts of Empire, further confirming... (Source)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - CPC Eyes 24.5% In ConocoPhillips' Offshore Indonesia Block
CPC has already taken a 24.5% stake in another offshore exploration block of ConocoPhillips, called Amborip VI, to the north of the Arafura Sea Block... (Source)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (TCPalm) - Offshore oil drillers now looking at Florida's east coast
Four plan seismic surveys from Brevard County to Maine. Another would search from about southern Georgia to Long Island, NY While current debate headed for... (Source)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OilGas Journal) - Oil, gas supply trends point to tight spots, higher prices
Spectrum ASA, Oslo, will reprocess 6000 line-km of seismic data off Madagascar under an agreement with state-owned OMNIS. The surveys include data offshore... (Source)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:12 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Globe Caritas Used in Major Seismic Survey
Software from GNS Science is being used to get a first look at New Zealand's offshore geology as part of a major push to open up new areas for oil exploration. (Source)

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Business Wire) - Serica Energy plc: Q3 2009 Results
The interpretation of the offshore 3D seismic data has revealed several exploration targets, of which the Dambus and Marindan prospects are the most... (Source)

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Globe Caritas Used in Major Seismic Survey
Crown Minerals, a division of the Ministry of Economic Development, is overseeing the collection of the 7000km of seismic data from offshore areas in the... (Source)


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Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Hyperdynamics Signs Agreement for Exclusive Dealing and Letter of Intent With
The company's exploration program has made discoveries in recent years offshore Brazil, Venezuela and West Africa. Hyperdynamics is an emerging independent... (Source)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OfficialWire) - Bolt Technology Corporation - Financial And Strategic Analysis Review - New
... and manufacturing seismic energy source controllers, synchronizers and underwater connectors used in offshore seismic exploration for oil and gas... (Source)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - PGS to conduct offshore Tunisia 3D survey
PERTH, Australia -- audax Resources has awarded Petroleum Geoservices (PGS) a contract to conduct a 3D seismic survey over the Sambuca prospect... (Source)

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Independent Analysis of Seismic Data Suggests Infinity Energy Resources
... and gas concessions covering approximately 1.4 million acres offshore Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea. The Company is also engaged in the exploration... (Source)

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:30 AM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Independent Analysis of Seismic Data Suggests Infinity Energy Resources Offshore Nicaraguan Concessions Potentially ...
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. , an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, today announced that it has received the results from an independent analysis of 2-D seismic data covering its approximately 1.4 million-acre oil and gas concessions offshore Nicaragua. (Source)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Gerson Lehrman Group) - Another Sub-Salt Discovery Offshore Brazil
... and seismic data processing techniques, such as ะขpre-stack depth migrationะฃ methods will continue to play a role in future exploration success stories... (Source)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Hyperdynamics to Raise $6.5 Million in Registered Direct Offering
Hyperdynamics is an emerging independent oil and gas exploration and production company that is exploring for oil and gas offshore the Republic of Guinea in... (Source)

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Bloomberg) - CGGVeritas in Starting Block for Iraq Orders in 2011
New energy exploration and production ะขhot spotsะฃ for the seismic market include offshore Australia and Brazil, deepwater areas around BP's Tiber prospect... (Source)

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:29 PM PST - (HydrocarbonOnline) - Independent Analysis Of Seismic Data Suggests Infinity Energy Resources Offshore Nicaraguan Concessions Potentially ...
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. (Pink Sheets: IFNY.PK) ("Infinity" or the "Company"), an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, today announced that it has received the results from an independent analysis of 2-D seismic data covering its approximately 1.4 million-acre oil and gas concessions offshore Nicaragua (Source)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Peninsula On-line - Qatar) - Wintershall expands operations in Gulf
The wholly-owned BASF subsidiary is now operator of three exploration licenses offshore Qatar. With approximately 26 trillion cubic meters of natural gas... (Source)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (OilVoice- UK) - Talisman Energy Awarded Offshore Indonesian Exploration Block
Talisman bid a three-year work program that included 2500 square kilometres of 3-D seismic, the drilling of one exploration well and signature bonus of... (Source)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar) - Wintershall to drill first Khuff well next year
The wholly-owned BASF subsidiary is now the operator of three exploration licenses offshore Qatar. With approximately 26tn cu m of natural gas... (Source)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Barbados Advocate - Barbados) - BLP Column: No energy and no sense
In November 2007, the DLP column made light of the offshore potential and Thompson himself was quoted at public meetings as dismissing offshore exploration... (Source)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Proactive Investors UK - London,England,UK) - Northern Petroleum - built for growth
The company operates strong exploration and appraisal drilling programmes ... by Northern Petroleum in Italy is a cluster of offshore licences held in joint... (Source)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Welt Online - Berlin,Germany) - French Guiana: Total Acquires a 25% Interest in the Guyane
In the permit, a 3D seismic acquisition program covering an area of up to 3000 km 2 ... exploration programme: continuing exploration in the deep offshore;... (Source)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Welt Online) - Dr. Arthur Cheng Joins Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc as Vice President of
... to the offshore exploration industry. OHM is also an industry leader in the integration of fundamental rock physics with well data, surface seismic data... (Source)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (ISI - Emerging Markets) - Saudi Arabia's Aramco to drill 45-50 oil wells in 2010.
The company will begin acquiring 3D seismic data off the Red Sea coast in Q1 of 2010, and plans to drill the first well in 2012, al-Naim said... (Source)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (BusinessWorld Online) - Otto invests further in Palawan exploration
AUSTRALIAN firm Otto Energy Ltd. will undertake further exploration activities in Service Contract (SC) 55 in offshore Palawan. In a regulatory disclosure... (Source)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Total acquires offshore Guiana interest
A 3000-sq km (1158-sq mi) 3D seismic acquisition program over the area is already underway. Under the new partnership structure, Hardman Petroleum France... (Source)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Times Online) - North Sea coal to be burnt underground
Offshore exploration for oil has also shown the presence of coal in many areas. Ms Bond said that, within 20 years, UGC could supply a large amount of... (Source)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (The Wall Street Transcript) - Hyperdynamics Corp. - Interview With Ray Leonard, President And CEO
In 2001 it acquired a company called Seismic Computing Systems (SCS) that had not only achieved a physical database but also drilling rights offshore in the... (Source)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Investopedia) - Oil And Gas In New Zealand
Exxon Mobil has completed seismic work and is currently seeking equity partners to take part of its 90% interest in this block. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch... (Source)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (TransWorldNews) - Tidewater Inc (NYSE:TDW) to Present at Capital One Southcoast Energy
The Company provides services supporting all phases of offshore exploration, development and production, including towing of and anchor handling of mobile... (Source)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (MercoPress) - Early next year Petrobras begins oil seismic surveying offshore Uruguay
Uruguay divided its hydrocarbons offshore exploration area in eleven blocks and at the end of 2008 held a bidding round of which the Petrobras/YPF/GAL... (Source)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (FayObserver.com) - State can play role in energy availability
The Southeast Energy Alliance estimates North Carolina could receive an additional $577 million annually from offshore exploration and production if... (Source)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (India Infoline.com) - Oil stocks drop as crude oil price plunges
Cairn India is into exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in India. Oil India won 5 offshore blocks in the latest auction... (Source)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Brazzil Magazine) - Brazil's Petrobras Vows to Keep Expanding and Spending Throughout the Continent
Brazilian government controlled oil and gas multinational Petrobras begins seismic surveying offshore Uruguay in early 2010 and will keep its level of... (Source)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Trading Markets) - seabird - Helicopter incident on Kondor Explorer
seabird Exploration Limited (BVI) 'seabird' is a global provider of marine 2D and 3D seismic data, solutions for seabed acquisition of 4C/4D multimode... (Source)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Daily NewsAnalysis) - Cairn India rejigs holding structure
The company said early indications from the seismic studies in its Sri Lankan offshore block have been encouraging. As a result, it started the in-depth... (Source)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Upstream Online) - LM lines up NZ seismic
Reporting to the Mechanical Supervisor, you will carry out duties as part of the Offshore Maintenance Group, conducting condition- monitoring activities of... (Source)

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (Bloomberg) - Carlyle Seeks $1.1 Billion IPO for Oil Explorer With No Revenue
Cobalt also specializes in deepwater exploration beneath salt domes, which tend to obscure rock formations from geologists using conventional seismic... (Source)

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Asian Tribune) - Oil Exploration in Sri Lanka to Commence in late 2010 - Minister Fowzie
By Anjana Jayashan in Colombo Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development Minister AHM Fowzie says everything is ready to drill for offshore oil and gas... (Source)

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:01 PM PST - (Anchorage Daily News) - TG World plans Slope exploration
By ALAN BAILEY As the only outfit engaged in exploration onshore or offshore northern Alaska this winter, Brooks Range Petroleum Corp., operator for a joint... (Source)

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST - (istockAnalyst.com) - Tidewater (TDW): A Ben Graham Value Buy
"The company provides services supporting all phases of offshore exploration, development and production, including towing, transporting supplies and... (Source)

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:56 PM PST - (mydigitalfc.com) - Cairn explores new reserve in Ravva
By Siddhartha P Saikia Dec 14 2009 Rajasthan, has begun to acquire 4D seismic data in the offshore Ravva oil field, located off the Andhra coast to explore... (Source)

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:56 PM PST - (SmallCapNews.co.uk) - Wessex Exploration commences trading on PLUS-quoted
Wessex is a hydrocarbon exploration company with projects in Southern England, offshore Guyane (formerly French Guiana), Juan de Nova (Mozambique Channel)... (Source)

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:54 PM PST - (RTT News) - China National Offshore Oil Corp Inks Production Sharing Contracts With BG
According to the terms of the contract, BG International will conduct 3D seismic survey and exploration drilling. All expenditures incurred during... (Source)

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Seeking Alpha) - Cobalt International Energy IPO Prices Below Range
After considering numerous global oil-producing regions in which to focus our exploration and development efforts, we selected the deepwater US Gulf of... (Source)

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:54 PM PST - (OilVoice) - New Licensing Round For Jamaican Offshore Blocks
While there is presently only minimal exploration activity ongoing offshore Jamaica, the country does not produce any oil or gas and does not hold any... (Source)

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Inquirer.net) - Four firms vie for Kalayaan Island contract
A government official said the project was merely a ะขPhilippine National Continental Shelf Delimitation projectะฃ and that the seismic data to be acquired... (Source)

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:54 PM PST - (Fortbridge Announcements) - Advent Energy progresses PEP11 seismic reprocessing
... Advent is highly encouraged by this reprocessed data that confirm the offshore Sydney Basin PEP11 is a highly prospective petroleum exploration asset... (Source)

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:53 AM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Bontan Corporation Inc. announces completion of 2D and 3D seismic surveys in the Levantine Basin, offshore Israel
Bontan Corporation Inc. is pleased to announce that WesternGeco, a business unit of Schlumberger, has completed a 3D seismic survey on the Mira and Sarah Drilling Licenses and a 2D survey on the Benjamin Exploration Permit totaling 2,668 square kilometers in the Levantine Basin, 40 kilometers off the west coast of Israel. (Source)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:53 PM PST - (MarketWatch) - Cobalt International IPO raises $850 million
The Houston-based oil and gas exploration firm with leases in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Angola and offshore Gabon priced 63 million shares, raising $850... (Source)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Benzinga) - Cygam Completes Farmout to Drill the Offshore Elsa-2 Well in Italy in 2010
In consideration for receiving the assignment and the transfer of operatorship, Petroceltic agrees to perform all well operations and to pay all exploration... (Source)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - CNOOC, BG Group sign PSC for offshore China block
Under the terms of the contract, BG Group will conduct 3D seismic survey and exploration drilling. All expenditures incurred during the exploration period... (Source)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:53 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Bontan Corporation Inc. announces completion of 2D and 3D seismic surveys in
The WesternGeco Eagle seismic vessel commenced 2D acquisition on the Benjamin Exploration Permit September 4, 2009 and completed shooting on September 14... (Source)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:53 PM PST - (TransWorldNews) - Miller Petroleum (OTC.BB: MILL) Acquires Approximately $325
Miller has also acquired onshore and offshore production and processing facilities, an offshore energy platform, over 600000 net acres of land with... (Source)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:53 PM PST - (Trading Markets) - www.StockMarketingInc.com: www.StockMarketingInc.com presents: Wednesday's
Bontan Corporation Inc. announces completion of 2D and 3D seismic surveys in the Levantine Basin, offshore Israel TORONTO, Dec 16, 2009 -- Bontan... (Source)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:56 PM PST - (SmallCapNews.co.uk) - OilGas Round-Up: 18 December
Wessex has exploration projects in Southern England, offshore Guyane (formerly French Guiana), Juan de Nova (Mozambique Channel) and the Saharawi Arab... (Source)

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Benzinga) - CNOOC Contract for China Sea - Analyst Blog
As per the agreement, BG Group will conduct 3D seismic survey and exploration drilling in Block 63/16 and bear all exploration expenditures... (Source)

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Oil and Gas Industry Latest News) - Research History of Lake Gas Hydrates
It is a known fact that optimization of gas-hydrate exploration projects, as well as development of economically efficient production methods for offshore... (Source)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:56 PM PST - (GuruFocus.com) - Guru Stock at Low Valuation: Tidewater, Inc. (TDW)
Tidewater, Inc. owns and operates one of the world's largest fleets serving the international offshore energy industry. Tidewater vessels can be found in... (Source)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:02 PM PST - (ISI - Emerging Markets) - Saudi-based Argas wins USD 373.3mn oil exploration contract.
... awarded Arabian Geophysical and Surveying Company (Argas) two seismic contracts worth SAR 1.4bn (USD 373.3mn) to explore offshore oil and gas reserves... (Source)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:02 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Carnarvon, Finder secure Roebuck concessions
The revised campaign for 2010 will include acquiring and processing up to 1100 sq km (425 sq mi) of 3D seismic over permits WA-435-P and WA-437-P... (Source)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:30 AM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Further Interpretation of Seismic Data Expands Estimates For Potential Oil Contained in Infinity Energy Resources ...
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. , an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, today announced that it has received further results from independent analyses of 2-D seismic data covering its approximately 1.4 million-acre oil and gas concessions offshore Nicaragua. (Source)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (IBTimes) - Premier Oil comes up dry offshore Vietnam
Further seismic and drilling activity is planned on this large unexplored area. 'Together with our scheduled North Sea programme, we expect to drill at... (Source)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Your Industry News) - Further Interpretation of Seismic Data Expands Estimates For Potential Oil
"While the geology beneath Infinity's offshore concessions is very complex from a structural and stratigraphic perspective and the reef system has never... (Source)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Livemint) - Indian shipbuilders relatively free of order cancellations
Most of these orders are for ships used to support offshore oil exploration and production activities and other niche vessels. The offshore sector has not... (Source)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (New Technology Magazine) - Deciphering The Arctic's Depths
ION initiated its ArcticSPAN seismic data programs offshore Alaska and Canada in 2006. In July, it announced the launch of its third phase to study the deep... (Source)

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Business News Americas) - YPF to invest US$500mn in 2010 exploration - Argentina
The project also includes hydrocarbons exploration offshore the Falklands Islands set to commence in the second half of 2010. Investment in the initial... (Source)

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Mahogany appraisal well confirms down-dip extent of Jubilee
LONDON -- The Mahogany Deep-2 appraisal well offshore Ghana has confirmed the down-dip extent of the main Jubilee reservoirs and intersected two new light... (Source)

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:12 PM PST - (Economic Times) - Tax sops for foreign oil EP advisors: AAR
The AAR ruling relates to UAE-based Seabird Exploration FZ LLC, a geophysical company that conducts seismic surveys and provides offshore seismic data to... (Source)

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:05 PM PST - (The Yale Globalist) - Offshore Drilling Looms on the Arctic Horizon
"It tells us there is an area of overlap, and if you are doing seismic activities, for example, you need to think about the presence of marine mammals," she... (Source)

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