2010 Seismic Exploration News Reports

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 - 2010

1. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:34 PM PST - (Earthtimes) - Universal Completes Acquisition of Block 2815 Off-Shore, Namibia
   EL 2815 covers an area of about 10858 square kilometers situated directly east of the proven Kudu Gas Field and slightly north of the Orange Basin, offshore... (Source)


2. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:34 PM PST - (ScandOil) - Universal completes acquisition of block 2815 offshore, Namibia
   Historical work on block 2815 includes a modern seismic survey over approximately 50% of the block. The Company is currently evaluating the existing data... (Source)


3. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:20 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - Infinity Energy Resources Opens Data Room for its Offshore Nicaraguan
   On December 22, 2009, Infinity announced that preliminary analyses and interpretation of available 2-D seismic data by independent consultants has revealed... (Source)


4. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:20 PM PST - (Petroleum Economist) - Asia and Australasia
   Mining firm BHP Billiton is to join Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) to explore for oil in a block offshore Palawan... (Source)


5. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:20 PM PST - (Petroleum Economist) - North America
   The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board has invited bids by a 24 June deadline for two shallow-water parcels within the Sable sub-basin... (Source)


6. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:59 PM PST - (Wall Street Journal) - Cramped on Land, Big Oil Bets at Sea
   Rising prices have spurred offshore exploration. By 2008, about 8% of global oil production came from deepwater fields. Yet even the biggest deepwater... (Source)


7. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:59 PM PST - (Financial Times) - Pioneer will be closely watched as it ventures into true frontier
   The essence of Greenland's allure is its combination of apparently attractive geology with very little history of exploration. Just six offshore wells have... (Source)


8. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:59 PM PST - (IBTimes) - Chariot completes Namibian seismic programme
   Chariot OilGas says a 3D seismic programme in blocks 1811 AB offshore Namibia has been completed. The data acquisition programme covered 600 sq km... (Source)


9. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:59 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Kiliwani partners close to gas supply deal
   LONDON -- Aminex is integrating seismic acquired in 2009 to define the Kiliwani North discovery offshore Tanazania into reprocessed data, covering the... (Source)


10. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:59 PM PST - (Africa Intelligence) - Hyperdynamics in Lobbying Push
    ... acreage that the company had agreed to relinquish to Guinea's government, acreage amounting to 64% of Hyperdynamic's former huge offshore block... (Source)


11. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:10 PM PST - (Energy Digital) - Tidewater Marine Australia: Creating an industry
    The company's tradition of anticipating and responding to the worldwide needs of energy exploration is well known and well respected in the industry... (Source)


12. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:53 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - WT Offshore Provides Updates on 2009 Drilling Activity, 2009 Production
    WT Offshore is an independent oil and natural gas company focused primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, including exploration in the deepwater and deep shelf... (Source)


13. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:53 PM PST - (Manila Bulletin) - 3D seismic survey off Palawan completed
    By MYRNA M. VELASCO The interest holders in Service Contract (SC) 55 reported completion of 3D seismic survey at offshore west Palawan oil and gas prospect... (Source)


14. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:53 PM PST - (Offshore Shipping Online) - Eidesvik forms JV with CGGVeritas
    Eidesvik Offshore has, through its subsidiary Eidesvik Shipping, entered into a joint venture with Exploration Investment Resources II AS (EIR II)... (Source)


15. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:51 PM PST - (Mizzima.com) - Two foreign energy firms expand operations
    MPRL EP Pte Limited and Twinza Oil (Asia) Limited will conduct seismic surveys in offshore block A-6 and Yetagun East Block (YEB) from the second week of... (Source)


16. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:51 PM PST - (OilVoice) - Enovation Resources Announces Award of Offshore Vietnam Exploration Block
    There is high potential for large oil and gas accumulations with structure conformable Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators, as evidenced within the seismic data... (Source)


17. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:51 PM PST - (The Namibian) - Full steam ahead for Namibia's energy hunt
    Chariot, which currently holds eight gas and oil exploration licences offshore Namibia, this week said it had finished acquiring data over 600 square... (Source)


18. Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:52 PM PST - (Bangladesh News 24 hours) - India may push for 'early' sea border settlement
    Bangladesh, India and Myanmar have been unable to exploit oil and gas reserves in the Bay due to claims and counter-claims for the offshore blocks... (Source)


19. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:52 PM PST - (PR Newswire) - ION Extends BrasilSPAN Seismic Program in Highly Prospective Areas
    The 11000 km Pelotas dataset, in combination with ION's CongoSPAN(TM) program offshore Angola, should provide geoscientists with a deeper understanding of... (Source)


20. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:51 PM PST - (Trend News Agency) - SOCAR completes interpretation of several offshore fields' geophysical data
    As a result of a comprehensive analysis of seismic data and wells, the geological structure of deposits "Lokbatan-Puta-Gushhana" and the surrounding areas... (Source)


21. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:51 PM PST - (Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine) - Talisman outlines EP plans
    Offshore Indonesia, Talisman plans to start its Makassar Strait drilling program with two wells in the Pasangkayu block, and to acquire seismic in the... (Source)


22. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:51 PM PST - (Your Oil and Gas News) - Neon Awarded Offshore Exploration Block 105-110/04
    Although there are discoveries nearby within the same sedimentary basin, Block 105 has seen very little exploration activity. A sparse grid of 2D seismic... (Source)


23. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:47 PM PST - (Bloomberg) - U.S. to Review Oil Exploration in Atlantic Ocean (Update1)
    Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Interior Department will examine the environmental impact of using seismic testing to explore for oil and gas under U.S. waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a step that could pave the way for drilling in the region. (Source)


24. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:25 PM PST - (BusinessWeek) - U.S. to Review Impact of Oil Exploration in Atlantic Ocean
    The U.S. will examine the environmental impact of using seismic testing to explore for oil and gas under the Atlantic Ocean, a step that could pave the way for drilling in the region. (Source)


25. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:40 AM PST - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Aussie firm pursues work on big Palawan oil prospect
    Australian firm Nido Petroleum Ltd. is set to begin next month the sub-phase 5 of its exploration activities within Service Contract 54B in offshore Palawan to identify and evaluate further prospects outside the Abukay 3D seismic area. (Source)



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26. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:53 PM PST - (BusinessWorld Online) - Corporate News: Otto starts new oil study in Palawan
    Australian firm Otto Energy Ltd. has started another round of exploration activities in a service contract in offshore Palawan following the arrival of a seismic vessel in the area. (Source)


27. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:44 AM PST - (Oil Online) - Circling around Arctic prospects
    Offshore Arctic seismic exploration is not getting quite such a cold reception these days . . . (Source)


28. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:00 AM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Hyperdynamics Completes 2D Seismic Acquisition Program
    Hyperdynamics Corporation today announced the completion of its 2009-10 2D seismic data acquisition program over its exploration area offshore Republic of Guinea in Northwest Africa.'ƒ‚ (Source)


29. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:27 AM PST - (Rigzone) - Karoon Gas: Brazil Exploration Wells to Spud in Late 2010 or 2011
    Karoon Gas Australia Ltd. Karoon Gas reported that a new 750 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition program over Karoon's Santos Basin blocks, offshore Brazil, commenced on February 10, 2010, using the WesternGeco seismic vessel Western Patriot. (Source)


30. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:37 PM PST - (Oil Online) - Arctic prospects warming up
    Offshore Arctic seismic exploration is not getting quite such a cold reception these days . . . (Source)



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31. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:24 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Seabird awarded multiple seismic survey contracts
    LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- The Department of Primary Industries of Victoria, Australia, has contracted SeaBird Exploration for a 7,400-m (24,278-ft) survey within the southern flanks of the offshore Gippsland basin covering greenhouse gas storage blocks Gipps-01 to Gipps-03. (Source)


32. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:35 PM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Dominion raises funds for East Africa exploration
    TANZANIA -- Dominion Petroleum has raised '‚£32.7 million ($50 million) through a planned placing of new ordinary shares, which will be applied toward the funding of the company's drilling program and seismic acquisition in East Africa. The seismic will be acquired offshore Tanzania on Block 7. (Source)


33. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:35 PM PDT - (The Freeman) - AMID PROTEST: Seismic survey off Camotes Island for petroleum exploration program
    NorAsian Energy Philippines, Inc., service contractor of the Department of Energy for Service Contract 69 in Camotes Island will conduct a 2D marine seismic survey at the area starting this week until the end of the month. (Source)


34. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:21 PM PDT - (Zawya) - Circle Oil kicks off 3D seismic survey in offshore Block 40
    24 March 2010 MUSCAT -- Circle Oil Plc, the international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, has commenced mobilisation for a 3D seismic survey in Block 49 onshore Oman. (Source)


35. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:53 AM PDT - (Oil Online) - Bontan Corporation and Partners pay for the seismic data relating to the Israel offshore natural gas exploration project
    Bontan Corporation Inc. announced that its Israel-based partners have delivered payment of the initial $7 million towards the purchase of 2D and 3D seismic data ... (Source)



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36. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:20 AM PDT - (Bloomberg) - Saudi Argas Sees Aramco Red Sea Award '˜Shortly' (Update1)
    April 6 (Bloomberg) -- Arabian Geophysical & Surveying Co., part-owned by the world's largest seismic surveyor CGGVeritas, expects Saudi Aramco to award a contract for exploration work in the Red Sea 'œshortly.' (Source)



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37. Thu, 20 May 2010 05:47 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Chevron commissions seismic survey over Rosebank
    LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- Chevron North Sea has contracted SeaBird Exploration Ltd to acquire a large-scale, ocean bottom node seismic survey West of Shetland in a water depth of 1,200 m (3,937 ft). (Source)


38. Thu, 27 May 2010 11:51 AM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Nice spot, let's drill for gas: Company eyes mine in Bay of Islands
    RESIDENTS have vowed to fight any gas exploration in the Bay of Islands Coastal Park, following revelations yesterday that Origin Energy can carry out seismic surveys in the spectacular area. (Source)



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39. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:31 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Spectrum to reprocess more US Atlantic coast data
    LONDON -- Spectrum Geo Ltd. has another East Coast US seismic data reprocessing project under way. Spectrum says the project has 19,000 km (11,806 mi) of 2D data acquired before the mid-1980s exploration halt. (Source)


40. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:07 AM PDT - (Rigzone) - Neon Completes Seismic Acquisition Offshore Vietnam
    Neon Energy Ltd. Neon completed of 2D seismic acquisition operations in Block 120 and Block 105-110/04 offshore Vietnam. The Aquila Explorer seismic vessel, contracted from Seabird Exploration, ceased operations on Block 105 on 12 June 2010. (Source)


41. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:19 AM PDT - (The Telegram) - Vulcan plans summer seismic testing: Oil & Gas
    Vulcan Minerals plans to do more exploration in the Bay St. George area this summer looking for natural gas. (Source)


42. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:33 AM PDT - (AlertNet) - Oil exploration stokes fears for endangered whale
    Source: Reuters * Fewer than 200 Western grey whales remain * Conservationists fear seismic tests will disrupt feeding * Rosneft says work will not disturb marine life By ... (Source)


43. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:59 PM PDT - (GPS World) - Out in Front: Welling Up
    One of the first industrial uses of GPS came in survey and seismic exploration for offshore oil, as evidenced by the cover story of this magazine's September 1992 issue. (Source)



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44. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:54 PM PDT - (People's Daily) - Cyprus monitors movements of Turkish ship off its western coast
    Cyprus said on Thursday it is monitoring the movements of a Turkish exploration ship off its western coast. The ship is sailing between Greece's most eastern island, Castellorizo, and the western tip of Cyprus for seismic oil exploration under the sea bed. (Source)


45. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:44 PM PDT - (Canada.com) - Feds' imminent oil exploration making waves in North
    Opponents of offshore oil exploration in Lancaster Sound said Thursday they have lost a battle with Natural Resources Canada to prevent a seismic survey in the waters. (Source)


46. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:14 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Apache prepares Sutralian seismic program
    PERTH, Western Australia -- Carnarvon Petroleum has updated its exploration programs in six concessions off Western Australia. (Source)



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47. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:44 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Apache prepares Australian seismic program
    PERTH, Western Australia -- Carnarvon Petroleum has updated its exploration programs in six concessions off Western Australia. (Source)


48. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:14 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - OMEL contracts 3D seismic for offshore Nigeria
    DUBAI, UAE -- OMEL Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd. has contracted Polarcus Ltd. with partner Sonar Ltd. to acquire 530 sq km (205 sq mi) of 3D seismic data over OPL279 offshore Nigeria. (Source)


49. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:23 AM PDT - (Phayul) - Vietnam says China violates its sovereignty in sea
    Hanoi: Vietnam accused China on Thursday of violating its sovereignty by conducting seismic exploration near disputed islands in the South China Sea and urged Beijing to do more to promote peace, stability and healthy bilateral relations. (Source)


50. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:16 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Hyperdynamics to Launch 3-D Seismic Survey Offshore Guinea
    Hyperdynamics Corporation celebrated the launching last week from the Port of Conakry 'ƒ Guinea's capital 'ƒ of the seismic vessel Ramform Challenger, which is scheduled to shoot the 3-D seismic program on the Company's oil and gas exploration concession area. 'ƒ‚ Hyperdynamics operates the block with a 77 percent participating interest, with the remaining 23 percent held by Aberdeen-based Dana ... (Source)


51. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:46 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Greenland joins arctic exploration fray
    Geology keeps pulling oil and gas explorers to Greenland. First there is the sheer size of the area. Secondly, there are catalogued seeps with all the promise they suggest. Third is the prospectivity carried in the seismic data collected to date. All that is missing is an actual oil well. (Source)


52. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:06 AM PDT - (Oil Online) - SeaBird to conduct Nigerian survey
    SeaBird Exploration and partner Sonar Limited signed an interim agreement to provide Shell Nigeria with an ocean bottom node seismic survey in Nigeria, SeaBird said 17 August 2010 ... (Source)


53. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:00 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - CanAlaska Uranium Reports Drill Results From Collins Bay Extension Project
    CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. is pleased to report on its exploration activities at the Collins Bay Extension project, with assay results from Fife Island, where drilling in April 2010 established multiple uranium bearing zones, and the commencement of seismic profiling of the Blue Island diatreme target. (Source)


54. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:44 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - San Leon completes Slyne 3D survey
    DUBLIN -- San Leon Energy and partner Lundin Petroleum have completed a 300-sq km (116-sq mi) 3D seismic acquisition program over Slyne basin exploration license F4/06, offshore western Ireland. (Source)


55. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:22 AM PDT - (Rigzone) - Seismic Acquisition Completed Offshore Ireland
    San Leon and its partner, Lundin, announced the successful completion of the 300 km2 3D seismic acquisition program covering the Slyne Basin exploration license F4/06 along the Atlantic Margin, offshore Ireland. (Source)


56. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:36 AM PDT - (Marketwire) - Vulcan Minerals Inc.: Labrador Seismic Program Underway
    ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR--(Marketwire - Aug. 26, 2010) - Vulcan Minerals Inc. ("the Company") (TSX VENTURE:VUL) is pleased to announce it has been advised by the operator, Investcan Energy Corporation, (Investcan) that a seismic acquisition program has commenced on exploration licence 1107 (EL1107) in the Hopedale basin offshore Labrador. The program consists of approximately 3000 ... (Source)



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57. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:08 PM PDT - (redOrbit) - Critically Endangered Whales Flee Russian Oil, Gas Boom
    Russian oil and gas company Rosneft is conducting oil and gas exploration work that may have caused the critically endangered western gray whale to flee its main feeding ground.Tests and offshore installment of equipment by Rosneft for a major seismic survey began in late August, despite repeated calls from 12 governments, NGOs, scientists and the public to postpone the survey because of ... (Source)


58. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:19 AM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Ban on oil exploration in Gulf of St. Lawrence sought
    Fishing unions, ecologists and native groups say seismic testing off Newfoundland will endanger rare whales and other sensitive species in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (Source)


59. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:31 AM PDT - (Business Wire) - Bayswater Provides Exploration Update on Collins Bay Extension Project, Athabasca Basin
    VANCOUVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bayswater Uranium Corporation (TSX-V: BYU), (OTC: BYSWF) reports that CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSX.V '“ CVV) has provided preliminary results of summer exploration surveys on the Collins Bay Extension Project in the Athabasca Basin. CanAlaska's geophysical staff carried out detailed waterborne seismic surveys across the large target south of Blue Island. This profiling ... (Source)


60. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:44 PM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - New geology & geophysics contracts
    Polarcus Ltd., in association with Sonar Ltd., has received a Letter of Intent from OMEL Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd for a 530 sq km (205 sq mi) 3D seismic acquisition project over block OPL 279, offshore Nigeria. (Source)


61. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:56 PM PDT - (Times of Malta) - Oil company prepares pre-drilling programme off Malta
    Leni Gas and Oil, which shares an oil exploration licence off Malta with Mediterranean Oil & Gas (MOG) said today that it remained focused on assessing the viability of non-seismic surveys and acquiring additional seismic data in an area south of Malta ahead of starting to drill an exploratory well next year. (Source)



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62. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:19 AM PDT - (Malta Today) - Oil company prepares for drilling off Malta
    Leni Gas and Oil which shares an oil exploration license off Malta with Mediterranean Oil and Gas (MOG) said it remained focused on the viablility of drilling in an area off the south of Malta resulting from seismic data and non-seismic surveys. (Source)


63. Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:59 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Polarcus gets LoI for project off West Africa
    DUBAI, UAE -- Polarcus Ltd. has a letter of intent from an independent exploration and production company to conduct a 1,200 sq km (463 sq mi) 3D seismic data acquisition project offshore West Africa. (Source)


64. Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:42 PM PDT - (New Zealand's National Business Review) - ExxonMobil, Todd drop out of Great South Basin
    ExxonMobil and partner Todd Energy have dropped their exploration permit in the Great South Basin off the southern point of the South Island. The joint venture - ExxonMobil 90%, Todd 10% - was one of three groups to win exploration rights to the deepwater basin in 2007, and has spent the last three years collecting and analysing additional seismic data. An extended deadline on whether to 'drill' ... (Source)


65. Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:42 PM PDT - (New Zealand's National Business Review) - ExxonMobil, Todd drop out of Great South Basin
    ExxonMobil NZ Exploration and partner Todd Energy have dropped their exploration permit in the Great South Basin off the southern point of the South Island. The joint venture - ExxonMobil 90%, Todd 10% - was one of three groups that won exploration rights to the deepwater basin in 2007 and has spent the last three years collecting and analysing additional seismic data. An extended deadline on ... (Source)


66. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:15 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Reprocessing leads the way toward leasing, exploration
    Spectrum has agreed with the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs in Trinidad & Tobago to reprocess 12,240 km (7,606 mi) of seismic data from the Trinidad and Tobago Deep Atlantic Area 2D survey taken off the eastern coasts of the islands. (Source)


67. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:31 PM PDT - (Dayton Daily News) - Exploration company hunting for oil
    An exploration company is doing seismic examinations in the Dayton region to search for possible oil and natural gas deposits, although a state geologist said western Ohio hasn't been productive for such efforts.Workers from West Bay Exploration Co. are sending sound waves into the ground to gather images of the underground along public right-of-ways in Montgomery and Preble counties. The ... (Source)


68. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:31 PM PDT - (Dayton Daily News) - Exploration company searches for oil and natural gas in southwest Ohio
    An exploration company is doing seismic examinations in the Dayton region to search for possible oil and natural gas deposits, although a state geologist said western Ohio hasn't been productive for such efforts.Workers from West Bay Exploration Co. are sending sound waves into the ground to gather images of the underground along public right-of-ways in Montgomery and Preble counties. The ... (Source)


69. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:05 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Seismic ship could verify China drilling
    The government may send an advanced seismic survey ship to areas near an East China Sea gas field over which both Japan and China have claimed exploration rights, to verify the suspected start of drilling by Beijing, government sources said Friday. The dispatch of the vessel, which has advanced capabilities for conducting geophysical surveys of seabed layers, is intended to confirm whether China ... (Source)


70. Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:21 AM PDT - (Bloomberg) - Rockhopper Signs Falkland Islands Marine Seismic Contract With Polarcus
    Rockhopper Exploration Plc signed a contract with Polarcus Ltd for 3D marine seismic services in areas of its oil exploration license PL024 and adjacent areas in the Falkland islands, it said in a statement in London. (Source)



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71. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:58 AM PDT - (Globes Online) - Iran to begin Lebanese offshore oil exploration
    Iran will conduct a 3D seismic survey to map possible oil and natural gas-structures in fields it claims are controlled by Lebanon and Israel. (Source)


72. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:17 AM PDT - (Voice of the Common Man) - Green Party Slams Gulf Seismic Activity
    The Green Party is blasting the C-NLOPB for seismic exploration in the Gulf. Federal leader Elizabeth May says the petroleum board does not take their mandate seriously. She says ongoing seismic exploration off the West Coast of the province is excruciatingly painful to migrating blue whales. (Source)


73. Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:28 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
    LONDON -- Dominion Tanzania says its 3D seismic survey over Tanzania's deepwater block 7 has been completed. The data, acquired by Fugro Geoteam using the seismic vessel GeoBarents , covered a total area of 1,236 sq km (477 sq mi), including the Alpha, Beta, and three other exploration prospects. (Source)


74. Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:30 AM PST - (Rigzone) - Seismic Study Shows Spanish Point To Be Sleeping Giant
    Providence Resources has provided a status update on its Spanish Point Project, which is located in Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/04 in the Main Porcupine Basin, offshore western Ireland. (Source)


75. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:44 AM PST - (CNN) - Dead Sea drilling project aims to study ancient weather, disasters
    A unique drilling exploration project in the Dead Sea aims to uncover layers of ecological history, which may shed light on questions relating to global climate and seismic conditions, officials said. (Source)



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76. Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:30 PM PST - (CNews) - Feds name new Arctic conservation area
    OTTAWA -- The federal government announced its plan to designate an area north of Nunavut's Baffin Island as a marine conservation area, a move that would protect the area from seismic testing and oil and gas exploration. (Source)


77. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:14 AM PST - (Canoe Travel) - Feds name new Arctic conservation area
    The federal government is moving to designate an area north of Nunavut's Baffin Island as a marine conservation area, a move that would protect the area from seismic testing and oil and gas exploration. (Source)


78. Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:45 PM PST - (Rigzone) - BOS Inks 3D Seismic Deal in North Sea
    Bergen Oilfield Services has signed a contract with LOTOS Exploration and Production Norge AS, acting as Operator on behalf of the License Group in PL 503, of a 1563 sqkm acquisition program of 3D Seismic Data in the area of PL 503 in the southern part of the North Sea. (Source)


79. Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:07 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
    BERGEN, Norway -- Bergen Oilfield Services AS has signed a contract with LOTOS Exploration and Production Norge AS for a 1,563 sq km (603 sq mi) 3D seismic data acquisition program on PL 503 in the southern North Sea. (Source)