2011 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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CGG is to conduct the largest marine seismic program ever acquired in Colombia and the first proprietary BroadSeis survey to be conducted in the country. The survey will start in the third quarter of 2013 and is expected to take four months.
Photo: CGG Viking towing a 10 x 100 x 7050 m spread in a BroadSeis configuration using steerable Sercel Sentinel® solid streamers. | Subsea World News
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News Reports - 2011
- Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
PARIS -- CGGVeritas says it has signed a technology cooperation agreement with BG Group to develop and deploy seismic advances across the exploration and production workflow. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:06 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
DOUGLAS, UK -- Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has contracted Seabird Exploration subsidiary Osprey Navigation to acquire a close grid 2D seismic survey off the Bahamas. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST - (Rigzone) - SeaBird Bags Second Contract for Chevron's Rosebank Field
SeaBird announced through its wholly owned subsidiary SeaBird Exploration FZLLC the execution of a second contract with Chevron North Sea (on behalf of itself and the other Rosebank partners: Statoil, OMV, and DONG) for the next stage of the acquisition of the ocean bottom node seismic survey West of Shetland at approximately 1,200m water depth. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:43 AM PST - (Oil Online) - SeaBird awarded 2nd stage Rosebank field node survey by Chevron North Sea
SeaBird Exploration PLC has executed a second contract with Chevron North Sea Limited for the next stage of the acquisition of the ocean bottom node seismic survey West of Shetland at approximately 1,200m water depth ... (Source)
- Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:42 PM PST - (wallstreet:online AG) - SeaBird to enter into a strategic cooperation with PGS for deep water node seismic and to issue a NOK 240 million ...
Cyprus, 27 January 2011:SeaBird Exploration PLC ('SeaBird" or "SBX"), the market leader in deepwater node seismic, is pleased to announce an agreement for a strategic cooperation to further develop Ocean Bottom Node ("OBN") operations together '¦ (Source)
- Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:43 AM PST - (Oil Online) - PGS and SeaBird in strategic cooperation for deep water node seismic
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) and SeaBird Exploration Plc (SeaBird) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to further develop ocean bottom node solutions for deep water ... (Source)
- Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:26 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
LONDON -- Fugro Robertson has won a contract to reprocess seismic data from two exploration licenses offshore Morocco. (Source)
- Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:42 AM PDT - (Sunday Observer) - Oil drilling in North Western by Cairn from July
Cairn India, a unit of British exploration firm Cairn Energy plc has said that it plans to drill for oil and natural gas deposits off Sri Lankas northwestern coast in July. In 2008, Cain invested USD 100 million, spread over three years, to conduct detailed seismic studies and drilling three wells off the coast of Mannar. (Source)
- Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:14 AM PDT - (Globes Online) - Former Mossad chief to head Gulliver Energy
Meir Dagan will be chairman of the gas exploration company, which has completed seismic surveys of the Gulliver and Orly offshore licenses. (Source)
- Wed, 23 Mar 2011 06:26 AM PDT - (Manila Bulletin) - Forum Energy completes Reed Bank exploration, drilling next
The Philippines is set to pursue oil exploration in disputed waters of the South China Sea amid a spat with China, the government and the company behind the project said. Britain-based Forum Energy said in a statement it had completed a seismic survey on the Sampaguita Gas field off the Reed Bank, which is much closer to the Philippines than China. (Source)
- Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:51 AM PDT - (Manila Standard Today) - UK oil firm completes South China Sea survey
Forum Energy Plc of the UK has completed a seismic survey over an exploration area in South China Sea that touched off a diplomatic row between the Philippines and China early this month. (Source)
- Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:00 AM PDT - (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) - TGS Commences Extensive 2D Reprocessing Project in Northern Makassar Strait, Indonesia
PERTH, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - 03/31/11) - TGS has commenced an extensive multi-phase reprocessing program of 2D seismic data located in the Makassar Strait, Indonesia. The first phase consists of 2,700 km of seismic data in the Northern Mahakam Delta The original and reprocessed data support the exploration potential of the deepwater area of the Mahakam Delta. Interpretation of the seismic... (Source)
- Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:19 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Flotilla Calls Seismic Vessel to Cease Operations
'…Œp'…tiki, 5 April 2011: The first flotilla boat opposing deep sea oil drilling S/V Infinity encountered the seismic testing ship Orient Explorer in the Raukumara Basin at around 16:45 yesterday, a little over 24 hours since the deep sea oil exploration ... (Source)
- Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:25 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Exploration permits get tweaking
The work plan for exploration permits held by a joint venture in the Great South Basin is being tweaked before decisions on drilling. The partners believe several prospective areas may benefit from 3D seismic definition before... (Source)
- Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:18 AM PDT - (Otago Daily Times) - OMV seeks 3D data from Great South Basin
Oil giant OMV New Zealand is sending positive signals on the potential for exploration drilling in Great South Basin, after altering work commitments which could include more ship-borne seismic acquisition or test drilling. read more (Source)
- Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:07 AM PDT - (People's Daily) - Oil giant should be free to carry out seismic work, says New Zealand PM
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said on Monday that the government was considering providing naval protection to Brazilian company Petrobras so it can carry out its oil exploration work off North Island's East Cape. (Source)
- Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:12 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Petrobras pledges to press on despite protests
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras says it will beef up its New Zealand operations and remains on track to spend more than $150 million on exploration off East Cape in spite of protests.It says it will resume its seismic survey when... (Source)
- Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:13 AM PDT - (Marlborough Express) - Petrobras, Greenpeace, and Raukumara
Bad news. About 40 million barrels of oil has probably already leaked out of the Raukumara Basin, the offshore area north of East Cape where the Greenpeace flotilla is blockading seismic exploration for the giant Brazilian oil and gas explorer, Petrobras. (Source)
- Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:41 PM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Real-time seismic checkshots reduce exploration drilling risk
Most wells are being drilled based on subsurface seismic information. (Source)
- Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:09 AM PDT - (Otago Daily Times) - Oil surveys damage sea creatures organs - ECO
An environmental group has called on the Government to stop deep-sea oil exploration in light of research that finds seismic testing can kill sea creatures. read more (Source)
- Wed, 18 May 2011 11:16 PM PDT - (wallstreet:online AG) - SeaBird secures Frame Agreement with Spectrum ASA for minimum USD 23 million 2D MC seismic acquisition and Re-Let ...
Cyprus, 19 May 2011 SeaBird Exploration PLC ('SeaBird" or "SBX"), the market leader in deepwater node seismic and high end 2D acquisition, is pleased to announce the signing of a Frame Agreement with Spectrum ASA ("SPU") for the acquisition of '¦ (Source)
- Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:13 AM PDT - (Thanh Nien Daily) - Oil exploration vessel sails again
A Vietnamese seismic survey put itself to sea Sunday evening, ten days after it was challenged by Chinese boats while operating in Vietnam's territorial waters. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:39 AM PDT - (US News Las Vegas - Philippines) - Otto Energy starts 3D seismic program for Visayan oil prospect
--Otto Energy Ltd., one of the biggest Australia-based oil and gas exploration company, started the seismic data acquisition program for its offshore prospect in the Visayan basin, which is covered by Service Contract (SC) 69. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:42 PM PDT - (ThirdAge) - South China Sea Tensions Increase
South China Sea tensions are increasing as the potentially resource-rich area inspires conflict between nearby nations. Worries of stability have escalated into a series of clashes between Vietnamese exploration crafts and Chinese patrol boats. In the latest incident, Vietnam accused China of sabotaging their seismic survey boat on Thursday. China then warned its neighbors to ask permission ... (Source)
- Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:58 PM PDT - (OfficialWire) - China Says Vietnam Endangered Fishermen's Lives
China has accused Vietnam of illegal entering its waters and endangering Chinese fishermen's lives in a South China Sea territorial dispute. Vietnam had earlier accused a Chinese fishing boat of damaging the exploration cable of a seismic survey boat operated by state-owned PetroVietnam. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:17 AM PDT - (Ellen Tordesillas) - China's intrusions are connected to Gloria Arroyo's deals
Related articles: http://verafiles.org/main/focus/six-rp-occupied-islands-covered-in-controversial-spratlys-deals/ Seismic survey is exploration-Ma'ıalac (Source)
- Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:17 AM PDT - (Ellen Tordesillas) - China-s intrusions are connected to Gloria Arroyo-s deals
Related articles: http://verafiles.org/main/focus/six-rp-occupied-islands-covered-in-controversial-spratlys-deals/ Seismic survey is exploration-Ma'±alac (Source)
- Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:55 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
CYPRUS -- SeaBird Exploration has won two new 2D seismic acquisition contracts with a combined value of $10-12 million. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:25 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
ZURICH, Switzerland -- ABB has won a $24 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation Ramform vessels, capable of 3D seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration. (Source)
- Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:56 PM PDT - (Marlborough Express) - OMV moves fast on new Taranaki licence
OMV New Zealand has taken a 65 per cent interest in a previously unawarded offshore Taranaki oil exploration licence, to the north-west of the producing Maari oil and gas field, with a 2D seismic survey to occur almost immediately. (Source)
- Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:11 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Austrian oil company OMV awarded licence
Austrian oil company OMV is the major stakeholder in an exploration licence awarded for 1146sq km of offshore Taranaki. The area is to the west of a 1613sq km licence held by the same joint venture where a seismic survey was nearly... (Source)
- Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:20 AM PDT - (redOrbit) - Oil And Gas Exploration Puts Whales '˜At Risk'
Delegates meeting at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) conference in the Channel Islands warn that oil and gas exploration in the Russian Far East continues to threaten the livelihood of the critically endangered gray whale that spends its summer feeding along Sakhalin Island, according to a recent BBC News report. IWC scientists say that companies using seismic guns to find oil and gas ... (Source)
- Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:02 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Hyperdynamics Issues Tender for Deep Water 3-D Seismic Survey
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced today it has issued an Invitation to Tender for a 3-D seismic survey covering approximately 4,000 square kilometers on its exploration block offshore Republic of Guinea. 'ƒ‚ (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:49 AM PDT - (Rigzone) - Providence Starts 3D Seismic Acquisition Offshore Ireland
Providence has, on behalf of itself and its partners, commenced operations for its 3D seismic acquisition project in Frontier Exploration License (FEL) 4/08 in the Porcupine Basin, off the west coast of Ireland. (Source)
- Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:19 AM PDT - (Rigzone) - Exploration and Development
Interpretation of the recently acquired 3D seismic from Service Contract 55, offshore Palawan, has matured the amplitude-supported Hawkeye prospect and a series of large Nido level carbonate prospects. (Source)
- Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:49 AM PDT - (Rigzone) - Providence Concludes Seismic Acquisition Offshore Ireland
Providence has, on behalf of itself and its partners, successfully completed the 3D seismic acquisition project in Frontier Exploration License (FEL) 4/08 in the Porcupine Basin, off the west coast of Ireland. (Source)
- Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- The Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. of India has notified SeaBird Exploration PLC of an award for a 4C-3D Seismic API Pilot Project in Mumbai High field offshore India. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:10 PM PDT - (Yahoo!7 Finance) - BP set to start Bight oil exploration
BP says it has final approval to start seismic surveys in its oil search in the Great Australian Bight.Its surveys will be within marine parks which overlap the exploration permit areas.State and federal ... (Source)
- Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:20 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - US Seismic Systems Introduces New Fiber Optic Ocean Bottom Cable Solution for 4D Marine Seismic
US Seismic Systems Inc. , a subsidiary company of Acorn Energy, Inc. is expanding its offering of Ultra High Sensitivity fiber optic sensors to include Ocean Bottom Cables which are a critical component for the rapidly emerging market for Permanent Reservoir Monitoring . 'ƒ‚ USSI will exhibit its new product at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists in San Antonio, Texas ... (Source)
- Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:03 PM PDT - (wallstreet:online AG) - TGS Announces New Multi-client 2D Seismic Survey in Namibia
HOUSTON (19 September 2011) - TGS has commenced a new 15,000 km multi-client 2D seismic survey offshore Namibia.TGS considers this region to have significant exploration potential and is pleased to acquire new data that both complements and extends '¦ (Source)
- Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:47 AM PDT - (Rigzone) - Multi-Client Survey Commenced by TGS Offshore Namibia
TGS has commenced a new 15,000 km multi-client 2D seismic survey offshore Namibia. TGS considers this region to have significant exploration potential and is pleased to acquire new data that both complements and extends TGS' existing seismic coverage in the area. (Source)
- Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:05 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
MOSCOW -- Officials from Rosneft and Sevmorneftegeofizika have signed an agreement to conduct seismic exploration in the Russian sector of the Black Sea. (Source)
- Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:14 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) - CGGVeritas gets $29M contract from Hyperdynamics
Oil and gas exploration company Hyperdynamics Corp. said Wednesday that it will use CGGVeritas to conduct seismic surveying off the coast of Guinea in West Africa. (Source)
- Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:20 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
BUDE, UK -- WGP Exploration has started operations on BP's latest Life of Field Seismic (LoFS) survey over the Valhall field in the Norwegian North Sea. (Source)
- Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:14 AM PDT - (PR Newswire) - Hyperdynamics Announces Award of Deepwater 3D Seismic Survey
HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE: HDY) today announced the signing of a 3D acquisition and processing contract with CGGVeritas (NYSE: CGV) to cover an area of approximately 4,000 square kilometers in its exploration block offshore Guinea. The... (Source)
- Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:03 PM PDT - (OilandGasOnline) - Hyperdynamics Announces Award Of Deepwater 3D Seismic Survey
Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE: HDY) today announced the signing of a 3D acquisition and processing contract with CGGVeritas (NYSE: CGV) to cover an area of approximately 4,000 square kilometers in its exploration block offshore Guinea. The value of the contract is approximately US $29.0 million gross. (Source)
- Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:13 PM PDT - (Kathimerini) - Turkish vessel sails to Cyprus
The Turkish oil exploration vessel Piri Reis left the port of Izmir on Friday to conduct seismic surveys off the northern coast of Cyprus, but there was no sign of warship escorts despite earlier warnings by Ankara. (Source)
- Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:28 AM PDT - (Kathimerini) - Turkish vessel sails to Cyprus
The Turkish oil exploration vessel Piri Reis left the port of Izmir on Friday to conduct seismic surveys off the northern coast of Cyprus, but there was no sign of warship escorts despite earlier warnings by Ankara. (Source)
- Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:01 AM PDT - (ThomasNet) - US Seismic Systems Introduces New Fiber Optic Ocean Bottom Cable Solution for 4D Marine Seismic
Product to Make Debut at the Annual Exposition of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists CHATSWORTH, Calif., -- US Seismic Systems Inc. (USSI) , a subsidiary company of Acorn Energy, Inc. (NADSAQ: ACFN) is expanding its offering of Ultra High Sensitivity (UHS) fiber optic sensors to include Ocean Bottom Cables (OBC) which are a critical component for the rapidly emerging market for Permanent ... (Source)
- Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:53 AM PDT - (Asia Times) - Turkey warns Greek Cypriots over go-it-alone exploration
Amid growing concerns about the escalation of Turkish-Israeli tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Ankara's decision to undertake seismic exploration for oil and gas - in retaliation for the Greek Cypriot administration's ongoing exploration activities - further raised tensions in the region. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:55 PM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Short-offset processed 3D seismic data can help map morphology and geohazards
In deepwater, modern 3D seismic surveys intended primarily for exploration and development objectives are proving valuable for investigation of seabed morphology and analysis of shallow sub-seabed geohazards. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:37 AM PDT - (ShareCast) - Bahamas Petroleum completes acquisition
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Bahamas Petroleum , the oil and gas exploration company with offshore licence permits in The Bahamas, has completed the acquisition phase of its 3D seismic programme. (Source)
- Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:56 PM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Frontier seismic work can require site-specific programs
The need to discover new hydrocarbon reserves is pushing frontier exploration into the world's more remote and challenging regions. (Source)
- Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:27 AM PST - (Malta Star) - Fugro-Geoteam lined up for Malta 3D survey for oil exploration on border with Libyan waters
ROME -- Malta Oil, as subsidiary of Mediterranean Oil & Gas (MOG), has contracted Fugro-Geoteam to acquire 3D seismic data over part of the Area 4 license offshore Malta (see map). (Source)
- Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PST - (Rigzone) - PERMITS AWARDED
WA-466-P (released as W10-3) in the Rowley Sub-basin of the Roebuck Basin off Western Australia has been awarded to Woodside Energy Ltd and Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd. The companies proposed a guaranteed work program of 3590 km2 3D seismic surveying and three exploration wells to an estimated value of $128.2MM. The secondary work program consists of 2000 km2 3D seismic reprocessing ... (Source)
- Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:36 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Latest Articles
Under the terms of Eni's May farm-in agreement to the NT/P68 exploration permit, the option to commit to acquire the seismic was exercisable within 60 days of the Heron-3 well result. (Source)
- Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:22 PM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Fracking still on oil companies' agenda
The North American oil companies beginning seismic exploration in Hawke's Bay next year say they can't rule out fracking to mine natural resources in the earth.Canadian company Apache Corporation has entered into a joint venture... (Source)
- Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:27 PM PST - (Rigzone) - MEO Kicks Off Seismic Survey in Seruway PSC
by MEO Australia Ltd. MEO advised that its wholly owned subsidiary Seruway Offshore Exploration Ltd. (SOEL) as operator for the Seruway PSC, has commenced the acquisition of the 705 km2 3D seismic data over the Ibu Horst area. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:37 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Arctic areas in the news
In addition to the offshore Iceland seismic available from Spectrum as described on the map (right), there is more arctic exploration news. TGS is acquiring 1,500 sq km (580 sq mi) of 3D multi-client seismic data between the Finnmark Platform and Nordkapp basin of the Barents Sea. TGS says the survey will follow the bended strike direction of the inverted margin between the two structures. (Source)
- Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:13 AM PST - (Mississippi Business Journal) - MDA publishes rules governing offshore exploration
GULF OF MEXICO 'The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) has published draft rules and regulations governing offshore seismic surveying and mineral leasing activities in the areas of state waters that the Mississippi Legislature has designated as open to mineral exploration and production. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:02 PM PST - (Marlborough Express) - Seismic tests given the go-ahead
The Government will offer oil and gas exploration companies the opportunity to conduct further seismic tests off the Kaikoura coast despite a lack of research on its effect on marine life. (Source)
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