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2012 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 - 2012

  1. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:46 PM PST - (Hattiesburg American) - Weigh pros, cons of offshore drilling carefully
    Life on Mississippi's Gulf Coast always has included a delicate balance of risks and rewards. The steps being taken to allow for the seismic surveying of our offshore natural gas and oil resources and the leasing of state waters for the prudent and responsible exploration and production of these resources has taken both sides of the equation into careful consideration. (Source)

  2. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:15 PM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Geology & Geophysics: Middle East
    GeoGlobal Resources has issued a brief review of its exploration activities offshore Israel. 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. (Source)

  3. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:06 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Most Recent Content
    Statoil has contracted Reservoir Exploration Technology to perform an ocean bottom seismic survey for the Kvitebj'ƒ¸rn field in the Norwegian North Sea. (Source)

  4. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:25 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) - Pancontinental completes surveys on Kenya blocks
    NAIROBI (Reuters) - Australia's Pancontinental Oil and Gas said on Wednesday it had completed seismic surveys on two of its offshore exploration blocks and expected to analyse and map them later this year, ahead of exploratory drilling. Pancontinental with partners holds licences for four blocks off Kenya's Lamu island. It said it had completed 2D and 3D seismic surveys on blocks L10A and L10B ... (Source)

  5. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:29 AM PST - (citybizlist Houston) - Hyperdynamics Provides Drilling Update for Sabu-1 Exploration Well and Seismic Program Offshore Guinea
    HOUSTON -- Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE: HDY)  announced the Sabu-1 exploration well offshor... (Source)

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  6. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:41 PM PST - (Stock World) - SeaBird Exploration - 2D seismic contract
    SeaBird Exploration PLC ('SeaBird' or 'SBX') has received a Letter of Award for a major contract of 2D seismic work for the entire summer season from a major client. The contract represents a value in the range of US$ 11-13 million. (Source)

  7. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:06 AM PST - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Chevron plans seismic testing in Beaufort Sea
    Chevron Canada is preparing to do 3D seismic work in the Beaufort Sea this summer as part of its oil and gas exploration program. (Source)

  8. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:41 AM PST - (wallstreet:online AG) - SeaBird Exploration - 3D Seismic Contract
    Cyprus, 27 February 2012 SeaBird Exploration PLC ('SeaBird' or 'SBX') has received a Letter of Award for a major contract of 3D seismic work from a major oil company offshore Sub Sahara Africa. The contract represents a value in the range of US$ (Source)

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  9. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:32 AM PST - (Kathimerini) - Eight firms bid for Greek oil exploration
    Greece has received expression of interest from eight firms to conduct seismic and geological research for oil, as it seeks to evaluate possible discoveries in its western seas, the energy ministry said on Friday. (Source)

  10. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:28 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Industry Supports Extending Seismic Restrictions
    MEDIA Statement for Immediate Use 14 March 2012 Industry Supports Extending Seismic Restrictions to Protect Dolphins The Petroleum Exploration and Production Association said today that they supported the interim rules governing seismic surveying in the ... (Source)

  11. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:36 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Serica, BP sign exploration deal for Namibia field
    (Reuters) - British oil firm Serica Energy Plc said it would partner with oil major BP to explore an oil prospect off the coast of Namibia. Serica's shares were up 11 percent at 32.5 pence at 0807 GMT, placing them among the top gainers on the London Stock Exchange. Under the terms of the deal, BP will cover Serica's past costs and pay for an extensive seismic survey in exchange for a 30 percent ... (Source)

  12. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:51 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Cairn prepares to explore offshore Spain
    EDINBURGH, UK -- Cairn Energy plans to acquire a 1,500-sq km (579-sq mi) 3D seismic survey this year over part of its exploration acreage offshore eastern Spain. (Source)

  13. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:21 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Ophir sees presalt analogies to Brazil offshore Gabon
    LONDON -- Ophir Energy says the focus of exploration on its Ntsina and Mbeli concessions off Gabon has turned to the presalt play. Until now, poor seismic imaging has limited exploration of the presalt play in the North Gabon basin, but recent advances now allow effective mapping of presalt traps. (Source)

  14. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:36 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - SeaBird to conduct 2D seismic acquisition offshore Brazil
    CYPRUS -- SeaBird Exploration (OSE:SBX) has won a $3-million contract to conduct 2D seismic acquisition in South America for an unnamed major operator. (Source)

  15. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:39 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Government to assess energy potential offshore Atlantic
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Wednesday it was moving toward allowing private companies to begin assessing the oil and gas potential off the country's Atlantic coast, but full exploration is likely still years away. The Interior Department released a draft environmental analysis on Wednesday that found minor to moderate impact if it allowed companies to begin seismic ... (Source)

  16. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:38 PM PDT - (CBC.ca) - U.S. calls for comment on Atlantic offshore exploration
    The U.S. Interior Department said Wednesday it is seeking comment from the public on a plan to allow energy companies to begin seismic testing to find oil and natural reserves in the Atlantic Ocean. (Source)

  17. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:12 AM PDT - (Natural Resources Defense Council) - Offshore Exploration Proposal Good for Oil Companies; Horrible for Oceans and Coasts
    WASHINGTON (March 28, 2011) -- The Obama administration today announced plans to move forward in opening our Mid- and South Atlantic coastline for offshore oil and gas exploration, which could allow oil companies to use  dangerous high-pressure air guns and other seismic exploration methods up and down the Atlantic coast. (Source)

  18. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:40 AM PDT - (UPI) - U.S. offshore plans meager, critic says
    WASHINGTON, March 29 (UPI) -- U.S. plans for seismic exploration of oil and natural gas in the Atlantic Ocean is a step in the right direction but details are unclear, trade group API said. (Source)

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  19. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:48 PM PDT - (WTVY Dothan) - Dolphin Deaths Lead to Halt in Oil Exploration Off La. Shore
    With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals. (Source)

  20. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:47 PM PDT - (3news) - Concern for dolphins stops seismic tests
    With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals. (Source)

  21. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:35 PM PDT - (Straits Times) - Agency stops seismic tests after dolphin deaths
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals. Related Stories Energy giant Total losing $3.1m a day from North Sea gas leak US investigates possible Internet threat to NYC Nato denies ... (Source)

  22. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:08 PM PDT - (Charleston Daily Mail) - Dolphin deaths prompt end to seismic tests
    NEW ORLEANS - With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisianas coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals.The Bureau ... (Source)

  23. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:24 PM PDT - (Baytown Sun) - Agency stops seismic tests; worries about dolphins
    With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals. (Source)

  24. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:20 PM PDT - (Mobile Press-Register) - Worried about dolphin deaths, federal agency stops seismic tests
    NEW ORLEANS -- With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals. (Source)

  25. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:01 PM PDT - (FOX10 Mobile) - Oil surveys halted in calving season
    With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals. (Source)

  26. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:11 AM PDT - (NBC 15 Mobile) - Oil surveys halted in dolphin calving season
    With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses... (Source)

  27. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:56 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - US agency stops seismic energy tests in Gulf out of concern for ailing dolphins during calving
    NEW ORLEANS - With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from doing seismic tests known to disturb marine mammals. (Source)

  28. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:50 AM PDT - (Your Hometown Lima Stations) - Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsAgency stops seismic tests; worries about dolphins
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from doing seismic tests known to disturb marine mammals. (Source)

  29. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:45 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Agency stops seismic tests; worries about dolphins
    With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals. (Source)

  30. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:35 PM PDT - (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - BPZ Energy Issues Statement on Dolphins in Peru and Reaffirms Corporate and Social Responsibility Commitment
    HOUSTON -- BPZ Energy (BVL:BPZ - News) an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, today issued clarifying comments as a result of recent inquiries received regarding its offshore seismic activity ... (Source)

  31. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:32 PM PDT - (Rigzone) - CGGVeritas Lands 4D Seismic Survey Offshore Angola
    CGGVeritas announced that, after negotiations with Total Exploration & Production Angola and Sonangol, it has been awarded a five-year contract for the 4D seismic processing and imaging of annual and biennial monitor surveys planned to take place offshore Angola. (Source)

  32. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:02 AM PDT - (Rigzone) - RWE Dea to Start Up Seismic Program Offshore Turkmenistan
    Within the scope of its exploration activities, RWE Dea is set to begin its seismic acquisition program off the Turkmenian coast in the Caspian Sea. A subsequent exploration well is scheduled to be drilled in 2013. (Source)

  33. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:06 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - CGGVeritas to process long-term seismic work offshore Angola
    PARIS -- Total Exploration& Production Angola and Sonangol have awarded CGGVeritas (NYSE:CGV) a five-year contract for 4D seismic processing and imaging of annual and biennial surveys planned for offshore Angola. (Source)

  34. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:57 PM PDT - (Erie Times-News) - Peru investigates deaths of hundreds of dolphins
    Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast. Officials have been studying possible factors in the dolphins' deaths including a virus or seismic oil exploration that is being carried out off northern Peru. (Source)

  35. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:14 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Peru probes mass dolphin die-off
    Hundreds of dolphin carcasses washing up on shore prompt officials to study if virus or seismic oil exploration to blame (Source)

  36. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:07 PM PDT - (Gizmodo) - Officials Don't Know Why 877 Dead Dolphins Have Been Found on Beaches in Peru [Animals]
    # animals From February to April, a 2-month span, 877 dead dolphins and porpoises have been found on the beaches of northern Peru. The problem? No one knows why. It could be a virus. It could be an infection. It could be seismic oil exploration. It could be air guns. It could be nothing? More » (Source)

  37. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:26 AM PDT - (Marketwire) - Junex Announces Exploration Operations on its Macasty Shale Oil Play on Anticosti Island
    QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - April 25, 2012) - Junex (TSX VENTURE:JNX) is pleased to announce its intention to conduct a large 2D seismic program on Anticosti Island this summer in order to select future drilling locations to evaluate the oil potential of the Macasty Shale on it's solely-held, 233,275 acre-sized acreage block. This phase of operations is subject to the timely issuance of ... (Source)

  38. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:47 AM PDT - (Greenwich Time) - NJ residents to weigh in on offshore oil drilling
    ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) 'Federal officials will hold a hearing on offshore oil exploration in Atlantic City Friday. Environmentalists, fishing groups and others are expected to oppose a proposal by the federal government to conduct seismic testing on the ocean floor off the East Coast. (Source)

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  39. Tue, 15 May 2012 07:38 PM PDT - (Grand Island Independent) - Groups sue to protect beluga whales in Alaska
    A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska's Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales. (Source)

  40. Tue, 15 May 2012 07:34 PM PDT - (Yahoo!7 Finance) - Fears grow about spread of seismic exploration
    Conservationists and commercial fishermen are calling on the Federal Government to reverse its decision to allow oil and gas exploration in some areas off the Northern Territory coast. Federal Resources... (Source)

  41. Tue, 15 May 2012 07:25 PM PDT - (CBC North) - U.S. groups sue over seismic tests in beluga habitat
    A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska's Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales. (Source)

  42. Tue, 15 May 2012 06:57 PM PDT - (Canadian Business) - Groups sue US fisheries agency, claim Alaska oil exploration will harm beluga whales
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska's Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales. The plaintiffs are the Native Village of Chickaloon, Natural Resources Defence C (Source)

  43. Tue, 15 May 2012 06:05 PM PDT - (Your Hometown Lima Stations) - Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsGroups sue to protect beluga whales in Alaska
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska's Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales. (Source)

  44. Tue, 15 May 2012 06:04 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Groups sue National Marine Fisheries Service, claim AK oil exploration will harm beluga whales
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska's Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales. (Source)

  45. Tue, 15 May 2012 11:40 PM PDT - (Yahoo!7 Finance) - Fears grow about spread of seismic exploration
    Conservationists and commercial fishermen are calling on the Federal Government to reverse its decision to allow oil and gas exploration in some areas off the Northern Territory coast.Federal Resources... (Source)

  46. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:39 PM PDT - (Business Standard India) - Red signal in exploration: BG abandons seismic survey plans
    Energy companies British Gas (BG) and BHP Billiton had to drop their plans to conduct seismic surveys in oil blocks off the Andhra coast twice in the past 15 months, as the formal award of the blocks to the companies was delayed pending clearances from the defence ministry. (Source)

  47. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:49 AM PDT - (Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance) - Groups sue to protect beluga whales in Alaska
    A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska's Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales.The... (Source)

  48. Wed, 16 May 2012 05:46 AM PDT - (CBC.ca) - U.S. groups sue over seismic tests in beluga habitat
    A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska's Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales. (Source)

  49. Tue, 22 May 2012 08:17 AM PDT - (Rigzone) - Staff Geophysicist - 11985
    Job Summary: This position is for a geophysicist working in the West Africa Exploration group and located in The Woodlands, TX. The primary responsibility is prospect generation, appraisal mapping and regional evaluations using available well control and the company's extensive 3D and 2D seismic data base along the deep water transform margin of West Africa. (Source)

  50. Wed, 23 May 2012 06:58 AM PDT - (The Washington Times) - Peru agency says cause of dolphin deaths unsolved
    LIMA, PERU (AP) - Peru's Sea Institute said in its final report Tuesday on the mass die-off earlier this year of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises that the cause remains unknown. It cast doubt on oil-exploration undersea seismic testing as the reason. The report also ruled out viral and bacterial infections... (Source)

  51. Thu, 24 May 2012 01:21 PM PDT - (redOrbit) - Massive Peru Dolphin Die-off Not Linked To Seismic Surveys
    A study by an environmental group that suggested explosions from oil exploration were to blame for the deaths of nearly 900 dolphins off Peru's coast has been refuted by the government on Wednesday, which said the dolphins died of natural causes. At least 877 dolphins have died since the start of the year. According to Fisheries Minister Gladys Triveno, Peru's Maritime Institute ( IMARPE ) found... (Source)

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  52. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:21 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Wessex reprocesses offshore Madagascar seismic data
    BRISTOL, UK -- Wessex Exploration PLC has completed reprocessing of 1,000 km (621 mi) of 2D seismic data shot by TGS-Nopec in 2006 over the Juan de Nova Est area offshore Madagascar. (Source)

  53. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:23 PM PDT - (ShareChat) - Minister failed to consult adequately on Petrobras oil licence, court hears
    Lawyers challenging the granting of a deep sea oil exploration licence to Brazilian oil company Petrobras say the Minister of Energy failed to consider the impacts of such activity on marine life from seismic surveying, even before an exploration well is drilled. (Source)

  54. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:21 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Minister failed to consult adequately on Petrobras licence
    June 5 (BusinessDesk) - Lawyers challenging Brazilian oil company Petrobras's deep sea oil exploration licence say the Minister of Energy failed to consider the impacts of such activity on marine life from seismic surveying even before an exploration well is drilled. (Source)

  55. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:42 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Oil survey eco impact overlooked say lawyers
    Lawyers challenging Brazilian oil company Petrobras' deep sea oil exploration licence say the Minister of Energy failed to consider the impact on marine life of seismic surveying.Counsel for Greenpeace and the iwi Te Whanau a Apanui... (Source)

  56. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:41 AM PDT - (ThomasNet) - Cairn Energy PLC Selects Paradigm's 2D/3D Seismic Interpretation Solution
    The new tools will be used for exploration activities in offshore Greenland. COPENHAGEN, Denmark- Paradigm(TM) (www.pdgm.com) announced today that after a competitive evaluation, Cairn Energy PLC (Cairn) (www.cairnenergy.com) has chosen the Paradigm interpretation toolkit as its next generation 2D and 3D seismic interpretation solution. Cairn will use the new system to interpret new 3D... (Source)

  57. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:00 PM PDT - (Marketwire) - Serica Energy-Namibian Seismic Update
    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - June 19, 2012) - Serica Energy plc (TSX:SQZ)(AIM:SQZ), an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with major licence interests offshore West Africa and reserves and exploration assets in the North Sea and the Atlantic Margin off Ireland, gives an operational update on seismic operations off the coast of Namibia. (Source)

  58. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:58 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Mining, surveying to go ahead in marine sanctuaries
    The Government will allow mining exploration in marine mammal sanctuaries that protect rare dolphins, whales and seals.Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson defended a decision for seismic surveying and mining exploration to go ahead... (Source)

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  59. Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:32 PM PDT - (The Bay Bulletin) - Fishing group opposes oil and gas exploration off Atlantic shelf
    A national fishing group announced today it would oppose seismic testing to explore for oil and gas off the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. (Source)

  60. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:25 AM PDT - (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! New Zealand Finance) - Heavy Earth Resources Announces Completion of 3D Seismic Survey
    SAN FRANCISCO -- Heavy Earth Resources, Inc. ("Heavy Earth" or the "Company") , a oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Central and South America, announces the... (Source)

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  61. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:58 AM PDT - (3news) - Marine mammal code criticised
    The Greens say the government's new code of conduct to protect marine mammals from seismic exploration must be mandatory. (Source)

  62. Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:54 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Shallow-water leads sought offshore southern England
    BRISTOL, UK -- Wessex Exploration and partner Norwest are considering shallow-water seismic acquisition over a license offshore southern England. (Source)

  63. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:09 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Melrose completes initial seismic survey offshore Romania
    EDINBURGH, UK -- Melrose Resources (LON:MRS) has started exploration on the Muridava and Est Cobalcescu blocks offshore Romania. (Source)

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    September

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  64. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:25 AM PDT - (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! New Zealand Finance) - Heavy Earth Resources Announces New Drill-Ready Prospects From 3-D Seismic Survey of the Morichito Block
    SAN FRANCISCO -- Heavy Earth Resources, Inc. ("Heavy Earth" or the "Company") , an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Central and South America announces a new... (Source)

  65. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:22 AM PDT - (Science Daily) - Exploration drilling to monitor earthquakes in the Istanbul area
    Today the drilling starts for a seismic monitoring network on the Marmara Sea near Istanbul. Specially designed seismic sensors in eight boreholes on the outskirts of Istanbul and around the eastern Marmara Sea will monitor the seismic activity of the region with high precision. In each of the respective 300 meter deep holes several borehole seismometers will be permanently installed at various... (Source)

  66. Sun, 09 Sep 2012 11:12 PM PDT - (Marketwire) - Tethys Petroleum Limited: Operations Update
    GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS--(Marketwire - Sept. 10, 2012) - Tethys Petroleum Limited ("Tethys" or "the Company") (TSX:TPL) (LSE:TPL) today is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling operations at the AKD07 appraisal/exploration well in Kazakhstan, and the commencement of further seismic acquisition in Tajikistan. (Source)

  67. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:56 PM PDT - (Rigzone) - Junex Wraps Up Seismic Gig at Anticosti Island
    by Junex Inc. Junex has completed acquisition of 224 line-kilometers of new 2D seismic data on its solely-held, 233,275 acre-sized block of exploration permits on Anticosti Island. (Source)

  68. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:53 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - SeaBird vessels win seismic charters
    LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- SeaBird Exploration's seismic acquisition vessel Voyager Explorer has a letter of award from an oil company in Southeast Asia. The $7.5-million contract is expected to last 50 days. The vessel has mobilized from East Africa and was due to start the program this month. (Source)

  69. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:36 AM PDT - (Marketwire) - Junex Announces Completion of its Seismic Survey on its Anticosti Island Oil Play
    QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 17, 2012) - Junex (TSX VENTURE:JNX) is pleased to announce that it has completed acquisition of 224 line-kilometres of new 2D seismic data on its solely-held, 233,275 acre-sized block of exploration permits on Anticosti Island. Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., ("NSAI"), a firm of worldwide petroleum consultants based in Texas, had previously placed... (Source)

  70. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:04 PM PDT - (Malta Today) - Mediterranean Oil & Gas to spud Malta oil well in December 2013
    Funded by Tony Hayward's Genel Energy, MOG will start drilling a $30 million well in December 2013. The AIM-listed oil exploration firms has gas and oil interests around Italy and in the south-west of France, but it has been conducting seismic studies in Malta since 2005. (Source)

  71. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:59 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News) - UPDATE 2-Lebanon has 12 tcf offshore gas -energy minister
    Gas reserves found in southern waters * Minister says exploration tenders could be launched soon * Says zone is not part of disputed border area BEIRUT, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Seismic surveys of Mediterraneanwaters off Lebanon's southern coast suggest they contain 12trillion cubic feet of natural gas, Energy and Water MinisterGebran Bassil said on Monday. "Preliminary estimates are 12 trillion... (Source)

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  72. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:21 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Woodside agrees to terms for Myanmar entry
    Subject to government approvals Woodside will take a 40% interest. The company and Daewoo plan a 3D seismic acquisition program during 2013-2014, with the option to drill an exploration well in a subsequent exploration period. (Source)

  73. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:03 PM PDT - (USA Today) - Column: A deaf whale is a dead whale
    Andrew Sharpless: Seismic airgun offshore oil exploration would be a disaster ecologically and economically. (Source)

  74. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:06 PM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - WesternGeco to re-work seismic data offshore southern Ireland
    DUBLIN, Ireland -- Fastnet Oil and Gas Ireland has contracted WesternGeco Seismic Holdings for services for the company's exploration acreage offshore southern Ireland. (Source)

  75. Sun, 28 Oct 2012 06:14 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Offshore survey boosts gas hopes
    Shell New Zealand says there are positive signs emerging from a seismic survey in the Great South Basin, part of a joint venture exploration the oil company is leading. (Source)

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    November

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  76. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:41 AM PST - (Marketwire) - Junex Identifies Drillable Structures on its Anticosti Island Oil Play
    QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Nov. 14, 2012) - Junex (TSX VENTURE:JNX) is pleased to announce that it has received the processed data from its 224 line-kilometre sized 2D seismic survey that it acquired on its solely-held, 233,275 acre-sized block of exploration permits on Anticosti Island this past summer, where Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., ("NSAI"), a firm of worldwide petroleum... (Source)

  77. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:27 AM PST - (Offshore Magazine) - Veripos extends offshore positioning contract with SeaBird
    ABERDEEN, UK -- Veripos has won a two-year extension to an existing contract with seismic survey specialists SeaBird Exploration FZ-LLC of Dubai. (Source)

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    December

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  78. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 04:29 PM PST - (fuseworks.co.nz) - Petrobras exploration permit surrender accepted
    MBIE has accepted international oil company Petrobras application to surrender its offshore exploration permit for the Raukumara Basin. The Brazil-based company gained a permit in June 2010 to explore the basin off the East Coast of the North Island and during its exploration gathered 3,305 kilometres of 2D seismic data over the permitted area. Petrobras had an option to surrender the permit after... (Source)

  79. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:47 AM PST - (www.rigzone.com) - Senior Staff Geologist
    The ideal candidate will demonstrate a record of prospect generation and geologic support in deep water exploration with previous exposure working the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico an advantage. They will have experience in seismic interpretation, and sequence stratigraphy. (Source)

  80. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:32 PM PST - (www.ibtimes.com) - India Navy To Challenge Chinese in S. China Sea
    India declared itself ready Monday to send naval vessels to the South China Sea to protect its oil-exploration interests there, a potential new escalation of tensions in the emerging resource powder keg. India's naval chief made the statement just as Vietnam's state oil and gas company, Petrovietnam, accused Chinese boats of sabotaging an exploration operation by cutting a seismic cable being... (Source)

  81. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:55 PM PST - (www.gpb.org) - Activists Protest Seismic Testing
    Environmental activists say whales, dolphins and sea turtles are all at risk from proposed seismic airgun tests on the South Atlantic coast. Their protests come as the Obama administration officials consider allowing the tests for oil exploration. A coalition of advocates gathered downtown in... (Source)
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