Geology & Geophysics

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February 22, 2019
ExxonMobil has announced that a new partnership with Microsoft will make its Permian basin operations the largest-ever oil and gas acreage to use cloud technology and is expected to generate billions in net cash flow over the next decade through improvements in analyses and enhancements to operational efficiencies.
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February 21, 2019
TGS announces a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The survey will cover approximately 11,200 km2 within the granted permit area and will be acquired by Shearwater with the Amazon Warrior.
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February 20, 2019
CGG announces that GeoSoftware, part of its Geoscience Division, has launched a new generation of cloud-ready reservoir characterization solutions.
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February 20, 2019
Benthic, a global geosciences company, partnered with Asian Geos Sdn Bhd (Asian Geos), has successfully completed its geotechnical investigation in the Limbayong Field, offshore East Malaysia for PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PETRONAS Carigali).
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September 18, 2018
TGS has announced its first regional offshore MSGBC SeaSeep Project in the Northwest Africa Atlantic Margin.
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December 21, 2017
TGS announces new multi-client acquisition project, Alonso 3D in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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December 20, 2017
TGS and Schlumberger today announced a new 2D seismic project offshore Egypt.
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December 19, 2017
Reference is made to the stock exchange notification published by Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) on Nov. 16, 2017, wherein it was announced that EMGS had received Letters of Intent for two contracts under which EMGS will perform prefunded multi-client acquisitions offshore Indonesia.
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December 15, 2017
Today, Aker BP submitted Plans for Development and Operation (PDOs) for three projects. The total investments will amount to approximately NOK 15.5 billion.
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December 13, 2017
Tenaris unveiled its $1.8 billion state-of-the-art seamless pipe mill in Bay City, Texas, Monday before local, state and federal representatives, including U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
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December 12, 2017
Eni successfully drilled the Tecoalli 2 well, in the shallow waters of the Campeche Bay, offshore Mexico. Thanks to the results of this well and the revision of the reservoir models of Amoca and Miztón fields, the hydrocarbon in place estimate for Area 1 is boosted from 1.4 to 2.0 Bboe, of which approximately 90% oil and the remaining associated gas.
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December 12, 2017
Santos today entered an agreement to partially fund and operate a 3D seismic survey over the exciting, undrilled Beehive prospect, earning the company a farm-in option for WA-488-P in the Bonaparte basin, offshore Western Australia.
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December 08, 2017
Polarcus Limited has announced that the Company has secured significant industry prefunding and has been granted the environmental permit for a broadband 3D marine seismic project in Australia.
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December 07, 2017
CGG Multi-Physics has announced completion of the acquisition, processing and interpretation of a multi-client airborne gravity and magnetic survey of approximately 38,000 line km over the Perdido Fold Belt.
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December 01, 2017
Petrobras, as the Operator and acting on behalf of the Libra Consortium, announces that today it submitted the declaration of commerciality to the Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) regarding the oil accumulation located in the northwestern portion of Libra block, in the Pre-salt of the Santos basin.
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November 30, 2017
LMKR today announced release of the newest update to its E&P interpretation software; GeoGraphix 2017.1 and GVERSE Geomodeling; a new integrated 3D geomodeling platform.
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November 23, 2017
Gazprom Neft, Tatneft and Zarubezhneft have concluded a Memorandum of Cooperation on the development of the skills and competencies needed for the development of exceptionally challenging projects in opening up carbonate deposits.
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November 22, 2017
Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has completed the drilling of exploration well 7219/12-2 on the Hufsa prospect in PL533 in the southern Barents Sea. A non-commercial gas discovery was made in the main well while the sidetrack was dry.
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November 20, 2017
Africa Energy Corp. announces the signature of definitive agreements to acquire an effective 4.9% interest in the Exploration Right for Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa.
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November 17, 2017
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted OMV (Norge) AS a drilling permit for well 6506/11-10, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.
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November 16, 2017
Global energy services and software company AGR has been awarded a Frame Agreement with the Hungarian Operator MOL.
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