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Energean to develop Kataloko field
8 Sept 20172 min read

Energean to develop Kataloko field

Energean Oil & Gas has received approval for its Field Development Plan for the development of the Kataloko field in Western Greece.

Lundin spuds exploration well on the Børselv prospect
1 Sept 20171 min read

Lundin spuds exploration well on the Børselv prospect

Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has commenced drilling of exploration well 7220/6-3 on the Børselv prospect in PL609 on the Loppa High in the southern Barents Sea.

Rose Petroleum: completion of seismic shoot design optimisation and commencement of field work in the Paradox Basin
31 Aug 20173 min read

Rose Petroleum: completion of seismic shoot design optimisation and commencement of field work in the Paradox Basin

Surveying contractors have been engaged for the initial work programme on the 3D seismic survey and are expected to commence work within days.

CGG signs agreement with Mozambique Ministry for vast offshore multi-client programme
31 Aug 20171 min read

CGG signs agreement with Mozambique Ministry for vast offshore multi-client programme

As a result of this agreement, CGG will shortly commence acquisition of a new multi-client survey of up to 40 000 km2 of 3D data over the Beira High in the Zambezi Delta.

Lundin Petroleum: small gas discovery on Korpfjell prospect, Barents Sea
30 Aug 20172 min read

Lundin Petroleum: small gas discovery on Korpfjell prospect, Barents Sea

Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that Statoil AS has completed the Korpfjell exploration well 7435/12-1 in PL859 in the southeastern Barents Sea. The well proved a small, non-commercial gas discovery.

Faroe petroleum: Goanna exploration well commences
30 Aug 20172 min read

Faroe petroleum: Goanna exploration well commences

The Goanna licence is located in the northern part of the Norwegian North Sea, near the border with the UK and adjacent to the giant producing Statfjord and Snorre fields.

CGG starts Espirito Santo IV survey offshore Brazil
29 Aug 20171 min read

CGG starts Espirito Santo IV survey offshore Brazil

CGG has announced the start of work on Espirito Santo IV, a large BroadSeis™ 3D multi-client survey in the deep and ultra-deep waters of the Espirito Santo Basin offshore Brazil.

Minor gas discovery northeast of the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea - 6507/8-9
25 Aug 20172 min read

Minor gas discovery northeast of the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea - 6507/8-9

Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 124, is about to complete the drilling of wildcat well 6507/8-9.

Schlumberger completes multipurpose vessel seismic acquisition survey for Roc Oil in Malaysia
25 Aug 20171 min read

Schlumberger completes multipurpose vessel seismic acquisition survey for Roc Oil in Malaysia

The 340 km2 3D seismic survey was acquired offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, for Roc Oil using a triple source array with simultaneous recording by ocean-bottom nodes and a towed-streamer spread, all from a single seismic vessel.

FairfieldNodal to acquire WGP, a provider of marine geophysical services
24 Aug 20171 min read

FairfieldNodal to acquire WGP, a provider of marine geophysical services

FairfieldNodal announces it is in advanced discussions with Thalassa Holdings to acquire WGP Group Ltd., a premier provider of marine geophysical services headquartered in the U.K.

Frogtech Geoscience improves petroleum prospectivity screening by solving the regional heat flow puzzle
22 Aug 20172 min read

Frogtech Geoscience improves petroleum prospectivity screening by solving the regional heat flow puzzle

Australian geoscience company Frogtech Geoscience has announced the release of TERRAFLUX, an innovative multi-client heat flow product, providing a unique new approach to assess regional heat flow variability for petroleum system modelling.

FairfieldNodal and Schlumberger multiclient joint venture: Phase 1 begins shooting in Southern Delaware Basin
22 Aug 20171 min read

FairfieldNodal and Schlumberger multiclient joint venture: Phase 1 begins shooting in Southern Delaware Basin

The FairfieldNodal and Schlumberger WesternGeco multiclient joint venture project in the southern Delaware Basin of West Texas, known as Coyanosa Phase I, is scheduled to begin shooting late-August.

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