(OE) Oil and gas company Global Petroleum said Monday that the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy had given approval for the company and its partners to proceed to the First Renewal Period ("FRP") of Walvis Basin license PEL 94, with a duration of two years from September 2023 to September 2025. The work commitment... Continue Reading →
Operators ramping up AUV/ROV efforts offshore
(OM) A vast majority of operators and developers are investing in autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) as they seek to optimize production, decrease emissions and enhance safety during operations. In a recent interview with Offshore, Oceaneering’s senior vice president of business development and chief commercial officer, Earl Childress, said, “Remote operations are continuously evolving... Continue Reading →
PXGEO to start 4D seismic survey in the Sapinhoa field
(PN) Petrobras announced this week that it will start a 4D Nodes seismic survey in the Sapinhoá field, about 266 km from the municipality of Ilhabela (SP) and at a minimum depth of 2,000 meters. The monitoring phase of data acquisition in the field will be carried out by the company PXGEO. The seismic survey... Continue Reading →
Sole remaining block off Uruguay goes to Isle of Man-based oil & gas firm
(OET) Challenger Energy Group (CEG), the Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company focused on the Caribbean and Americas, has been awarded the last remaining available shallow water exploration block located off Uruguay. Other offshore exploration licenses are held by energy majors, including Shell, Apache and YPF, the Argentinian national oil company. After Challenger Energy submitted a bid... Continue Reading →
PXGEO Awarded 3D OBN Project in Brazil
Marine geophysical company PXGEO on Friday announced it has secured a contract with Petrobras for a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Campos Basin, Brazil. The survey is to be acquired in water depths of 2,300 meters with a duration of approximately 10 months, the company said.
Seismic Surveys: TGS Expands Multi-Client 3D Coverage in Malvinas Basin
(OE) Norwegian seismic data firm TGS on Tuesday announced an expansion of its multi-client 3D coverage in the Malvinas Basin offshore Argentina, called Malvinas 3D Phase III. TGS plans to acquire a ~7,500 square kilometer 3D seismic survey, and upon completion, TGS will have built a 3D library of 25,000 square kilometers in the Malvinas... Continue Reading →
Seismic campaign in ultra-deep waters receives R$ 600 million in investments from Petrobras
(TN) Petrobras invested BRL 600 million in the largest seismic campaign in ultra-deep waters in the world, concluded at the end of April in the Tupi field and in the Iracema area, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, on the southeastern coast of Brazil. Lasting one year, the operations covered an area of 3,164 km², equivalent... Continue Reading →
As farm-out process for block off Uruguay kicks off, multiple oil players show ‘strong’ interest
(OET) Challenger Energy Group, the Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company focused on the Caribbean and Americas, has started a farm-out process for a shallow water exploration block located offshore Uruguay, which has already attracted attention from several oil companies. Challenger Energy was awarded the AREA OFF-1 block in May 2020 by Uruguay’s state-owned oil and gas... Continue Reading →
BW Energy provides offshore Namibia, Brazil development updates
(OM) BW Energy says a 3D seismic survey has finished over its license offshore Namibia, with gravity and magnetic datasets also acquired. It plans to use the results to refine its depositional model, de-risk additional upside targets, and provide improved data to support FEED programs for the Kudu gas field development 130 km offshore southwest... Continue Reading →
TGS and Kongsberg Team Up to Deliver High-quality Data and Digital Solutions for Offshore Wind
Norwegian companies TGS and Kongsberg on Wednesday announced a strategic collaboration to jointly develop integrated data and digital solutions for the offshore wind industry. TGS, known for its seismic services in the oil and gas sector, and Kongsberg, for its maritime equipment and technology, said the aim of the partnership is "more efficient use of data... Continue Reading →