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BOEM Publishes Final Notice of Sale for Cook Inlet Lease Sale

As part of a broader effort to unleash American energy by encouraging oil and gas exploration and production on federal lands and waters, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced the Final Notice of Sale for the Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 1. Officially authorized under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and commonly known as BBC1, this marks the first of six lease sales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet required by the legislation.“Regular and predictable federal leasing is the minimum standard for maintaining domestic energy production

Define points of contact based on upper/lower keywords or using a query! Export those contact points to a data file for gridding and view the surface in the 3D view. © Golden Software

Golden Software Expands 3D Drillhole Visualization, Overall Usability in Surfer Mapping Package

software package. Overall, the new version of Surfer provides users with several upgrades to save time and streamline creation of subsurface maps.Surfer is used by more than 100,000 people worldwide, many involved in environmental consulting, water resources, engineering, mining, oil & gas exploration, and geospatial projects. Surfer enables users to model data sets, apply an array of advanced analytics tools, and visually communicate the results in a way that even the non-technical stakeholders can understand. Divided into two categories, 3D View and Enhanced Usability, the following

BOEM Seeks Public Comment for Eleventh National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Comments (RFI) will publish in the Federal Register on April 30, 2025.  BOEM is seeking an array of information and comments, including but not limited to information associated with the economic, social, and environmental values of all OCS resources, as well as the potential impact of oil and gas exploration and development on other OCS resources and on the marine, coastal, and human environments. This comment period will be the first of three in the multi-year and multi-phase planning process for the 11th National OCS Program.  How to Comment:The public comment period will run from April 30

With updates to Golden Software's Surfer technology, users can create any number of contour slices, at any orientation, through their 3D grid. Credit: Golden Software

Golden Software updates Surfer Mapping Tech

sets, apply an array of advanced analytics tools, and visually communicate the results in a way that even the non-technical stakeholders can understand. Surfer is used by more than 100,000 people worldwide, many involved in environmental consulting, water resources, engineering, mining, oil & gas exploration, and geospatial projects.The following upgrades have been made in the latest release of Surfer and are now available:Direct Google Maps AccessColorized 3D Drillhole Intervals Based on KeywordsContour Slices in 3D ViewLinked Text“The ability to easily download reliably high-quality basemap

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Seismic Research for Gas Offshore Crete to Proceeded to Next Phase

An ExxonMobil-led consortium will move to the second phase of seismic research for gas exploration in a block off the Greek island of Crete, Greece said on Thursday.Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA) said that the consortium of ExxonMobil and Hellenic Energy have acquired a total of 7,789 kilometers of two-dimensional seismic data in the "southwestern" block off Crete compared to a required minimum of 3,250 kilometres of 2D data needed for the project to proceed.The consortium will now move to the second stage for collecting three-dimensional seismic data

“Our province has been shaped by the Atlantic Ocean. It can be extremely cold, extremely unforgiving. If it works here, it will work anywhere. The technology we [develop and] use here can be adapted to anywhere else in the world. We are adaptive, we're nimble, we're problem solvers. And at the end of the day, we are collaborative."
Minister Andrew Parsons, Industry, Energy & Technology, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Photo courtesy the office of Minister Andrew Parsons

NL Government Helps Power Regional Maritime, Offshore Energy, Subsea Tech Cluster

Institute, which is a gem in itself with an amazing group of marine tech training, research and development.The PeopleThe environment is unique, sometimes harsh, always beautiful. The facilities are world-class, born in the fisheries, refined and globally expanded on the back of offshore oil and gas exploration. But the magic of Newfoundland & Labrador is the people: arguably the nicest collection of 500,000+ people on the planet, but also the most innovative and technically adept.“We are lucky to be surrounded by generations of brilliant Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with expertise,&rdquo

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TGS and Petrobras Enter Tech and Research Partnership

and technological development activities in Brazil.Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), the partners will seek to drive innovation in the energy sector through collaborative efforts to develop new technologies and conduct advanced research to increase efficiency and sustainability in oil and gas exploration and production. Additionally, the firms will aim to innovate in renewable energy technologies and carbon capture solutions.Petrobras and TGS will work together on the development of innovative technological solutions, focusing on improving the efficiency of exploration and production operations

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Survey to Assess CCS and New Oil & Gas Opportunities Gets Underway Off Malaysia

partners to spearhead exploration in this region through a state-of the-art Geostreamer multi-client 3D acquisition program,” said Kristian Johansen, CEO of TGS."This survey marks a change in how clients use newly acquired multi-client seismic data. In addition to the traditional oil and gas exploration activities, this data will be used to facilitate assessment CCS potential.“By acquiring multi-client seismic data with our Ramform vessels and GeoStreamer technology we will provide high quality regional scale seismic data that will improve regional understanding of the subsurface,&rdquo

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HII Mission Technologies Unveils New REMUS 130 UUV

for customers seeking the long service life of REMUS UUVs, along with the proven modularity and open architecture of the REMUS 300 and 620 models at a reduced cost.The REMUS 130 is built for a variety of missions and operations, including data collection and research, offshore oil and gas exploration, search and rescue and mine countermeasures operations.The REMUS 130 features modern core electronics, navigation and communications systems with modular, open architecture interfaces to accommodate wet or dry payloads, including custom payloads developed by the user.The HII REMUS UUV series

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