TDI-Brooks Adds to Africa Project List with Nigerian Survey
TDI-Brooks recently secured a contract with Compass Survey Limited to conduct a series of 2D Ultra High-Resolution (2DUHR) seismic site surveys and pipeline route assessments for SPDC offshore Nigeria.These projects involve the acquisition of conventional geophysical data and high-resolution seismic imaging to assess potential hazards, ensuring safe well site clearances and optimal pipeline route planning.TDI-Brooks deployed its survey vessel, R/V Proteus, to Nigerian waters for the project. The primary objective of the project was to identify potential drilling hazards and risks along the proposed
Viridien Concludes Seismic Survey Offshore Malaysia
Viridien has completed the seismic imaging for the Selat Melaka multi-client 2D seismic program, covering the offshore area of the Langkasuka Basin in Malaysia.The newly available final seismic dataset clearly indicates the presence of a previously unseen Pre-Tertiary fold and thrust belt, extending offshore across the unexplored area.The new high-resolution long-offset dataset provides extensive seismic coverage and significantly enhanced imaging over this promising area.Viridien’s subsurface imaging experts have applied the company’s latest high-end imaging technologies, including
Viridien, TGS and Aquila Holdings Deliver Utsira OBN Reprocessing Project
several significant oil and gas fields, including Edvard Grieg, Ivar Aasen, Balder, Gina Krog, Gudrun and Johan Sverdrup, along with a number of undeveloped discoveries and prospects.The reprocessing project has received significant industry support and leverages strong demand for high-definition seismic imaging in this highly prospective area.Viridien reprocessed the resulting data set with its latest OBN imaging technologies, including time-lag full-waveform inversion, and advanced velocity model building techniques, to yield significant improvements in image resolution and frequency content for fault
Shearwater and XOCEAN Team Up for CCS and Offshore Wind Markets
successful joint delivery of several large data campaigns, Shearwater and XOCEAN are now jointly exploring technology and operational synergies to provide integrated data solutions to the CCS and offshore wind markets.This collaborative relationship will combine Shearwater’s high resolution seismic imaging expertise with XOCEAN’s ultra-low impact multi-disciplined Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) to deliver large volumes of ocean data supporting the sustainable development of the oceans.The companies will also work together to create new solutions for supporting and accelerating the energy
Frozen Methane Under the Seabed is Thawing – And It's Worse Than We Thought
methane migrated laterally, upwards and landwards toward Africa and leaked in much shallower water. Beneath a layer of up to 80 metres of sediment are 23 giant craters on the ancient seabed, each one kilometre wide and up to 50 metres deep, big enough to be filled with multiple Wembley stadiums.The seismic imaging provides the tell tale signs of methane immediately below the craters. And similar craters elsewhere form due to prolonged or explosive release of gas at the seabed.These craters are not located in the vulnerable zone where all the attention has been – they are landward of it at about
Shell to Use New AI Technology in Deepwater Oil Exploration
of innovation and performance, said in a statement. The goal is to improve operational efficiency and speed, and increase production and success in exploration. The new process can shorten explorations to less than nine days from nine months, the companies said. "Generative AI for seismic imaging can positively disrupt the exploration process and has broad and far-reaching implications," said Bruce Porter, chief science officer for Austin, Texas-based SparkCognition. The technology would generate subsurface images using fewer seismic data scans than usual, helping with deep
CGG, TGS Win OBN Seismic Survey Work Offshore Norway
, including time-lag full-waveform inversion, to create a high-quality 3D volume that will enhance resolution and structural definition of the complex geology and reservoirs in the region. Sophie Zurquiyah, CGG CEO, said: “CGG has an unrivalled track record of successfully conducting OBN seismic imaging projects around the world and in the North Sea in particular. Our geoscientists will apply this regional insight and our very latest OBN technologies and expertise to deliver the highest-quality OBN images to meet industry needs for the continued exploration and development of the NCS.&rdquo
Petrobras Extends Deal for Use of CGG's Seismic Processing Software
as a key supplier. This latest expansion of our Geovation licensing agreement reflects the strength of this relationship and the significant advantage that our state-of-the-art subsurface imaging technology provides. "As the powerhouse behind the success of CGG’s own high-end seismic imaging services, it is the most efficient and reliable software platform for geophysicists working with ever-growing data sets and facing increasingly complex imaging challenges, such as pre-salt illumination.”CGG said that the new agreement included expert training from CGG’s GeoTraining
Shearwater GeoServices, ConocoPhillips 'Reveal' Tech Collab
Offshore seismic surveyor Shearwater GeoServices has signed a technology sale and transfer deal with the oil firm ConocoPhillips, involving seismic imaging technology that will be implemented in Shearwater's Reveal software.According to Shearwater, Reveal provides time and depth processing and imaging for both land and marine environments from within a single user interface. Shearwater uses Reveal internally for all processing projects. The software is licensed to oil and gas companies, contractors, consultants and is used by academia for both teaching and research."With this partnership
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