Poland Employs New Seismic Tech
The Polish state-controlled oil and gas company PGNiG said that its geophysical services provider Geofizyka Toruń SA became the first company in Europe to employ new seismic data acquisition technologies in searching for hydrocarbon deposits.The Polish oil and gas company said in a press release that the company is replacing the hitherto used cabled geophone networks with ultra-lightweight wireless nodal sensors.
Sercel Launches DAS Seismic Solution
Seismic equipment and reservoir monitoring instrument manufacturer Sercel has launched its first distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) seismic solution.SigmaWave, designed in partnership with DAS specialist Fotech Solutions, integrates Fotech’s fiber optic monitoring technology into Sercel’s seismic acquisition systems. The result, Sercel says…
Rieber Shipping Hopes for Recovery, but is Prepared to Wait
CEO Irene Waage Basili of Norway's Rieber Shipping says hopes marine seismic market could begin to recover in 2017, but is prepared for current market weakness to last another 2-3 years. ** The seismic equipment on the vessels was owned by Dolphin.
PGS: Market Weakness to Continue
The market for seismic vessels will probably remain weak for an extended period, Petroleum Geo-Services Chief Executive Jon Erik Reinhardsen told an oil conference in Oslo on Wednesday. "We expect this (market situation) to last well into 2016," he said. "Problem number one is too many vessels operating. The market has not collapsed. Earlier…
Schlumberger Cuts Seismic Fleet to Lower Costs
Schlumberger Ltd, the world's No.1 oilfield services provider, said it was reducing the size of its marine seismic fleet to lower costs as it expects customers to cut exploration spending. Schlumberger said it would take a charge of $800 million to write down the value of six vessels and other WesternGeco assets in the fourth quarter ending December.
Mitcham Industries Announces Acquisition
Mitcham Industries, Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Seamap Pte Ltd., ("Seamap"), which designs, manufactures and sells specialized marine seismic equipment, has acquired the marine energy source product lines from ION Geophysical Corporation. The product lines acquired are the Digishot energy source controller and the Sleeve Gun energy source…
