:: News from Offshore ::

:: TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

:: EMGS, StatoilHydro testing application
EMGS, in collaboration with StatoilHydro, is testing a new electromagnetic imaging survey technology in shallow water at Troll field in the North Sea.

:: RWS wins North Sea seismic contracts
BP has awarded Read Well Services (RWS) a three-year contract for the provision of borehole seismic services in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

:: CTC's Volantis mobilized for LoFS test project
CTC Marine Projects' newbuild vessel Volantis will enter into service on the ConocoPhillips Ekofisk Life of Field Seismic (LoFS) test cable project, mobilized with CTC's UT-1 and PT-1 spreads.

:: SPECIAL REPORTS

:: TGS to run new GoM 3D survey
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA (TGS) will acquire a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the South Additions of the West Cameron and East Cameron areas offshore Louisiana.

:: 3D survey under way off Western Australia
A 3D seismic survey is under way offshore Western Australia in WA-398-P with 1,400 sq km (541 sq mi) inside the permit and 500 sq km (193 sq mi) outside the permit area targeted.

:: 3D seismic complete off Falklands
Petroleum Geo Services has completed acquisition of 1,492 sq km (576 sq mi) of 3D seismic data south of the Falkland Islands for Borders & Southern Petroleum Plc.

:: GLOBAL UPDATE

:: Hess awards Ghana survey to EMGS
Hess Corp. has contracted EMGS to provide in $10 million in scanning and delineation services offshore Ghana.

:: Cairn contracts SeaBird 2D survey off India
Cairn Energy India has contracted SeaBird Exploration Ltd. to conduct a 2D seismic survey off the eastern coast of India for $7-8 million.

:: TGS to fly aeromagnetic study in Libya
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. (TGS) is running a large scale multi-client aeromagnetic study in Libya.

:: EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING

:: Wavefield schedules survey for Oilex
Oilex Ltd., as operator for block 06-103 in the Timor Sea Joint Petroleum Development Area, has logged Wavefield Inseis to conduct a 1,657- sq km (640-sq mi) 3D seismic survey in 1Q 2008.

:: EMGS contracts survey off India
Electromagnetic Geoservices has contracted to perform a multi-client electromagnetic scanning survey in the Krishna-Godavari basin in anticipation of India's seventh New Exploration Licensing Policy round.

:: GXT completes 1st AtlanticSPAN phase
GX Technology has completed acquisition of Phase 1 in its Northeast AtlanticSPAN seismic program covering Northwest European waters.

:: TRENDS & STATISTICS

:: CGGVeritas delivers on Walker Ridge survey
CGGVeritas has completed and delivered the Fast-Trax 3D PSDM from its wide-azimuth, multi-client survey covering 476 Walker Ridge, Gulf of Mexico lease blocks.

:: TGS-Nopec, WesternGeco start GoM survey
TGS-Nopec Geophysical Co. and WesternGeco have started acquiring a multi-client, wide-azimuth 3D survey in the Gulf of Mexico.

:: Côte d'Ivoire seismic data available
PGS, in co-operation with Petroci, has completed acquiring, processing and interpreting over 6,500 km (4,039 mi) of new 2D seismic data collected offshore Côte d'Ivoire.

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