Dolphin Geophysical announces 2D seismic survey award offshore Brazil 14 November 2011—Dolphin Geophysical will commence acquisition of a new 2D multiclient seismic survey for Spectrum ASA in November 2011 which covers several blocks in the northern equatorial margin offshore Brazil. The survey area includes blocks expected to be announced for the 11th license round in the second quarter of 2012. The survey area contains recent discoveries in relatively unexplored basins. The acquisition will focus on the Barreirinhas and Ceara Basin with additional regional tie lines. Phase 1 of this program is 12,000 km.
PETRONAS awards Knowledge Reservoir project for unconventional resources assessment. 14 November 2011—Knowledge Reservoir has been awarded a major project by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) for the development of workflows for assessment of unconventional resources. This project will be executed in conjunction with Cekap Technical Services.
Petris offers oil and gas companies a complete enterprise data quality solution with DataVera 9.0 14 November 2011—Petris Technology announced the release of PetrisWINDS DataVera 9.0, Petris's enterprise data quality solution. In addition to performance improvement with as much as 5–10 times increase in speed, more complete ETL functionality, and improved usability with an enhanced Merge module, DataVera 9.0 includes many new capabilities. With the new Master Record, DataVera now allows a multisource merge of the best values from various data stores into a single complete data source. Geographic mapping support has been added, allowing users to view their detailed HealthCheck results in Esri ArcGIS and Google Earth mapping service. Petris has also extended the flexibility of DataVera by adding support in the new version for Quick Starts and file based data sources. Users will now be able to import data for Peloton's SiteView and WellView, PODS, PetrisWINDS Enterprise, and P2 Energy Solution's Wellcore data sources and gain access to preconfigured models and rules verified by Petris.
Z-Terra expands executive team to include chief scientist 14 November 2011—Z-Terra Inc., a provider of depth imaging software and services for oil and gas exploration, has appointed Nicolay Tanushev to be the company's new chief scientist. Tanushev comes to Z-Terra with extensive research experience from the California Institute of Technology's Department of Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Labs Chemistry and Materials Science Department, the University of California Los Angeles Department of Mathematics and, most recently, the University of Texas at Austin Department of Mathematics, where he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer. As chief scientist, Tanushev will provide senior technical expertise and guidance to Z-Terra clients and will direct Z-Terra's technology team. He will also set the direction for continuing Z-Terra's technological advances.
Spectrum announces New 2D multiclient seismic survey offshore Brazil. 11 November 2011—Spectrum is set to commence acquisition of a new 2D multiclient seismic survey in early November 2011 which covers several areas in the northern equatorial margin offshore Brazil. The survey area includes sector blocks expected to be announced in the 11th license round in the second quarter of 2012. The acquisition will focus on the Barreirinhas and Ceara basin with additional regional tie lines. Phase 1 of this program is 12,000 km. The seismic data will be acquired by Dolphin Geophysical's Polar Explorer. The data will be processed at Spectrum's processing center in Houston, with the final products scheduled for delivery during early and mid 2012, to coincide with the anticipated Licensing Round 11 opening.
EMGS announces multiclient basalt mapping survey in Norwegian Sea 16 November 2011—In late 2011, Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) will perform a multiclient 3D magnetotelluric (MT) survey covering approximately 3000 km2 in the Møre basin, Norwegian Sea. The project is prefunded by a major international oil and gas company. EMGS will rig EM Express (formerly the OHM Express) to undertake this work on a one-month charter. Processed data will be available in early 2012 and 3D inverted data will be available in mid 2012.
GNS software release 16 November 2011—GNS Science released V5.6 of their GLOBE Claritas Seismic Data Processing Suite. Version 5.6 has more than 100 minor and major improvements including a simplified licensing scheme and workflow enhancements for the CVA velocity analysis tool. Licensing improvements now allow GLOBE Claritas to be offered as scalable packages suitable for both large and small businesses, as well as allowing GNS Science to cooperate with third party developers more easily. Other new features include a module that automatically checks the integrity of complex 3D land geometry configurations, as well as a second module for developing surface related multiple models that can run in parallel. Clients also get access to a dedicated discussion forum, where they can pose questions to the user community as well as GNS Science experts.
New 3D seismic contract for Dolphin 21 November 2011—Dolphin Geophysical has signed one out of three potential 3D contracts in Africa, as previously disclosed as upcoming work for Polar Duke. If all contracts materialize in line with management expectation, the vessel will be occupied in Africa from December until April 2012.
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and PGS have entered into an agreement supporting mathematics initiatives 28 November 2011—Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters have signed a cooperation agreement regarding support for measures to increase interest in mathematics in general and to improve competence in mathematics both in Norway and in developing countries. The agreement has an annual budget of NOK 3 million over a period of 5 years, starting in 2012. The agreement is twofold. The national section consists of contributions to the Niels Henrik Abel's mathematics competition, Abel Scholarships, and the educational web site matematikk.org. Internationally, the intention is to support the development and teaching of mathematics in developing countries. There are concrete plans to support the establishment of a regional "Center of Excellence in Mathematics" in Africa. The agreement was signed by CEO Jon Erik Reinhardsen in PGS and Øivind Andersen General Secretary of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
KMS Technologies and Institute of Technology PETRONAS (ITP) to collaborate 23 November 2011—KMS Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with University Technology PETRONAS, a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, the national oil company of Malaysia.The MoU includes a strategic alliance consisting of joint research and development activities in applications of electromagnetics in petroleum exploration. The partnership will focus on identifying potential areas of synergy in oil and gas exploration using electromagnetics and to contribute to education and research objectives. The collaboration also includes joint conferences and publications, student internship opportunities, a staff attachment program at KMS, and technical training courses to researchers.
$USD3M RokDoc donates licenses to UT PETRONAS 24 November 2011—Ikon Science donated over USD $3 million in software licenses to Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia at a ceremony held at the Malaysian Petroleum Club in Kuala Lumpur on 21November to mark the occasion. RokDoc is a tool for the prediction of fluid type, reservoir properties, and geopressure. Using RokDoc, students of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS will learn to predict fluids and lithology away from known measurements by building a consistent and quantified geological rock physics model. Using the latest technology is paramount to the PETRONAS strategy to continue to develop Malaysia's skills base and connectivity in the global exploration community and bringing forward new thinking and high-value skills to the region. |
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