Geology & Geophysics
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June 19, 2025
Continuing with the success of Phases I and II of its Laconia 3D OBN multi-client seismic program in the U.S. Gulf, Viridien has announced, in collaboration with partner TGS, the start of Laconia Phase III.

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June 19, 2025
As part of the collaboration, Petronas will deploy Halliburton Landmark’s DecisionSpace® 365 Geosciences Suite and Unified Ensemble Modeling solutions with the objective to unify exploration and development workflows and accelerate time to first oil.
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June 10, 2025
Viridien has set a new seismic data acquisition standard with the launch of Sercel Accel, the industry’s first onshore drop node solution. Accel eliminates the need for nodes to be buried or planted in the field, thereby drastically reducing deployment time and labor requirements.

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June 03, 2025
Getech Group and STRYDE have jointly announced the launch of a new high impact targeting and exploration service designed to help energy and natural resource companies explore faster and more effectively, while reducing exploration risk and cost.

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May 20, 2025
TDI-Brooks has recently finalized a geological evaluation in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico on behalf of Enbridge. For this project, TDI-Brooks utilized the R/V BROOKS MCCALL, executing 38 piston cores (PC), 7 gravity cone penetration tests (gCPTs), and 82 box cores (BC).

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May 19, 2025
Halliburton on Monday launched EarthStar® 3DX, the industry's first 3D horizontal look-ahead resistivity service. The technology provides operators with geological insights into horizontal wells up to 50 ft before penetration by the bit, Halliburton stated in a news release.

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May 01, 2025
Cairn Oil & Gas is partnering with Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS), to acquire a 3D Controlled Source Electro-magnetic (CSEM) survey for its exploration campaign in the deepwater Krishna-Godavari block off India's East coast.
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April 25, 2025
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is pleased to announce that Thomas Wilker has been appointed as its new executive director. A longstanding member of AAPG, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), and the Houston Geological Society (HGS), Wilker brings a wealth of experience, established business acumen, and a passion for the geosciences to the position.

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April 10, 2025
Sercel has launched the WiNG DFU-3C, a three-component version of its field-proven WiNG land seismic nodal solution. The WiNG DFU-3C supports a growing need for high-end seismic applications for the energy and mineral E&P sectors.

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April 07, 2025
TGS has been awarded a shallow water ocean bottom node (OBN) acquisition contract in Trinidad. The 3D baseline contract is scheduled to commence in early Q3. The total duration of the survey is approximately 80 days.

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March 18, 2025
STRYDE has announced the first sale of its Mini Seismic System in Latin America to Colombian company Energy Geophysical Services SAS (EGS). EGS previously deployed STRYDE’s seismic technology across its oil and gas exploration surveys in 2024.

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March 06, 2025
Sercel has announced the delivery of several next-generation 528™ cable-based land seismic acquisition systems for deployment on exploration surveys in India and Türkiye, just over a year after the new system’s launch.

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February 24, 2025
TGS has been awarded a 4D streamer contract acquisition project in the Barents Sea covering the Goliat 4D field operated by Vår Energi. The Goliat 4D project is scheduled to start in July with a total duration of approximately 20 days.

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February 12, 2025
STRYDE has secured a major contract to supply 42,000 autonomous nodes to Smart Seismic Solutions (S3). The nodes will be deployed on a 3D high-density seismic survey for the CarbonCuts CO₂ Storage Project onshore in Denmark.

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February 11, 2025
TGS announced it has been awarded two 4D streamer contract acquisition projects, one in the North Sea and one in the Norwegian Sea. The 4D projects are scheduled to be acquired back-to-back and commence in June.
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February 06, 2025
Makai Ocean Engineering has announced a collaboration with Triton Software Ltd to integrate the Ocean Vector Chart Service (OVCS) and provide seamless access to high resolution nautical charts directly in MakaiPlan, its submarine cable route planning software.

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January 28, 2025
Viridien has won a contract with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to provide advanced land seismic imaging services at its dedicated processing center (DPC) in Muscat, Oman, continuing a longstanding partnership between the companies.

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January 27, 2025
GTG International (GTGi) has secured a series of contracts to deliver land seismic projects across Europe, encompassing both 2D and 3D seismic surveys. GTGi has added 30,000 STRYDE nodes to its seismic sensor inventory to ensure efficient and effective execution.

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January 22, 2025
SLB and Star Energy Geothermal, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s largest renewable energy company Barito Renewables, have announced a collaboration agreement to accelerate advanced technologies for geothermal asset development.

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January 15, 2025
TGS has been awarded four 4D streamer contract acquisition projects, three in the North Sea and one in the Barents Sea, the company announced. The North Sea campaign will commence early Q2, with the 4D contract in the Barents Sea to follow in May.