TGS to Launch Seismic Acquisition Offshore Sierra Leone

- TGS to Launch Seismic Acquisition Offshore Sierra Leone

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA

TGS will commence acquisition of multi-client 3D seismic data in offshore Sierra Leone later this month. This survey marks over ten years of investment for TGS in the West African region and will add 2,535 km(2) to the existing TGS data library. The new 3D seismic will provide important data for continued exploration on the Sierra Leone segment of the West Africa Transform Margin, where recent discoveries have established that a working hydrocarbon system exists.

The M/V GeoCarribean will acquire the 2011 survey. Data processing will be performed by TGS and available to clients in Q1 2012.

The survey is supported by industry funding.

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Japan to Launch Joint Oil Exploration with Top Russian Firm -Nikkei

- Japan to Launch Joint Oil Exploration with Top Russian Firm -Nikkei

Friday, June 03, 2011
Dow Jones Newswires

The Japanese government is in talks with Russia's state-owned Rosneft to jointly develop oil fields in eastern Siberia and the Far East, with exploration starting as early as this year, The Nikkei reported early Saturday.

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Russia's top petroleum company will form a working-level committee this summer to study deposits in the Magadan oil field in the Sea of Okhotsk as well as in eastern Siberia. If promising reserves are found, a new firm will be established, with a Japanese consortium holding a stake of up to 49%.

Inpex, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp., and trading houses are expected to participate.

After the March earthquake and tsunami, Russia proposed joint resource and energy development with Japan. Despite territorial disputes with Russia over islands off Hokkaido, Japan aims to strengthen bilateral economic relations and secure a steady supply of petroleum.

A geological research institute estimates that the Magadan field holds about 1.8 billion barrels of oil.

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