TGS HAS COMMENCED acquisition of the next phase of 3D projects offshore Liberia.
This newest project covers Liberia blocks 8 and 9 and totals 5,000 sq km.

AFRICA OIL ANNOUNCED that an independent assessment of the company's contingent and prospective resources has been completed by Gaffney, Cline & Associates. The effective date of the report is December 1, 2009.

TGS-NOPEC HAS provided an update of its second-quarter global seismic acquisition activities. 

Dominion Petroleum has completed the first phase of interpretation of 2D seismic data over Tanzania’s offshore block 7.

CGGVERITAS HAS BEGUN a new 1,500-sq km, 3D seismic acquisition survey over block 2714A off Namibia for Chariot Oil & Gas. The program was agreed by Chariot’s subsidiary Enigma Oil & Gas Exploration a new farm-in partner Petrobras, which is paying half the costs of the survey.