FIRST AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES (FAR) has completed the Data Acquisition phase of the CSEM Data Acquisition and Geophysical Evaluation Program over part of its License Area comprising Sangomar Offshore, Rufisque Offshore and Sangomar deep Offshore Blocks in Senegal, West Africa; where a number of drilling prospects have already been identified by FAR and its partner Petrosen.

Total E&P Angola has awarded CGGVeritas a contract for the inversion of 4D seismic data covering the Dalia, Rosa, Girassol, and Jasmine fields offshore Angola.

SPECTRUM’S EGYPTIAN JOINT venture, Spectrum-Geopex has completed the first phase of a significant computer systems upgrade at its seismic data processing centre in Nasr City, Cairo that will quadruple its seismic processing capacity.

ENERGULF HAS SIGNED a contract with CGE (China National Administration of Research Institute of Coal Geophysical Exploration) to conduct the upcoming 2D seismic acquisition program on its Lotshi Block located onshore in the DRC.   The high quality seismic survey is planned to commence by late summer following the receipt of the necessary exploration permits.

TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL Company (TGS) has completed processing and interpretation of two new multi-client programs in Somaliland. Acquired in partnership with the Somaliland Ministry of Water and Mineral Resources (Ministry),