CGGVERITAS WILL ACQUIRE two 2D seismic surveys offshore Gabon. The surveys will focus on Gabon's deepwater pre-salt region and provide data to complement the 10th Gabonese Licensing Round, which will take place between June and December 2010.

ROXAR ASA, A technology solutions provider to the upstream oil and gas industry, has announced the release of Tempest™ 6.5, the latest version of its advanced reservoir simulation software suite.

MARINE SEISMIC DATA provider SeaBird Exploration Ltd. has received a letter of intent (LOI) for a 2D survey offshore Mozambique of around 3,000 line km. The total gross contract value is estimated to be in the range of US$3mn.