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WGP Group Awarded PRM Acquisition Contract for Sverdrup Field
WARMINSTER, UK, 10 July, 2018 – WGP Group Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfield Geotechnologies, is pleased to announce that they have been awarded the permanent reservoir monitoring acquisition contract for Johan Sverdrup Field. The field, operated by Equinor, is one of the five largest oil fields on the Norwegian continental shelf. Terry Hibben,
29-Aug-2017 WGP has been awarded Achilles JQS qualification for another year
WGP Group Ltd has been awarded Achilles JQS qualification for another year. Achilles JQS (Joint Qualification System) is a supplier register and pre-qualification system used by the buyers in the Norwegian and Danish oil and gas sector to manage supplier information and risk within the supply chain, as well as to procure efficiently in accordance
06-Jul-2017 Eastleigh Court Office Garden Day
Sunday the 25th June 2017 was the date for the bi-annual Bishopstrow ‘Open Garden’ day. It was decided that the grounds of both Eastleigh Court and Eastleigh Stables should be included in this village event. A BBQ, bar, teas and stalls were to be found on the village playing field from where visitors could purchase
09-Mar-2017 First EAGE Workshop Practical Reservoir Monitoring – Amsterdam
WGP Group were present at the 1st EAGE Practical Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) Workshop in Amsterdam; attended by Terry Hibben (CTO) and Tim Mason (LOC Manager). The workshop highlighted the benefits of PRM on existing fields, ensuring improved decision making and yields. There were also insights into exciting potential future developments to help reduce the costs
15-Dec-2016 Contract award in the North Sea
WGP Group Ltd has been awarded a contract from ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS to acquire seismic data sets on the Eldfisk field in the North Sea in 2017.
12-Oct-2016 WGP Management change
Mark Burnett has stepped-down as CEO of WGP Exploration Ltd and agreed to serve as a non-executive director of WGP Group Ltd. Mr Francis Smulders, the chairman of WGP Group Ltd, will assume the role of Executive Chairman of WGP Exploration Ltd with immediate effect. Mr Smulders has over 26 years of professional experience in
10-Oct-2016 Multi Client Data Sales Update
WGP Survey Ltd, has made further sales of the multi-client data acquired with TGSNOPEC Geophysical Company ASA in 2014.
08-Aug-2016 WGP Group is now BSI registered as ISO compliant for an integrated management system
WGP Group Ltd has achieved a certificate of registration for ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 and OHSAS18001:2007. BSI is a UKAS accredited body, recognised as a world-class business standards company that helps organisations all over the world make excellence a habit. ISO9001:2015 certificate ISO14001:2015 certificate OHSAS18001:2007 certificate
01-Jun-2016 Appointment of Chairman of WGP Group Ltd
RNS Announcement (1/06/2016) – click here to see the full announcement The board of Thalassa is pleased to announce that Francis Smulders has been appointed Nonexecutive Chairman of Thalassa’s wholly owned subsidiary WGP Group Ltd, with effect from 1 June 2016. Mr Smulders was appointed to the board of Thalassa on 21 June 2013, a
07-Dec-2015 New seismic services contract with ConocoPhillips
WGP Group (“WGP”), has entered into a contract to provide long term seismic acquisition services to ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (“CoP”). WGP will acquire seismic data sets on the Ekofisk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The seismic acquisition contract has an initial five year term. Photo credit: ConocoPhillips
21-Oct-2015 Icebreaker evening at the SEG Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA
Icebreaker evening at the SEG Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA
22-Aug-2015 Completion of TGS HR3D (P-Cable™) 2D & 3D Spring Surveys 2015
Spring 2015 P-CableTM High Resolution 3D (“HR3D”) and 2D (“HR2D”) operations for TGS in the Barents Sea have now been completed on schedule thanks to a combination of excellent operational performance, minimum downtime and favourable weather conditions. The programme of work comprised both extended regional coverage with HR2D data acquisition, combined with targeted HR3D blocks,
28-Jul-2015 Statoil Snorre & Grane PRM Spring Survey Completion
Spring 2015 Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (“PRM”) operations over the Statoil operated Snorre and Grane fields have now been completed ahead of schedule thanks to a combination of excellent operational performance, minimum downtime and favourable weather conditions. A total of over 6,000 km of data has been shot over the two fields, now in the second full year
15-May-2015 P-CableTM HR3D Contract Award with TGS
WGP has completed the re-mobilisation of the ‘Bergen Surveyor’ and has commenced a program of work in the South East Barents Sea on behalf of TGS. An initial program of 3 month’s High Resolution 3D (HR3D) will be acquired utilising P-CableTM technology and will comprise both regional and localised data acquisition to consolidate TGS’ multi-client
11-May-2015 Statoil Snorre & Grane Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) Project
WGP has completed the re-mobilisation of the Dual Portable Modular Source System (D-PMSSTM) onboard the ‘Siddis Sailor’ as part of the ongoing 4D/4C Permanent Reservoir Monitoring project over the Statoil operated Snorre and Grane fields in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The projected program of work will see repeat source surveys undertaken over
27-Apr-2015 Contract Award: P-Cable HR3D Seismic Data Acquisition Contract with TGS
WGP Group Ltd (“WGP”) has entered into a contract to provide seismic services to TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (“TGS”), a provider of multi-client geoscience data products to the Oil and Gas Industry listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (TGS.OL). WGP will be acquiring High Resolution 3D (HR3D) data sets in the South East Barents Sea region utilising
16-Mar-2015 EAGE PRM Workshop
WGP is participating in the 3rd EAGE Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) Workshop in Oslo this week (16th -19th March) in Oslo, attended by Mark Burnett (CEO), Terry Hibben (CTO) and Bruce Brown (Sales & Business Development.
17-Dec-2014 Season’s Greetings from WGP
2014 is drawing to a close and it has been yet another great year for WGP, during which we have been involved in a number of pioneering projects. We could not have achieved this without your support so we would like to say a big thank you to all our clients, suppliers, investors and staff
23-Oct-2014 WGP address details and relocation information
Continuing further from our recent announcement of our new office headquarters at Eastleigh Campus in Wiltshire, please be advised of the following important information: Whilst Eastleigh Campus is being refurbished and prepared for the move-in, WGP will also be moving out of the current premises in West Street, Kilkhampton to WGP’s new North Cornwall Office.
22-Oct-2014 P-Cable High Resolution 3D Data Acquisition Update
WGP Survey Ltd in, partnership with TGS Nopec AS, has completed 2014’s multi-client/proprietary survey of prospects in the Barents Sea region using the P-Cable system onboard the ‘Bergen Surveyor’, prior to the 23rd license round that is expected to be announced shortly. The rapidly deployed P-Cable system, a short offset high resolution 3D
22-Oct-2014 D-PMSS™ Statoil – Snorre & Grane Permanent Reservoir Monitoring Update
WGP continues to operate Statoil’s Dual Portable Modular Source System (D-PMSS™), designed and built by WGP and mobilised on the ‘Siddis Sailor’, on the third Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) survey in the North Sea. Survey 3 is the first where Grane and Snorre fields will be shot consecutively, a total of 5,760 sail kilometres,
20-Oct-2014 WGP will be exhibiting at the SEG 26th – 29th Oct ’14
Come and meet the team at booth # 2408 during the SEG for your chance to win a GoPro Hero3+ To make an appointment please complete the following Request Form The SEG International Exposition brings together more than 350 leading companies, government agencies, research and educational institutions involved in global oil, gas and mineral exploration,
09-Oct-2014 Welcome to our new website
After a couple of months of planning, we are delighted to announce the launch of our new website. The site gives us a fantastic platform to build on as we aim, as always, to continue to develop our service.
08-Oct-2014 WGP is Relocating to Eastleigh Campus, Wiltshire
WGP is Moving … WGP is in the process of expanding our operational capabilities by establishing its new headquarters at Eastleigh Campus in Wiltshire , BA12 9HW. The new headquarters was chosen after an extensive search throughout the South West of England.
03-Sep-2014 WGP Staff awarded QMS Auditor / Lead Auditor Certification
WGP recognises the importance of continual improvement and the value in training and empowering our staff. It is with delight that we can announce that four members of staff were awarded with certification for the IRCA Certified training course in QMS Auditor/Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2008.
05-Mar-2014 WGP signs contract with TGS-Nopec for 3D survey in Northwest Europe
WGP and TGS-NOPEC have executed a contract to collaborate on a project to jointly acquire and own multiclient seismic data on 10 survey blocks in the Barents Sea