GC Rieber Shipping has agreed to sell the 2D seismic vessel “Polar Explorer”, built in 1988. The vessel has been sold at book value, and the transaction will have a positive cash effect of approximately NOK 45 million. The “Polar Explorer” (previously “Geo Explorer”) was acquired by GC Rieber Shipping in June 2008 and later [...]
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Dolphin Geophysical using its High Capacity 3D vessel, the Polar Duke is acquiring a new, long offset high resolution Multi-Client 3D seismic survey in the Levantine Basin offshore Lebanon. This project is in cooperation with Spectrum who has an exclusive contract with the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) of Lebanon. His Excellency, Energy Minister [...]
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Dolphin announced a new 3D Multi Client survey in cooperation with Spectrum to be acquired by the high capacity seismic vessel, M/V Polar Duke. The survey is located offshore Lebanon and will have a minimum size of 1,500 square kilometres. The acquisition is scheduled to finish within September, and the data is planned to be [...]
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A plan has been organized by State Oceanic Administration (SOA),China, Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration (CAA) and the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) to build an advanced new icebreaking research vessel to meet the increased need of polar scientific research. The new vessel will be equipped with advanced scientific equipment for polar oceans research. [...]
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![UK: NERC to Combine Marine and Polar Management of NOC and BAS]()
NERC is considering a merger of the scientific and logistics management of marine and polar science delivered through its National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS). A marine and polar headquarters would deliver a single management function whilst retaining the identity of the existing centres as component parts. All the existing BAS [...]
Dolphin Geophysical announces that the new high capacity 3D vessel, Polar Duchess, recently entered into steady production for TGS in the Barents Sea. The 6 months contract has been announced previously. The vessel is chartered on an initial 3 year time-charter from Armada Seismic from 6th April 2012, with Dolphin options to further extend the [...]
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Dolphin Geophysical AS announced the christening of M/V Polar Duchess at Vågen, Bergen on 30th March 2012. Many attended the special occasion, which launched the sistership to their flagship vessel. Professor Gunn Mangerud kindly assumed the position of Godmother to the vessel. M/V Polar Duchess is a purpose built high-end 3D vessel, capable of towing [...]
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Bergen Group BMV AS is awarded a contract for rebuilding work on the high- capacity seismic vessel Polar Duchess. The project generates immediate activity at the yard, and will be completed within en of 1st quarter 2012. The contract, which has a value of approximately NOK 17 million, comprises the installation of new seismic equipment, [...]
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TGS announces that it has signed a letter of award with Dolphin Geophysical to charter the 12 streamer new build vessel, M/V Polar Duchess, for 3D multi-client projects in Europe during the 2012 summer season. The charter is expected to begin during first half of April and will last for approximately six months. The details [...]
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![Norway: Dolphin Declares Option on ‘Polar Duchess’ Seismic Vessel]()
Seismic company Dolphin Geophysical has declared the option of yn 533. The vessel, a high capacity 3D vessel equipped with 14 streamers will be named “Polar Duchess”. She is delivered from the yard in Spain and the subsequent conversion is estimated to be completed in the first quarter of 2012. The option exercised means [...]
