Geophysical Association Articles
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The IAGC Board of Directors has approved a recommendation to appoint a full-time communication specialist. To date, some communications activities have been outsourced to consultants. Rationale for the in-house position includes that it will bring the staffing of our ...
Timeshare Task Force Holds Initial Meeting
The inaugural meeting of a Task Force to address timeshare issue for marine geophysical operations was held on 8 February 2012. The meeting was hosted by PGS at its Weybridge, UK offices. Representatives from PGS, CGGVeritas, Dolphin Geophysical, Fugro, ...
Commercial Health Committee to hold Workshop to Address Contractual Challenges
The Commercial Health Committee is organizing a 2-day workshop to address some of the acquisition contracting and commercial challenges the industry faces today. A major effort of the workshop will be a review of the IAGC Statement of Principles ...
IAGC to Participate at 2012 SPE HSE Conference
Two technical papers co-authored by IAGC staff have been accepted for presentation at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 11-13 September 2012, Perth, Australia. ...
Safety Moment – Inattentional Blindness
Attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things or the allocation of processing resources. Inattentional blindness, also known as perceptual blindness, is the phenomenon of not being able to ...
Registration Open for Spring 2012 IAGC/OGP Joint HSE & Security Forum
The Spring 2012 IAGC/OGP Joint HSE & Security Forum will be held in Houston, Texas, USA, on the 24th & 25th of April. ExxonMobil is hosting the Forum at the RAC Conference Center. Patrick Legh-Smith (WesternGeco) and Randy Ingram ...
BOEM uses New Form for G&G Permit Application
Beginning in January, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) began requiring geophysical contractors to use a revised Form 327 when applying for a geological and geophysical (G&G) permit. BOEM is requesting more detailed information and/or explanation of the proposed ...
Report from a meeting between Industry and Pennsylvania State Forestry
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) held a meeting on 29 February and 1 March 2012 in Harrisburg, PA with several oil and gas operators – including geophysical contractors operating on State Forestry acreage. The meeting ...
Americas Data Licensing Committee to Update SOPs Related to Data Licensing
At its 30 January 2012 meeting, the Americas Data Licensing Committee (ADLC) was asked by Chip Gill (IAGC President) to review the Data Licensing Statement of Principles (SOPs) related to data licensing and look for gaps, weaknesses or areas ...
United States and Mexico Sign Agreement Addressing Transboundary Reserves
On February 20, 2012, the United States and Mexico signed an agreement that establishes a framework (e.g. unitization agreement) for the cooperative exploration and exploitation of the hydrocarbon resources that cross the US-Mexico maritime boundary in the Gulf of ...
