Westerngeco announced that it has begun the acquisition of the 'Revolution' multiclient survey. Revolution marks the first time that Dual Coil Shooting multivessel full-azimuth acquisition has been performed commercially in the industry worldwide.

CGGVeritas has donated its Hampson-Russell software suite, encompassing all aspects of seismic exploration and reservoir characterization, from AVO analysis and inversion to 4D and multicomponent interpretation, to the British University in Egypt (BUE).

Collaboration, management and Control Solutions (CMCS) recently announced that Active Risk Manager (ARM), the leading enterprise risk management (ERM) software from Strategic Thought Group, a CMCS partner in the region, has been selected by the world's largest oil producer - Saudi Aramco.

Intergraph has interfaced Smart 3D (SmartPlant and SmartMarine 3D) design software with GexCon's FLACS explosion analysis software to enable users to analyze the design of their onshore or offshore facilities more quickly and with greater accuracy as they analyze impacts of explosions.

iicorr Ltd, a technical integrity and asset assurance company have announced new contracts worth nearly US $1.6 million by oil & gas operators Fairfield Energy and OMV, and energy industry services companies Oceaneering and Schlumberger.