BIG DATA SYSTEMS FOR OIL AND GAS SEISMIC PROBES GROW IN SOPHISTICATION, WITH ACQUISITIONS DEVELOPING INDUSTRY

  BIG data and its manipulation are not just a boon for the IT sector, the growing sophistication of seismic data collection can give oil and gas companies a real competitive edge. 2019 will be the first full year of operation for Magseis Fairfield (Norway), created through combining two complementary players in marine seismic survey, with big ambitions in ocean-bottom systems for acquiring seismic data. Magseis, founded in 2009, bought the Houston, US-based Fairfield Seismic Technologies division of Fairfield Geotechnologies in a cash and shares deal ...


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