news : Geo Artic joins North Sea seismic fleet : Australian aeromag company to survey in NW Europe : Smedvig's well technology and reservoir merger : Software project combining seismic and gravity data : Digitizing on screen : People in the news : US Gas gets the 3D treatment : Data processing centre opens in Abu Dhabi : 3D seismic seminar video set now available : Pan European positioning becomes more precise : Navigation software supplier finds favour with Western : Geoscience support contract award : UK heads 1997 International New Ventures Survey : UK company to interpret Norway data : PGS moves into oil production with a Ramform design floater : Final report on Greenland exploration project completed : In Brief : GIS product on CD-ROM for exploration worldwide