Shearwater Geoservices Holding AS has secured an ocean backside node (OBN) challenge in Angola from TotalEnergies SE.
The work will probably be carried out in Block 32 over the Louro and Mostarda fields, the place Shearwater beforehand accomplished a 4D streamer survey for TotalEnergies.
The deepwater OBN survey will probably be carried out by the twin distant operated automobile (ROV) outfitted SW Tasman. The match for goal seismic node laying vessel which was transformed in 2023, with SW Gallien because the supply vessel, Shearwater stated in a information launch.
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The survey will start in January 2025, with a length of two-and-a-half months. Shearwater stated it plans to make use of its compact high-endurance Pearl node for the challenge.
Shearwater CEO Irene Waage Basili stated, “We’re very glad with the efficiency of our SW Tasman/Pearl OBN platform which has been in steady operation since its introduction final yr. We’re happy to see yet one more key shopper use this distinctive platform to introduce deepwater OBN to new areas of their operations”.
Final month, Shearwater introduced the award of a 4D seismic monitoring contract for the Jubilee area in Ghana, operated by Tullow Ghana Ltd.
The 2-month survey will probably be carried out in early 2025, utilizing capability from Shearwater’s high-end fleet, supported by the corporate’s state-of-the-art expertise providing and in depth operational expertise, the corporate stated in an earlier information launch.
This would be the first contract carried out by Shearwater Ghana, together with native associate Destra Vitality, and can embrace appreciable native content material participation, in line with the discharge.
Basili stated, “Our main towed streamer expertise is a perfect match for the Jubilee area, enabling repeatable surveys to supply Tullow and companions with high-quality information in assist of better-informed reservoir optimization. We stay up for executing this challenge as a part of our long-standing dedication to our shoppers in Ghana and West Africa”.
Additional, Shearwater just lately acquired the Petrobras Finest Suppliers award, which it stated displays the assist that Shearwater supplies to the continuing offshore exploration applications of Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras).
Since 2020, Shearwater and Petrobras have collaborated on a number of main initiatives, together with superior 3D and 4D seismic applications. The award, which covers the interval from January 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, “showcases the operational capabilities of Shearwater and its potential to ship, through the years, dependable high-quality datasets to Petrobras,” it stated.
In June, Petrobras and Shearwater signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint analysis and improvement on seismic acquisition and processing expertise. The joint effort will concentrate on information high quality, worth, and effectivity.
The five-year settlement comes along with earlier collaborations between the 2 firms, which included Marine Vibroseis and the software program licensing of Reveal software program.
To enhance insights into the subsurface and improve information worth, the MoU establishes a governance platform to assist the joint effort of Petrobras and Shearwater. Governance additionally reduces the time, value, and environmental impression of seismic acquisition initiatives.
Bergen, Norway-based Shearwater describes itself as a world marine geoscience and expertise enterprise that makes a speciality of amassing information offshore. The group makes use of state-of-the-art seismic vessels and tools to discover the seabed and processes the information utilizing market-leading proprietary software program.
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