Offshore staff
ASKER, Norway – TGS and its joint venture partner PetroData have started Nigeria’s first regional multi-client multibeam and seafloor sampling (MB&SS) study.
The study will cover an area of about 80,000 sq km (30,888 sq mi) of the offshore Niger Delta and will incorporate around 150 cores from the seabed, whose location is based on multibeam backscatter anomalies.
Much of this area is also covered by TGS’ NGRE19 2D seismic data that was reprocessed earlier in 2019 to take advantage of the latest seismic imaging techniques. Final results of the new MB&SS program will be available in early 2Q 2020.
Kristian Johansen, CEO of TGS, said: “The data generated from SeaSeep technology is proving to be a complementary and valuable addition to our multi-client library. The multibeam, coring and geochemical analysis provides our customers with further insight into and understanding of regional prospectivity.
“Following its successful implementation in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and across the MSGBC basin, we are pleased to expand the use of this technology into West Africa’s most prolific hydrocarbon province.”
Graham Mayhew, VP – Africa, Mediterranean and Middle East at TGS, and Wole Shebioba, Managing Director at PetroData Management Services Ltd added: “We are excited to commence Nigeria’s first regional offshore multi-client program in nearly a decade. The deepwater area offers vast potential, with plenty of open acreage opportunities. This program will help de-risk the offshore region and speed up exploration decision-making in an area which is likely to see a growing level of licensing activity in the near future.”
This project is supported by industry funding.
12/20/2019
