Oil and gas geoscience firm CGG has kicked off one of the largest explorations of the North Sea after beginning a major survey in the region.
The multi-client 3D survey of the Northern North Sea, off the Norwegian coast, will cover more than 80 existing production licences.
CGG’s sweep will take in 19,000 km2 of the region, from the Horda platform in the south-east to Sogn Graben in the north, and is expected to take up to a year to complete.
The data, which is for a number of North Sea oil explorers, will provide up to date 3D data on resources and possible new finds across the continental shelf as it opens up the geology of the region.
“CGG is deploying its latest acquisition and subsurface imaging technology on a seismic project of this magnitude in order to meet the industry’s need for state-of-the-art broadband data for a large area offshore Norway where no equivalent data of this quality exists,” said CGG chief executive Jean-Gorges Malcor.
“The Horda project has already been well received among the key players in the Northern North Sea and we expect the survey to generate a significant uplift in data quality and provide a valuable tool for all stages of ongoing and future E&P activity in the region.”
The company is using the Viking Vanquish to secure the data, with a second vessel to join in the survey later in the year.
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