Energy

Shearwater to begin OBN survey on Kaombo fields for TotalEnergies

Shearwater Geoservices Holding AS has signed an ocean bottom node (OBN) project contract with TotalEnergies in Angola

The deepwater OBN survey will be conducted by the dual remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-equipped SW Tasman, the fit-for-purpose seismic node laying vessel which was converted in 2023, and SW Gallien as source vessel. A three-month-long operation approximately, the survey will commence in January 2025, with Shearwater deploying its compact high-endurance Pearl node in Block 32 over the Louro and Mostarda fields. The company has previously completed a 4D streamer survey in the region for TotalEnergies.