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.
TotalEnergies keeps cementing its presence in Angola as the major reached a US$6bn final investment decision (FID) on the Kaminho Deepwater Development in May, marking the first major deepwater development in the Kwanza Basin.
Introducing deepwater OBN
Shearwater CEO, Irene Waage Basili, said, “We are very satisfied with the performance of our SW Tasman/Pearl OBN platform which has been in continuous operation since its introduction last year. We are pleased to see one more key client use this unique platform to introduce deepwater OBN to new areas of their operations.”
Last month, the company has also secured a 4D seismic monitoring contract for the Jubilee field in Ghana, operated by Tullow Ghana Ltd.
Source: oilreviewafrica.com