Shearwater and Mondaic Enter Strategic Alliance to Optimize Seismic Surveys
Marine seismic acquisition firm Shearwater Geoservices and Mondaic, a provider of proprietary software and services for high-resolution 3D imaging, have entered a strategic collaboration for development and use of full waveform inversion solutions to enhance high-resolution subsurface imaging and optimize seismic acquisition surveys.As part of the agreement, Shearwater has acquired exclusive and perpetual rights for the use and further development for subsurface applications of Mondaic’s wavefield simulation and inversion codes.Furthermore, Shearwater has acquired an equity stake in Mondaic.
Shearwater to Monitor Production at Equinor’s Two Oil and Gas Fields
Shearwater GeoServices has secured two 4D monitoring projects from Equinor for the Mariner field in the UK North Sea and the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea offshore Norway.Shearwater will deploy its Isometrix technology for both surveys, applying 4D seismic monitoring to detect reservoir dynamics over time, for optimizing reservoir management and enhancing production efficiency.This will be the fourth Isometrix deployment for Mariner, complementing previous monitor surveys in 2020 and 2022, and the third for Heidrun, following surveys in 2018 and 2021.The surveys are expected to take two months
Spirit Energy Hires Shearwater for CCS Seismic Survey in UK
UK-based oil and gas firm Spirit Energy has awarded a contract to Shearwater Geoservices to conduct a seismic survey in the East Irish Sea, as part of the Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.The six-week operation is scheduled for the summer of 2024 and will be Shearwater’s fifth CCS survey in the last two years.It relates to Spirit Energy’s recent carbon storage license received from the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) in May 2023, and the acquired data will support all subsequent models and mapping for CCS initiatives.Spirit Energy Nets CO2
Shearwater Gets 3D Seismic Job Offshore India
Norwegian marine seismic services firm Shearwater GeoServices has been contracted by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for a 3D seismic survey project in the Cauvery Basin, located off the east coast of India.This is another contract awarded recently by ONGC to Shearwater, following the OBN survey deal signed earlier in February.Set to begin in the early months of 2024, the project will cover a 4,600 km2 area in the Bay of Bengal, utilizing the SW Empress to carry out the survey.This initiative underlines Shearwater's role in supporting efficient and technologically advanced exploration
Shearwater Embarks on OBN Survey in India
Norwegian marine seismic services firm Shearwater GeoServices has been selected by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey off the coast of India.This work, expected to last for six months, will showcase Shearwater’s Pearl node technology aboard the SW Tasman, a vessel designed for seismic and dual-ROV operations.According to Shearwater, the fusion of the Pearl node with the SW Tasman not only elevates survey efficiency and quality but also paves the way for groundbreaking seismic data collection in deepwater territories once deemed unreachable.“The
AUV Specialist Argeo Partners Up With Marine Seismic Giant Shearwater GeoServices
Argeo, a provider of robotic and digital solutions for the ocean space, and Shearwater GeoServices, a global provider of geophysical marine seismic acquisition and processing services, have entered a strategic alliance for innovating and pioneering new technology and products across the subsea and marine seismic markets. The alliance said it aimed to drive innovation across all relevant sectors and markets, including the development of new robotic solutions for OBN seismic. The collaboration also targets the development of new integrated methods and service offerings for the growing CCUS (Carbon
Shearwater to Introduce Deepwater Dual-ROV OBN Deployment Vessel
Marine seismic survey services specialist Shearwater GeoServices is set to introduce its first dual ROV seismic vessel, which the company says will be equipped with a broad scope of operational capabilities. "Designed to deploy ocean bottom nodes in both deep and shallow water, the vessel will also be able to provide high-quality source for surveys and conduct towed streamer surveys," Shearwater said.The dual ROV vessel, under Shearwater ownership and management, is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2023 following a conversion of the SW Tasman multipurpose vessel.
Petrobras Taps Shearwater for Large OBN Survey Offshore Brazil
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS said Monday it had won a contract in Brazil for a large deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) survey.The company will conduct the survey over the Petrobras-operated Grand Iara Project, involving the Berbigão, Sururu, and Shared Reservoir of Atapu, in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.The project is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2023 and is expected to last around six months. The node deployment area covers a total of 1,309 sqkm, using nodes deployed by ROV, and Shearwater’s 3x2 six-string omni-directional triple source.“This is a
NSNR Taps Shearwater for Devil’s Hole Horst Prospect Survey
Marine seismic survey contractor Shearwater GeoServices has won a contract for a 3D survey of the Devil’s Hole Horst prospect in the UK North Sea by North Sea Natural Resources (“NSNR”).The towed streamer survey covers approximately 1,586 sq km and will be carried out by the SW Bly vessel, with the one-month project starting imminently.“We are glad to welcome NSNR as a new Shearwater client and look forward to executing a safe, efficient survey to provide geophysical data over the prospect. The award is a continuation of the strong seasonal activity we are experiencing in UK
February 2024
