Polarcus Awarded Middle East Project
Establishment for a combined towed streamer and ocean bottom node (OBN) 3D seismic acquisition and processing project in the Middle East.The project will commence in the first quarter of 2019 and run for approximately three months. The towed streamer seismic will be acquired by the vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov. The OBN acquisition services for the project will be provided by fellow seismic data acquisition company SAE Exploration.Polarcus said the core of its fleet is heavily booked in the first quarter of 2019, creating the opportunity to call on the Vyacheslav Tikhonov (ex-Polarcus Selma, currently
Polarcus Extends Bareboat Agreement with SCF Group
Polarcus Limited announced a three-year extension of the Bareboat Charter Party Agreement (BBCP) for M/V Vyacheslav Tikhonov between Polarcus Selma Limited, Polarcus' wholly owned subsidiary, and SCF Sakhalin Supply Limited. This extension was carried out pursuant to SCF's option within the terms of the current BBCP (in force since 2011). The vessel charter shall continue for a further period of three years starting from August 18, 2016.
Nordic Clinches $23.5m Offshore Seismic Contract
to provide 3D marine seismic data acquisition and processing services off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, to Cairn India Limited, starting later this month. The contract will see Nordic Maritime collaborate with SCF Geo of Russia and will feature that group’s seismic survey vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov. The Vyacheslav Tikhonov will survey approximately 1,000 sq km of ocean bed. The project will also include the acquisition of gravity and magnetic data alongside the seismic data near Nizamapatnam Bay. The Vyacheslav Tikhonov was built in 2011 and is operated by SCF GEO, based in St
Polarcus Innovation in Seismic Vessel Design
were built under license by Drydocks World Dubai LLC.. They include Polarcus Nadia (2009), and Polarcus Naila (2010), 12 streamer vessels of type SX124, Polarcus Asima (2010) and Polarcus Alima (2011), 12 streamer vessels of type SX134, Polarcus Samur (2011) and the Russian flag vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov (2011), 8 streamer vessels of type SX133. The other vessels carry Bahamas flag. All vessels are designed by Ulstein Design and Solutions AS. Following a short shakedown Polarcus Adira will commence operations on charter for TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS). Polarcus Limited, registered
February 2024
