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Shearwater GeoServices starts 4D

survey at TotalEnergies’ Block 32

ANGOLA SHEARWATER GeoServices (Norway) said on TotalEnergies has been working at Block 32
October 14 that it had begun a 4D offshore mon- since 1999. It is the operator of the project and
itor survey for Total E&P Angola, a subsidiary of has a stake of 30%.
TotalEnergies (France) at the Louro-Mostarda The remaining equity is split between Sonan-
Development areas of Block 32, located in the gol P&P, a unit of Angola’s national oil company
deepwater section of Angola’s offshore zone. (NOC) Sonangol, with 30%; Sonangol Sinopec
In a statement, Shearwater said it was using International (SSI), a joint venture formed by
its Amazon Conqueror vessel, equipped with Sonangol and China’s state-owned Sinopec,
the Isometrix multi-component streamer sys- with 20%; ExxonMobil (US), with 15%; and
tem for the 4D survey, in conjunction with Galp (Portugal), with 5%. ™
the SW Tasman and SW Cook source vessels.
The Louro-Mostarda project comprises a two-
month Wide Azimuth Towed Streamer (WATS)
4D monitor survey, it explained.
This is not the first time Shearwater, a tech-
nology-driven provider of marine geophysical
services headquartered in Bergen, has worked
in the area. The company carried out 4D survey
work offshore Angola in the first half of 2021
within the framework of another TotalEnergies
project.
“We are delighted to see the Amazon Con-
queror return to Angola for this multi-compo-
nent 4D survey,” Shearwater CEO Irene Waage
Basili said. “4D seismic surveys are critical to
optimising production from existing oilfields.
Shearwater has the vessels and seismic technol-
ogy required to deliver repeatable and reliable
4D surveys.”
The Norwegian company is the owner of
the world’s largest fleet of high-end seismic ves-
sels. It also has a portfolio of proprietary tech-
nologies and software for towed streamer and
ocean-bottom geophysical acquisition, surveys
and high-quality data. The French major has a 30% operating interest in Block 32 (Image: TotalEnergies)

Shell Nigeria invites bids

for field support vessels

NIGERIA SHELL Nigeria & Exploration Development Delta creeks, with the exception of the Bonga
Company (SNEPCO) has issued a formal field, which is located in the deepwater zone.
request to contractors for the provision of field The Bonga field is Nigeria’s first offshore
support vessels. success, located 120km south-west of the Niger
SNEPCO is the operator of the NNPC/ River Delta and is jointly owned by Shell (55%),
Shell/Elf/Agip Joint Venture assets, with state- Total (12.5%), Esso (20%) and Agip (12.5%) It
owned oil corporation controlling 55% of the commenced production in 2005 and by cur-
overall equity. The brownfield assets are located rent unconfirmed estimates, it has produced in
onshore or in the swampy region of the Niger excess of 900mn barrels.

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