Seismic acquisition in the Barents Sea east is completed

The acquisition has been ongoing since July, after the new agreement regarding the demarcation line between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea was finally approved.

The seismic company PGS carried out a 2D acquisition on assignment from the NPD with the R.V. "Harrier Explorer" vessel. 2D seismic entails that the vessel tows an 8100-metre long streamer. The seismic lines are collected in a 5 x 15 kilometre systematic grid. The NPD has used PGS’ GeoStreamer technology for this assignment. This is new technology which is e.g. characterised by the streamer being towed somewhat deeper in the water than is the case with conventional acquisition. It can thus withstand greater wave heights and the acquisition becomes must less dependent on good weather, and subsequently more efficient.

In total, 11,400 line kilometres of seismic have been collected.
As per NPD, a very large sea area has now been mapped. The plan is to continue the acquisition next summer.