CGG wins Saudi Aramco onshore 3D seismic contract

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Tue, 2014-06-17 09:14

17th June 2014

CGG has announced that ARGAS, its joint venture with TAQA in Saudi Arabia, has been awarded a major contract by Saudi Aramco for an extensive, high-density land seismic programme across the Kingdom

CGG wins Saudi Aramco onshore 3D seismic contract

The data will be acquired by a 50,000-channel mega-crew operating with the Sercel 428XL acquisition system, Sercel SG-10 geophones and a fleet of 24 Sercel Nomad 65 Neo vibrators

Sercel, CGG’s equipment division, will supply all the seismic equipment deployed on this survey programme.

The three-year contract provides for two optional extension periods of one year each. The program is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2014 and cover a wide variety of terrain. It will be acquired by a 50,000-channel mega-crew operating with the Sercel 428XL acquisition system, Sercel SG-10 geophones and a fleet of 24 Sercel Nomad 65 Neo vibrators.

A mix of high-productivity and conventional acquisition techniques will be deployed depending on survey requirements. CGG’s broadband UltraSeisTM technology portfolio will be deployed to acquire the high-resolution data.

"We are delighted that Saudi Aramco is continuing its long-term relationship with CGG by awarding what is one of the world’s largest land seismic survey programs to our ARGAS joint venture with TAQA,” said Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO, CGG. “With Sercel also supplying the new seismic equipment, this program marks a key milestone in our 2014-2016 strategic roadmap to benefit from the expansion of ultra-high-channel-count surveys in the Middle East region."