Offshore staff

MELBOURNE, Australia – MEO Australia Ltd. has contracted CGGVeritas Services SA to conduct three marine seismic surveys offshore Australia.

The contract calls for 170 line km (106 mi) of long-offset 2D seismic in AC/P53, a 507 sq km (196 sq mi) 3D survey over AC/P50 and AC/P51, plus a 601 sq km (232 sq mi) 3D survey in WA-454-P.

CGGVeritas plans to use the Veritas Viking II on the surveys starting about Jan. 16 and lasting 55 days. The Zeppelin 2D survey in the Ashmore Cartier region of the Timor Sea’s Vulcan sub-basin will be first, followed by the Zeppelin 3D survey on AC/P50-51. The Floyd 3D survey will cover the marina discovery and Breakwater prospect in WA 454-P.

These follow the recent Bathurst 3D survey over Blackwood East in NT/P68 and the Ibu Horst 3D survey in Seruway area offshore northern Sumatra.

01/11/2012