Strong response to Norwegian offshore seismic data offer
Offshore staff
OSLO, Norway – Seven companies have purchased the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s seismic data package from the unexplored northern Norwegian offshore areas around Lofoten and Vesterålen.
The buyers are Statoil, ExxonMobil, Norske Shell, RWE Dea Norge, GDF Suez, Dong Energy, and Det norske oljeselskap. According to NPD, others have indicated interest.
NPD acquired seismic data off Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Senja on assignment from the Norwegian government between 2007 and 2009, for a total cost of $70 million.
The package includes processed seismic data from the following surveys.
| Area | Survey | Type | Year | Size |
| Nordland VII /Troms II | NPD-LOF1-07 | 2D | 2007 | 2,615 km |
| Nordland VII /Troms II | NPD-LOF1-08 | 2D | 2008 | 11,680 km |
| Troms II | NPD-LOF2-08 | 3D | 2008 | 697 km² |
| Nordland VII | NPD-LOF1-09 | 3D | 2009 | 1,258 km² |
| Troms II | NPD-TRII-09 | 3D | 2009 | 805 km² |
01/11/2012