Total awards SeaBird ocean bottom survey

Offshore staff

TORTULA, British Virgin Islands –Total E&P Angola has awarded SeaBird Exploration Ltd. a contract for ocean bottom seismic survey acquisition off Angola in block 17.

Including mobilization and demobilization, the $25-million survey is scheduled to run for four months starting in 3Q 2008 in about 1,300 m (4,265 ft) water depth.

This is SeaBird's first such 4C/4D application and will employ the recently completedHugin Explorer.

04/29/2008