Nido schedules Palawan seismic campaign

Oct. 3, 2007
Nido Petroleum Ltd. was scheduled to begin a seismic acquisition program off northwest Palawan at the end of September. Service contract areas 54, 58, and 63 are to be covered.

Offshore staff

WEST PERTH, Western Australia -- Nido Petroleum Ltd. was scheduled to begin a seismic acquisition program off northwest Palawan at the end of September. Service contract areas 54, 58, and 63 are to be covered.

The program, which the company says is its largest ever, would cover more than 5,000 line km (3,107 mi) of 2D and 846 sq km (327 sq mi) of 3D. CGGVeritas was scheduled to use thePacific Titan and the Pacific Sword over 100-120 days to collect the data.

"The 2007 seismic program is multi-faceted, with SC 54 and SC 58 focused on delivering a drilling portfolio through 3D acquisition over five high-graded areas," says Jon Pattillo, Nido's head of Exploration.


10/03/2007