Offshore staff

WELLINGTON, N.Z. --Two CGGVeritas vessels are scheduled to collect some 10,000 km (6,214 mi) of seismic data this summer off New Zealand in a multi-permit program.

ThePacific Titan already in Taranaki, has completed 40 km (25 mi) of 2D seismic survey in Kupe aiming at shallow gas for Origin Energy. Origin also has scheduled surveys in PEP 38619 and 38618 which it operates with OMV New Zealand.

TheDuke is scheduled to arrive in March to work along the east coast.

Discovery Geo Corp. plans a 200 km (124 mi) survey in PEP 38343 in Cook Strait-Marlborough with theDuke, and Crown Minerals has a 2,300-km (1,429-mi) 2D survey planned for unpermitted Raukumara basin north of East Cape.

02/14/2007