Norway-based TGS has completed a survey covering nearly 50 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) blocks, including in the Mississippi Canyon and Ewing Bank areas, in the Gulf of America, the company said June 20.
The Amendment Phase 4 ultra-long offset ocean bottom node (OBN) survey is intended to provide insight via high-fidelity seismic data for companies preparing for upcoming offshore leasing rounds.
TGS said the survey marked the first deployment of its Gemini enhanced-frequency seismic source in an ultra-long offset acquisition setting in the Gulf. The technology “delivers a unique low-frequency, omnidirectional signal that, combined with advanced processing techniques, significantly improves illumination beneath complex salt bodies,” TGS said in a news release.