CGG has been awarded an extensive multiclient program by the Instituto Nacional de Petroleo (INP) to acquire seismic data offshore Mozambique, according to a news release.
The multi-survey program is designed to improve industry insight into the region’s geology and provide oil and gas companies with a greater level of understanding of the country’s prospectivity, the release said.
The program includes a 2-D survey of more than 6,550 km in the offshore Rovuma Basin, including blocks R5-A, R5-B and R5-C, and a large 3-D survey over the Beira High in the Zambezi Delta. The 3-D survey is expected to be up to 40,000 sq km, subject to pre-commitment, the release said. It will cover blocks Z5-C and Z5-D and surrounding open acreage in this deltaic area which is believed to be prospective.
In addition, CGG s was awarded an onshore airborne gravity and magnetic survey in the Southern Mozambique Basin, the release said.
The proposed multiclient seismic program in the Mozambique Zambezi region will form part of a geoscience package. Marine gravity and magnetic data will be acquired simultaneously with the seismic to aid regional interpretation, the release said.