CGG and TGS announced on Feb. 11 the Greater Castberg TopSeis survey in the Barents Sea.

The survey is 5,000 sq km (1,930 sq miles), and will be acquired and processed with the latest developments of CGG’s TopSeis acquisition and imaging technology.

The survey will include the highly prospective Castberg area, and cover existing and newly awarded licenses in addition to open acreage with several play models in multiple geological layers. The acquisition is expected to commence late second-quarter 2019 with final delivery to clients in fourth-quarter 2020.

The project is supported by industry funding.

“Greater Castberg will expand the great TGS data coverage in the Barents Sea. The survey sits in the right place of the Barents Sea, and production licenses will start producing from this area in 2022. The area calls for high-technology solutions, and a tailor-made solution for this area is created in close collaboration with the clients and within the JV,” Kristian Johansen, CEO at TGS, said.