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Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS have entered into a multi-year collaborative technology agreement aimed at reshaping seismic exploration and field development in Brazil.
The partnership is centered on Shearwater’s marine vibrator, named Project BASS, an innovative seismic source technology that promises significant gains in operational efficiency, seismic data quality, and reduced sound emissions when compared to traditional methods.
The agreement will encompass the industrialization of Shearwater’s marine vibratory source technology and associated services for the Brazilian offshore basins, the Norway-based company said in a news release Wednesday.
“This project aims to accelerate the exploration and development of the Brazilian fields, leveraging increased operational efficiency, innovative geophysical improvements and better control of seismic frequencies emitted in the Brazilian waters”, Roberta Alves Mendes, Reservoir Technology General Manager at Cenpes Petrobras, said.
“This historic collaboration merges cutting-edge technology and innovation with our well-established business rapport with Petrobras in Brazil”, Shearwater CEO Irene Waage Basili said. “The combination of this groundbreaking seismic source with our in-house Pearl node technology empowers Shearwater and Petrobras to elevate the standards of quality, efficiency, and sustainability within the realm of seismic solutions”.
Partnership with Argeo
Meanwhile, Shearwater has also forged a “strategic alliance” with robotic and digital solutions provider Argeo AS, according to an earlier news release.
Argeo and Shearwater aim to jointly transform the subsea and ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic service sectors “through the application of state-of-the-art patented technology and continuous operational excellence to accelerate efficiency gains across core markets”, according to the release. The partnership targets new technology and products across the subsea and marine seismic markets.
“We are excited about teaming up with Argeo in this unique alliance between marine seismic and subsea to push the boundaries of the rapidly growing OBN market”, Basili said. “Argeo is a strong and respected partner with unique technology and competences which will help accelerate the development of new OBN deployment vehicles and methods. The alliance has significant strategic potential, and we look forward to exploring synergies in our respective markets together with the experienced Argeo team in the coming years”.
Carbon Storage Survey for TotalEnergies
Further, Shearwater said it had completed a carbon storage survey project for TotalEnergies in the Danish North Sea. The survey covers a carbon dioxide geological storage license awarded to TotalEnergies in February.
“Carbon capture and storage is key to achieving net zero targets and Shearwater is committed to playing its part in enabling this technology to scale”, Basili said. “We are pleased to be working with a number of clients on seismic for storage projects. Together with our clients we are learning what this emerging market requires in terms of data. Shearwater brings its extensive operational experience and technology tool kit to this dialogue. With each project we expand our understanding and build on our capabilities and experience. We will continue to deploy our expertise and our technology in this emerging market to provide our clients [with] the data they need to make better decisions about their reservoirs”.
According to a separate news release, in the last two years Shearwater has secured multiple seismic for storage acquisition projects across multiple countries. The projects have been diverse and required different solutions to achieve the high-resolution imaging needed for evaluation of reservoirs for storage application, the company said.
Shearwater added that it has successfully used “hybrid methods with both towed streamers and nodes, new acquisition geometries and worked closely with third party bathymetric service providers for high-resolution data to analyze the seabed and shallow geology in shallow water environments”.
Shearwater is a technology-driven provider of marine geophysical services. The company has the world’s largest fleet of high-end seismic vessels and a portfolio of proprietary technologies and software that provide customers with a full-range of towed streamer and ocean bottom geophysical acquisition techniques, efficient surveys and high-quality data.
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