The 3,210km² survey is the basin’s first 3D shoot and covers open blocks that were offered in the UKCS 27th round.
M/V Polarcus Samur has been chartered for the first phase of acquisition.
The new 3D data survey expands on the company’s Northern North Sea 3D survey making a total contiguous volume exceeding 10,000km².
M/V Polar Duchess will undertake the second phase of acquisition during the 2012 season and processed data will be available for delivery and licensing in the second quarter of 2013.
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