A minimum of five seismic vessels will be used to acquire the survey and the processed data will be available to industry at the end of 2009. Upon completion of the 2009 acquisition plan, the TGS-NOPEC Geophysical data library will contain a total of around 220, 000 kilometers of regional renaissance data.
“We are very pleased with the progress and industry acceptance of the Renaissance Program,” said Kjell Trommestad, vice president and general manager, EU/RU for TGS. Kjell continued, “The program was designed to enhance the subsurface image deeper in the earth and has proven valuable to our customer’s exploration efforts. The continued interest and support of these underwriters has allowed the program to grow each year and we are already working on plans for the 2010 season.”