Bergen, Norway, 26 April 2006. Newly formed Norwegian marine geophysical specialist, Wavefield Geophysical AS, has completed an upgrade of its Bergen Surveyor vessel in preparation for their first survey – a new multi-client 2D programme in the Central Nordkapp basin offshore Norway.

Now fully mobilised, the Bergen Surveyor is equipped with solid Teledyne SDS-55 streamer and dual Bolt Annular Port Gun source arrays and will acquire the regional 2D survey for sister company InSeis AS. The upgrade will also enable the vessel to acquire 3D data with a dual streamers and dual source configuration.

Originally converted in 1997, this latest upgrade to the Bergen Surveyor makes it an extremely flexible unit as it is rigged for the long offset 2D, development 3D/4D and source vessel markets. The use of the Bolt APG source in particular gives it a very compact, efficient and high output energy source that can be designed to meet the varying requirements for source performance in different regions world-wide and also to match as close as possible the output from other sources in multi-azimuth acquisition and legacy 4D surveys.

Wavefield Geophysical

Wavefield Geophysical AS is a Norwegian marine geophysical company providing a high quality range of services including long offset 2D, high capacity 3D and full service permanent 4D acquisition. The company specialises in increasing the exploration success of its clients and assisting them in maximising production from their existing reservoirs.

www.wavefield.no

For further information contact:
Rick Donoghue, Vice President Marketing and Sales, Wavefield Geophysical AS
Tel: +44 1293 897466.
Email: rick.donoghue@wavefield.no

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