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EMGS has a magnetic attraction to east Canada
Upstream
Jun 15, 2006
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has filed plans with the Canadian authorities to shoot electromagnetic data off the country’s Atlantic seaboard
PF Collins Customs Broker appears to have successfully applied for a licence that will allow EMGS to use its seismic vessel Rem Angler to carry out seabed logging operations off the east coast of Canada.
Offshore work is due to be completed by 31 October in what is believed to be the first operation of its kind in this part of the world.
The filing did not mention in which specific area the vessel would operate, saying only that it will be “exclusively in the continental shelf zone”. The most likely places are Nova Scotia’s gas play around Sable Island or perhaps Newfoundland’s Grand Banks area.
Meanwhile, EMGS’ arch-rival, London-listed Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping (OHM), has joined forces with Houston-based Rock Solid Images to advance the integration of seismic and well log data with controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) data.
The co-operation agreement is designed to allow explorers to evaluate exploration prospects using a fully integrated data set incorporating seismic, CSEM imaging and well log data.
OHM chief executive Dave Pratt said: “We can substantially increase the value that can be derived from CSEM data by integrating it with other geophysical information.”
