{"id":15452,"date":"2026-01-06T09:32:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=15452"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:32:44","slug":"nigeria-shearwater-initiates-multi-client-survey-across-the-western-niger-delta-basin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-shearwater-initiates-multi-client-survey-across-the-western-niger-delta-basin\/","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIA: Shearwater Initiates Multi-client Survey across the Western Niger Delta Basin,"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shearwater Geoservices announces the upcoming start of a new multi-client seismic project offshore Nigeria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3D survey is backed by significant industry funding and will be executed in partnership with Harvex Geosolutions and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project was scheduled to commence at year-end 2025 and will be carried out by Shearwater\u2019s high-end vessel SW Duchess over an expected two-month period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey will provide high-resolution subsurface data across the Western Niger Delta Basin, supporting exploration decisions and future license rounds in one of West Africa\u2019s most prospective oil and gas regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis project underscores the growing momentum of our multi-client business and our key role in supporting exploration across key global basins,\u201d said Irene Waage Basili, CEO of Shearwater. \u201cBy investing in high-quality seismic data, where we can both capture rapid returns and create longer-term value, we are enabling smarter decisions and helping to shape the future of energy security in West Africa and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shearwater Geoservices announces the upcoming start of a new multi-client seismic project offshore Nigeria. The 3D survey is backed by significant industry funding and will be executed in partnership with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-shearwater-initiates-multi-client-survey-across-the-western-niger-delta-basin\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,11,7444],"tags":[12267,1749,9961,9962,2272,8322,12268,12269],"class_list":["post-15452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-top-news","category-west-africa","tag-harvex-geosolutions","tag-nigeria","tag-nigerian-upstream-petroleum-regulatory-commission","tag-nuprc","tag-seismic","tag-shearwater-geoservices","tag-sw-duchess","tag-western-niger-delta-basin","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Shearwater.jpg?fit=1400%2C611&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-41e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13857,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-tgs-petrodata-commences-the-awele-south-3d-offshore-multi-client-survey\/","url_meta":{"origin":15452,"position":0},"title":"NIGERIA: TGS-Petrodata Commences the Awele South 3D Offshore Multi-client Survey","author":"","date":"August 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"TGS-Petrodata, having secured a Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) with support from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), is pleased to announce the commencement of the Awele South 3D multi-client survey offshore Nigeria.\u00a0 This project was previously announced at the TGS Capital Markets Day on 7 March 2023. 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