{"id":15557,"date":"2026-01-25T19:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=15557"},"modified":"2026-01-25T19:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:02:34","slug":"nigeria-tgs-commences-onshore-megasurvey-to-support-regional-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-tgs-commences-onshore-megasurvey-to-support-regional-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIA: TGS Commences Onshore MegaSurvey to Support Regional Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TGS,\u00a0announces the commencement of the Nigeria Onshore\u00a0MegaSurvey, a new regional-scale seismic\u00a0project\u00a0covering\u00a028,000 square kilometers\u00a0across the\u00a0Onshore Niger Delta.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project&nbsp;is&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;industry funding and&nbsp;is&nbsp;in partnership&nbsp;with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Petrodata Management Services&nbsp;and&nbsp;Reighshore&nbsp;Energy Services, and&nbsp;will&nbsp;deliver&nbsp;merged,&nbsp;continuous, modern&nbsp;3D&nbsp;seismic coverage across one of Nigeria\u2019s most established hydrocarbon provinces, with final products expected to be available in Q3 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The onshore Niger Delta is a mature basin with a long history of exploration and production. However, much of the existing&nbsp;subsurface&nbsp;seismic&nbsp;data coverage is fragmented, limiting the ability of operators to assess opportunities at a regional scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nigeria Onshore&nbsp;MegaSurvey&nbsp;addresses this challenge by delivering consistent seismic data continuity, enabling operators to review existing fields, evaluate undeveloped discoveries, and progress new exploration opportunities across the basin.&nbsp;By providing a unified regional dataset, the&nbsp;MegaSurvey&nbsp;supports more efficient subsurface evaluation, improved portfolio screening, and accelerated decision-making in an area that&nbsp;remains&nbsp;critical to Nigeria\u2019s oil and gas sector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0David Hajovsky, Executive Vice President of Multi-Client at TGS commented, &#8220;This project forms part of TGS\u2019 broader commitment to supporting exploration investment across Nigeria\u2019s onshore basins. Working closely with NUPRC, TGS continues to deliver datasets that align with national\u00a0objectives\u00a0to stimulate exploration activity and drive future reserve growth\u00a0in Nigeria.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tgs.com\/hubfs\/Nigeria%20Onshore%20MegaSurvey.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TGS Nigeria Onshore MegaSurvey, in partnership with NUPRC, Petrodata Management Services and Reighshore Energy Services, delivers consistent seismic data continuity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TGS,\u00a0announces the commencement of the Nigeria Onshore\u00a0MegaSurvey, a new regional-scale seismic\u00a0project\u00a0covering\u00a028,000 square kilometers\u00a0across the\u00a0Onshore Niger Delta.\u00a0\u00a0 The project&nbsp;is&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;industry funding and&nbsp;is&nbsp;in partnership&nbsp;with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Petrodata Management &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-tgs-commences-onshore-megasurvey-to-support-regional-exploration\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":15558,"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":[11067,1749,9961,12339,12338],"class_list":["post-15557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-top-news","category-west-africa","tag-niger-delta-2","tag-nigeria","tag-nigerian-upstream-petroleum-regulatory-commission","tag-petrodata-management-services","tag-reighshore-energy-services","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-TGS-Nigeria-Onshore-MegaSurvey.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-42V","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14300,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/pgs-data-supports-nigeria-2024-bid-round\/","url_meta":{"origin":15557,"position":0},"title":"PGS Data Supports Nigeria 2024 Bid Round","author":"","date":"May 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"On Monday 29 April 2024, the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced the opening of the Nigeria 2024 Bid Round. 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