TROIS Geoconsulting, in partnership with GeoPartners Ltd, have recently acquired Phase 1 of a Multibeam, Piston Core, Heatflow and Seep Sampling Survey offshore Suriname. The survey was acquired on behalf of government partners Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.

Phase 1:

This 50,000 sq km multi-client program, which was industry supported, was acquired by the TDI-Brooks Brooks R/V Gyre vessel, with full results now available.

The survey program included:

• High-definition seabed bathymetry (MBES) with backscatter signal analysed to detect hydrocarbon seeps. 
• Seabed piston cores located using MBES data, combined with vintage seismic data.
• Geochemical analysis of cores samples to reveal geochemical data & source of any potential seep.
• Heatflow measurements to calibrate basin modelling studies.
• The data can also be used for environmental baseline work,shallow hazard detection and seabed infrastructure planning.

Phase 2:

Parties are now invited to pre-fund Phase 2 of the programme, to cover the shallow water areas, with early participants able to influence core locations and areas for coverage.

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