TGS has restarted a geochemical coring project offshore Nigeria.
TGS has restarted a geochemical coring project offshore Nigeria. The initiative is part of an anomaly targeting programme focusing on the previously completed analysis of multibeam and backscatter data.
In partnership with Nigerian joint venture partner TGS-PetroData, the coring leg began on 15 October and completion was planned for late November. The project covers an area of approx. 82,000 km2 offshore Nigeria and will incorporate 17 seabed heat flow measurements and 253 seabed cores whose location is based on multibeam and backscatter anomalies. These data are complemented by TGS’ NGRE19 2D seismic data reprocessed last year to take advantage of modern seismic imaging techniques. Once coring is concluded, geochemistry is undertaken in a world-class laboratory with preliminary results available daily and final reports ready for industry review in Q1 2021.
Kristian Johansen, CEO at TGS, said: ‘This multibeam and seismic coverage alongside coring and geochemical analysis will further derisk the offshore region and speed up exploration decision-making in an area which is likely to see a growing level of licensing activity in the near future. With the progress of the Petroleum Industry Bill the opportunities to further explore offshore Nigeria have never been more appealing.’
