Fons ten Kroode has joined Magseis Fairfield from Shell as chief geoscientist.
Fons ten Kroode has joined Magseis Fairfield from Shell as chief geoscientist.
‘His primary role will be to advance the company’s geophysical offering and the new solutions we will offer to our customers through the Echova platform. As such, this role supports us in extending our leadership in the OBN market,’ said Carel Hooijkaas, CEO in Magseis Fairfield.
During 30 years at Shell, ten Kroode held several senior positions, most recently as manager acquisition and signal processing R&D and head of the Shell-PDO Geophysical Strategic Alliance. Starting as a borehole geophysicist in 1991, he continued to work in the general research department as a mathematical geophysicist on full waveform inversion through the mid-Nineties. After this, he held positions as team lead signal processing R&D and manager of Shell’s global seismic imaging R&D programme. He holds a PhD in mathematics and an MSc in theoretical physics from the University of Amsterdam, where he was assistant professor of mathematics before joining Shell.
Meanwhile, Magseis Fairfield has won a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey which will use the company’s MASS technology. Start-up is expected in Q2 2022, and the project will run for approx. three months.
‘This award further strengthens our backlog for H1 2022. This award means that we will have our full technology offering deployed during Q2 2022. We continue to see an increase in demand and now focus on opportunities for H2 2022.’ said Carel Hooijkaas, CEO of Magseis Fairfield.
Finally, Magseis Fairfield has won an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey from a repeat customer. Start-up is expected in Q3 2022, and the project will run for approx. two months.
‘With this award we are exploring synergy potential with other opportunities for the 2022 season,’ added Hooijkass.
