Seismic survey contract award

RNS Number : 2270Z
Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC
11 January 2011
 



11 January 2011

 

Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC

(The "Company")

 

Seismic survey contract awarded

 

Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC, the oil and gas exploration company with licences in The Bahamas, announces that it has signed an agreement with Osprey Navigation Company Inc. ("Osprey Navigation"),  a subsidiary of SeaBird Exploration FZ LLC, to acquire a close grid 2D seismic in the Company's four southern licences using the M/V Osprey Explorer. 

 

Prior to 2010 the existing vintage seismic dated back to 1987. The Company acquired further seismic data in June 2010 using modern, more advanced seismic acquisition technology and the data obtained proved up the existence of potential super-giant traps, with seismic indications of the presence of hydrocarbons.  The Company anticipates that the 2011 survey will define drillable prospects and resource potential in place.  This is the first prospect-level survey in the Bahamas.  In addition, the Company has the option to acquire seismic, using Osprey Navigation, in its northern licence area.

 

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For further information contact:

 

Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC

Alan Burns, Chairman and CEO

Dr Paul Crevello, Chief Operating Officer 

 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 1624 64 1199

Tel: +1 720 771 7583

Strand Hanson Limited

Rory Murphy / Liam Buswell

 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

Novus Capital Markets Ltd

Charles Goodfellow / David Rae

 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 1872

FirstEnergy Capital LLP

Hugh Sanderson / Derek Smith

 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7448 0200

Financial Dynamics

Billy Clegg / Ed Westropp / Alex Beagley

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113

 

 

Notes to Editors

SeaBird Exploration is a global provider of marine 2D and 3D seismic data, solutions for seabed acquisition of 4C/4D multimode seismic, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry.  SeaBird specialises in high quality operations within the high end of the source vessel and 2D market, in the shallow water 2D/3D market and in 4C/4D multimode seismic by nodal seabed acquisition. The main focus for SeaBird is proprietary seismic surveys (contract seismic).


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