Shell taps Shearwater for survey job offshore Sabah
Norwegian offshore seismic vessel player Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a contract by Shell’s Malaysian subsidiary, Sabah Shell Petroleum, for an OBN 4D seismic survey at its operated field off the west coast of Sabah.The 4D acquisition will provide high-resolution time-lapse seismic data, used to support reservoir understanding and management at the field.The two-month project will be carried out in early 2026 using the <em>SW Tasman</em>, which will perform both node deployment and seismic source operations.Following the completion of this project, the vessel will have had more than two years of back-to-back projects.“The utilisation of Shearwater’s fit-for-purpose OBN platform <em>SW Tasman</em> since its launch in early 2024 is impressive [and] the integration of seismic source and dual ROV OBN deployment sets it apart in the industry,” said Irene Waage Basili, CEO of Shearwater.