Houston, Texas - TGS has announced Gigante, a 181,500 km regional 2D seismic survey in the Gulf of Mexico.

This survey will utilize four Seabird vessels to acquire an extensive regional grid of 2D multi-client seismic with 12,000 km offsets. Gigante will cover the vast offshore sector of Mexico, including world class producing trends, such as the Perdido fold belt and Campeche Bay, and line ties will be made in to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico regional grids previously acquired by TGS.

TGS will commence acquisition in second-quarter 2015. Data processing will be performed by TGS with initial fast-track data available in third-quarter 2015. Gigante will also include gravity and magnetic data with a regional seismic structural interpretation.

"This survey will provide the industry with unprecedented continuous coverage across the rift basin, enhancing regional context and understanding of depositional systems and prospective regions. The grid ties known petroleum systems as well as vast under explored areas of the basin as a springboard for new exploration," commented Robert Hobbs, CEO for TGS.

The survey is supported by industry funding.

BN Editor's Note: TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company is a Norwegian geoscience data, software and service provider. The Company is led by CEO Robert Hobbs and has employees based in cities around the globe with main offices located in Oslo, Calgary, Houston, London and Perth. TGS provides multi- client geoscience data to oil and gas Exploration and Production companies worldwide through four product lines: Multi-client geophysical data, multi-client geological data, imaging services and reservoir solutions. TGS’s data management receives, inventories, and stores seismic data tapes and materials for multi-client 2D and 3D seismic surveys.