ION Geophysical Corporation announced that it has completed acquisition of approximately 5,200 km of new 2D seismic data offshore Suriname, the first of a regional dataset known as GuyanaSPANTM. A portion of the data acquired covers four deep water blocks on offer as part of the 2013 Suriname licensing round. The regional, long offset data will be imaged by ION's GX Technology group using their latest WiBandTM broadband processing technology.
Doug Allinson, Vice President, Latin America for ION's GeoVentures division, said, "This new ultra-deep regional broadband multi-client program is geologically-driven and designed to complement the bid round data package offered by Staatsolie. This adds to the over 76,000 km of data in ION's existing South American data library, from the East Caribbean to Tierra del Fuego."
PSTM and PSDM deliverables will be available prior to the close of the licensing round in July.
