Energy Bangla

Five international geophysical companies Sunday submitted tender documents for conducting 2D multi-client seismic survey to hunt offshore in Bangladesh.
The five companies are: Norway-US joint venture TGS-NOPEC and Schlumberger; Chinese company BGP; Russian Dalmorneftegeophysica (DMNG); Russian Marine Arctic Geological Expedition (MAGE) and UK-Based Spec Partners Ltd.
A Petrobngla offcials said, five interested companies submitted tender documents to conduct survey.  Tender evaluation committee headed by a director to evaluate the documents and then  Petrobangla will select a company and sign a 10-year deal. Petrobangla will share the profits from selling the data, he said.
The first survey of its kind in the country’s history, the survey is deemed necessary following the settlement of Bangladesh’s maritime boundary issues with Myanmar and India. The coverage area in the Bay of Bengal is around 118,000 sq-km with water depth ranging from 20 metres to greater than 2,500 metres.
The objective of the survey is to provide the oil and gas industry with 2D seismic data of the offshore areas of Bangladesh to aid basin evaluation, prospect generation and robust bid-round participation.