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NPD pushes back Troms II shoot



By Upstream staff 

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has delayed the start of a 3D seismic shoot in the Troms II area, off northern Norway, by about a week.

The shoot is due to start on 24 June.

In a statement released today the NPD said the delay means the survey will be shorter than planned, with a completion date of 31 July.

The NPD said delays in the revamp of the 3D vessel BOS Arctic has forced the move.

No one from the NPD was immediately available for comment when contacted by UpstreamOnline.

The NPD added that the Institute of Marine Research will carry out a study on the "scare effect" of seismic work on fish while the survey is being carried out.

The research will be used by the NPD to calculate how near the sound source used in seismic data collection fish can be before they are frightened.

Measurements of how sound wave pressure travels through the water will also be taken, in order to establish models for sound wave dispersion.


Friday, 20 June, 2008, 11:22 GMT  | last updated: Friday, 20 June, 2008, 11:24 GMT

Survey area: the NPD will carry out a 3D shoot across the southern sector of teh Troms II area
 

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