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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
CGG completed its onshore countrywide airborne geophysical survey in Benin according to an announcement by the company and the Benin Ministry of Energy, Mining, and Petroleum Research, and Renewable Energy Development (MERPMEDER). The survey was commissioned by the Benin government to enhance the development of the country’s natural resource sector, including both petroleum and mineral resources.
Altogether CGG acquired approximately 160,000 line km of magnetic & radiometric data and 16,000 line km of FALCON® Airborne Gravity Gradiometer data from May to October 2013. The airborne data has been processed and is currently in the final stages of geological interpretation at the company’s interpretation center in Perth.
All products from the program, including a Natural Resource Prospectivity report and updated geological maps, will be placed on the government’s open-file system. Visitors to the PDAC show in Toronto can view the data on CGG booth 203.
MERPMEDER’s Barthelemy Kassa said: “This project is a significant step forward in the development of Benin’s natural resources. We are very satisfied with the manner in which CGG executed the acquisition, processing and interpretation contract we awarded to them in April 2013 and the results look very promising. The ministry is looking forward to building on the partnership it has begun with CGG on this exciting program.”
Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGG, said: “This project capitalizes on CGG’s extensive experience in large-scale Geomapping programs and adds to our varied portfolio of country-wide surveys, focusing in particular on Africa and the Middle East. With this particular project CGG is pleased to support the government of Benin’s initiative to bring new insight into the country’s exploration potential. We believe it offers the Government of Benin an excellent springboard in its quest to secure the sustainable development of the country’s natural resources.”
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