TGS has received authorization from Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) to acquire multibeam, coring and geochemical analysis data across about 600,000 sq km in Mexican waters, TGS said in a news release.

This project will cover the entire deepwater area of the offshore sector of Mexico, including producing trends such as the Perdido Fold Belt and Campeche Bay. This project will be conducted in conjunction with the 186,000 km TGS Gigante seismic survey which is currently 12% complete, according to the release.

The multibeam data will be acquired by Fugro using vessels equipped with the latest generation of multibeam sonar equipment. Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data will be used to identify possible oil and gas seep targets for sediment sampling, TGS said in the release. More than 1,000 navigated piston cores will be collected by TDI Brooks International and detailed geochemical analysis will be performed.

TGS will begin acquisition of multibeam and coring data in third-quarter 2015 subject to receiving environmental impact resolution from the Mexican authorities, with expected completion in early fourth-quarter 2016.

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