Northern Petroleum has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Northern Petroleum UK, has commenced 2D seismic operations in its six West Sicily thrust belt licenses G.R17.NP, G.R18.NP, G.R19.NP, G.R20.NP, G.R21.NP and G.R22.NP, and also in its permit C.R147.NP off the Pantelleria island in the Sicily Channel.
According to the company, a total of over 2,500km of seismic data will be acquired in these licenses, with over 2,000km covering the West Sicily thrust belt and approximately 500km in C.R147.NP. The survey is expected to last about six weeks.
The seismic acquisition in the West Sicily licenses is part of the work program to being funded by Shell Italia as part of the farm-in arrangement announced in December 2008.
The aim of the survey is to obtain a better definition of the substantial leads identified in the previous seismic campaign, said the oil company.
A contract for the acquisition program has been signed with Bergen Oilfield Services (BOS), and the data is being acquired using the vessel BOS Angler.
Northern Petroleum is an oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on the European Union and nearby areas. The company is an operator of both onshore and offshore projects including a producing oilfield.
