Anadarko South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Anadarko), in partnership with PetroSA, is operating the first exploration period over frontier block 5/6 and block 7 of the Orange Basin, southwest of Cape Town, South Africa.

Fugro was contracted by Anadarko to conduct a survey within these blocks that involved the acquisition of multi-beam echo sounder (MBES) data from the MV Fugro Gauss, together with onboard seep mapping interpretation. This survey is part of a greater Seafloor Geochemical Exploration survey designed by Anadarko and their partners.

The successfully completed ~56,000 km2 MBES survey provided quality bathymetry and backscatter MBES data for the identification of potential, natural hydrocarbon seepage at the seabed. During the acquisition, experienced Fugro geoscientists onboard the vessel performed mapping of potential seeps, interpretation of the surficial sedimentary geology, structural geology and shallow fluid migration systems, and reporting of the acquired MBES data.

Tags: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Furgo