Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1322. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of seismic acquisitions conducted by the State and others from 2010, by month, year, survey area name, project code, name of relevant licence, survey identification, company and contractor conducting the survey, in tabular form. [1819/18]
View answerThe following table details the seismic acquisition surveys undertaken under a petroleum authorisation from 2010 to date.
|
Month and year that survey commenced |
Survey area name |
IPAS Project Code |
Name of Relevant Petroleum Authorisation |
IPAS Survey Identification |
Company |
Contractor |
|
08/2010 |
Slyne Basin |
SL103D |
EL4/06 |
2010/01 |
San Leon Energy |
PGS |
|
05/2011 |
Porcupine Basin |
SL113D |
EL1/04 |
2011/01 |
San Leon Energy |
PGS |
|
06/2011 |
Celtic Sea |
PB113D |
LO08/1, PP1/10 |
2011/02 |
Providence Resources |
Polarcus |
|
07/2011 |
Celtic Sea |
LA113D |
EL5/08 |
2011/03 |
Lansdowne Celtic Sea |
Polarcus |
|
07/2011 |
Celtic Sea |
LR113D |
EL5/07 |
2011/04 |
Lansdowne Celtic Sea |
Polarcus |
|
07/2011 |
Celtic Sea |
LM113D |
EL4/07 |
2011/05 |
Lansdowne Celtic Sea |
Polarcus |
|
07/2011 |
Porcupine Basin |
PS113D |
EL4/08 |
2011/06 |
Providence Resources |
Polarcus |
|
07/2012 |
Slyne Basin |
12SH3D |
Corrib Lease, PPL1/12 |
2012/01 |
Shell E&P Ireland |
Reservoir Exploration Technology |
|
03/2013 |
Slyne Basin |
13SH3D |
Corrib Lease, PPL1/12 |
2013/01 |
Shell E & P Ireland Limited |
Reservoir Exploration Technology |
|
04/2013 |
North Celtic Sea Basin Deep Kinsale |
13DK3D |
PPL5/13 |
2013/02 |
Fastnet Oil and Gas (Ireland) Limited |
CGG Veritas |
|
05/2013 |
Mizzen Basin North Celtic Sea Basin |
13MZ3D |
PPL5/13 |
2013/03 |
Fastnet Oil and Gas (Ireland) Limited |
CGG Veritas |
|
05/2013 |
Atlantic Margin Basin Offshore West of Ireland |
2DLO13 |
PPL1/13 |
2013/04 |
ENI Ireland BV |
BGP |
|
07/2013 |
North Celtic Sea and Fastnet Basin |
PGSC13 |
PPL2/13 |
2013/07 |
PGS Exploration (UK) Ltd |
PGS |
|
07/2013 |
Porcupine Basin |
13KE3D |
PPL8/13 |
2013/05 |
Kosmos Energy Ireland |
Polarcus |
|
10/2013 |
Porcupine Basin |
13KW3D |
PPL8/13 |
2013/06 |
Kosmos Energy Ireland |
Polarcus |
|
04/2014 |
West of Ireland |
2DLO14 |
PPL1/13 |
2014/01 |
ENI Ireland |
BGP |
|
07/2014 |
Porcupine Basin |
14PL3D |
PPL2/14 |
2014/02 |
Polarcus |
Polarcus |
|
08/2014 |
Porcupine Basin |
14CA3D |
EL1/14, PPL3/14 |
2014/03 |
Capricorn Ireland |
Dolphin Geophysical |
|
08/2014 |
Porcupine Basin |
2DSE14 |
PPL4/14 |
2014/04 |
Seabird Exploration |
Harrier Navigation |
|
03/2015 |
Porcupine Basin |
2DSR15 |
PPL5/14 |
2015/01 |
Searcher Seismic |
JSC MAGE |
|
07/2015 |
North Celtic Sea Basin |
2DSB15 |
PPL4/14 |
2015/02 |
Seabird Exploration |
JSC MAGE |
|
05/2016 |
East Porcupine Basin |
3DWG15 |
PPL2/16 |
2016/01 |
Woodside Energy Pty Ltd |
PGS |
|
05/2016 |
North Porcupine Basin |
3DWB15 |
PPL2/16, FEL 3/14 and 5/14 |
2016/02 |
Woodside Energy Pty Ltd |
PGS |
|
06/2016 |
Porcupine Basin |
3DCC15 |
PPL5/16 |
2016/03 |
CGG Services SA |
CGG |
|
07/2016 |
South Porcupine Basin |
3DCG15 |
PPL5/16 |
2016/04 |
CGG Services SA |
CGG |
|
04/2017 |
South Porcupine Basin |
3DCP15 |
PPL5/16 |
2017/01 |
CGG Services SA |
CGG |
|
05/2017 |
South Porcupine Basin |
2DCP15 |
PPL5/16 |
2017/02 |
CGG Services SA |
CGG |
|
05/2017 |
Porcupine Basin (North) |
3DCN15 |
PPL5/16 |
2017/03 |
CGG Services SA |
CGG |
|
07/2017 |
Porcupine Basin |
3DTG15 |
PPL8/16 |
2017/04 |
TGS - NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA |
Shearwater Geoservices |
