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Fugro NPA's Offshore Iceland SAR Seep Study
Fugro NPA has
acquired a satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) study of the Dreki
licensing area in which potential seeps have been identified. SAR seep
detection is a proven technique for mapping oil seeps and can provide
the first indication of the existence of black oil petroleum systems.
These are very important results, since one of the critical factors to
success in undrilled deep water settings is source presence and
maturity.
Deliverables of Fugro-NPA's Iceland SAR seep study include:
- 55 interpreted SAR scenes providing at least quadruple coverage over the Dreki licensing area.
- 186 slicks mapped, with 8 higher confidence seepage slicks identified. Less than 1% of all slicks mapped are attributed to a pollution origin.
- Slick density and slick repeat data.