Subsea surveying firm PGS has as soon as once more set the report for the world’s largest seismic streamer unfold tow overlaying a floor space of a whopping 50 sq. miles.

The new report was set in June by the corporate’s new flagship Ramform Tethys for a survey over the Aasta Hansteen space of the Norwegian North Sea. The tow additionally occurred to be the maiden challenge for the brand new Ramform Titan-class vessel.

During the tow, the Ramform Tethys used a configuration of 16 streamers, every measuring 8.1 km lengthy and with a streamer separation of 75 meters making for a complete unfold of 129.6 sq. kilometers of streamer gear.

The new report beats the earlier business report, which was set by sister ship Ramform Titan in December 2015 for towing round 127 sq. kilometers of streamers in the course of the first ever 18-streamer deployment within the Bay of Bengal.

“I continue to be impressed by the ability of PGS crews to utilize the Titan-class vessels, as demonstrated by Ramform Tethys and her crew on Aasta Hansteen. The performance we see from competent crews and remarkable vessels is a great asset in a challenging market.”

Ramform Tethys commenced acquisition in June of a brand new 4,400 sq. km 3D survey over the Aasta Hansteen space of the Norwegian Sea. The survey is because of be accomplished in August 2016, with quick observe information out there 4 months after the ultimate shot.

Ramform Tethys, launched March 2016, represents an enormously secure platform with excellent seakeeping traits, that’s able to taking full benefit of PGS’ trademarked GeoStreamer know-how. Like the Titan-class sisters, the Ramform Tethys has the pliability to embody just about any acquisition design.