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To search for natural gas and oil Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said that Turkey will build its own seismic ship to search for natural gas and oil."A growing and developing Turkey cannot have a stagnant energy sector. All areas of Turkey are growing, therefore we will conduct our exploration activities with the latest technology," Yıldız said at a ceremony organized by the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries.A deal was signed between the General Directorate of Mineral Research Exploration (MTA), the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries and the contractor that will build the ship.The ship will be built at the Tuzla shipyard in northwestern Turkey with the support of local industry, said Yıldız. The ship will be equipped with the latest technology and will be used for two-dimensional and three-dimensional seismic exploration.According to Yılıdız, the ship will cost roughly 100 million euros and will be delivered to the MTA in 2014. The ship will be financed by the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry with mediation from the Undersecretariat of the Defense Industries as it is expert in shipbuilding commissions.When asked by reporters at the ceremony what will be the name of the ship, Yıldız said the ship currently does not have a ...

The vessel is designed for geophysical exploration of the Arctic At a festive ceremony in Sochi, on 16 September 2011, a new seismic exploration vessel called Vyacheslav Tikhonov was named for SCF Group, and a flag of RussianFederation was raised. Russian PM Vladimir Putin and other high government and business officials took part in the ceremony.The vessel is designed for geophysical exploration on the continental shelf of the Arctic and sub-Arctic seas, operating in harsh weather and ice conditions.The ship is named after a prominent Soviet and Russian actor VyacheslavTikhonov, a recipient of numerous state awards, including the titles of People's Artist of the USSR. His unforgettable roles, especially the most famous acting as a Soviet spy Stirlitz in the TV series "Seventeen Moments of Spring", are very well known in the country.Immediately after the ceremony Vyacheslav Tikhonov started working under contract - seismic exploration work for the Tuapse Trough Project on behalf of OAO NK Rosneft and ExxonMobil. The ship will be operated jointly by SCF and OAO Sevmorneftegeofizika - one of the leading Russian seismic companies. The two companies participated together in the tender by OAO Rosneft, for the implementation of marine seismic surveys on the continental shelf ...

Drydocks World reports it has delivered seismic vessel Polarcus Selma Drydocks World reports it has delivered seismic vessel Polarcus Selma, the latest in a series of six vessels ordered by Dubai-based marine geophysical services company Polarcus. The vessel is described as an ultra-modern and Arctic-ready 8 streamer 3D seismic vessel of the Ulstein SX133 design capable of towing both conventional and wide tow spreads, including the Company's First PassTM 3D technique. The SX133 design has an overall length of 84.2m, a beam of 17m and a maximum speed of 17 knots. "We have proven yet again that we have extensive new building capabilities for constructing highly sophisticated and best-in-class vessels equipped with precision-driven and sensitive equipment," said Khamis Juma Buamim, chairman of Drydocks World.Drydocks World is a major shareholder in Polarcus, which recently announced a deal with Sovcomflot to enter the rapidly growing Russian market. Peter Zickerman, Polarcus eve, commented: "This important agreement will afford Polarcus and Sovcomflot unparalleled access to the Russian market and most significantly to possibly the world's last and largest oil frontier, the Arctic. We believe this agreement will be just the beginning of a long and successful relationship with Russia's largest shipping company as they ...