Seismic vessel launched

March 4, 2002
The first seismic survey vessel to be launched under the WesternGeco joint venture was to begin a large multiclient survey in an unspecified area the Gulf of Mexico this month.
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The first seismic survey vessel to be launched under the WesternGeco joint venture was to begin a large multiclient survey in an unspecified area the Gulf of Mexico this month. Western Neptune will deploy ten 8-km streamers. It is the joint venture's fourth vessel equipped with the proprietary Q-Marine system, which uses calibrated sensors, sources, and steerable streamers.